KJV King James Version
And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans?
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Acts 2:7
And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Astounded and amazed, they asked, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans?
WEB World English Bible
They were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, “Behold, aren’t all these who speak Galileans?
ASV American Standard Version
And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying, Behold, are not all these that speak Galilæans?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and they were all amazed, and did wonder, saying one unto another, ‘Lo, are not all these who are speaking Galileans?
Surrounding context — Acts 2
4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
5 And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.
6 Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.
7 And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans?
8 And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?
9 Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,
10 Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,
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ἐξίσταντοG1839 · existēmito amazeδὲG1161 · dethenκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐθαύμαζονG2296 · thaumazōto marvelλέγοντεςG3004 · legōto sayοὐχG3756 · ounoἰδοὺG2400 · idoulook!οὗτοίG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itεἰσινG1510 · eimito beοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoλαλοῦντεςG2980 · laleōto speakΓαλιλαῖοι;G1057 · GalilaiosGalilean
Cross-references
Acts 2:12And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this?Acts 1:11Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.John 7:52They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.Acts 14:11-12And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.Matthew 21:11And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.Mark 1:27And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine [is] this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.Mark 2:12And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion.Matthew 26:73And after a while came unto [him] they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art [one] of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee.Matthew 4:18-22And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.Acts 3:10And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him.
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