# Acts 2.5 **Book:** [Acts](/codex/acts/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 3. And there appeared unto them tongues parting asunder, like as of fire; and it sat upon each one of them. 4. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. > > **5. Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven.** > > 6. And when this sound was heard, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speaking in his own language. 7. And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying, Behold, are not all these that speak Galilaeans? (Acts 2:3-7, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 3. Tongues like fire appeared and were distributed to them, and one sat on each of them. 4. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak. > > **5. Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under the sky.** > > 6. When this sound was heard, the multitude came together, and were bewildered, because everyone heard them speaking in his own language. 7. They were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, “Behold, aren’t all these who speak Galileans? (Acts 2:3-7, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 3. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. 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. was: Gr. voice was made confounded: or, troubled in mind 7. And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans? (Acts 2:3-7, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 3. and there appeared to them divided tongues, as it were of fire; it sat also upon each one of them, 4. and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, according as the Spirit was giving them to declare. > > **5. And there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation of those under the heaven,** > > 6. and the rumour of this having come, the multitude came together, and was confounded, because they were each one hearing them speaking in his proper dialect, 7. and they were all amazed, and did wonder, saying one unto another, 'Lo, are not all these who are speaking Galileans? (Acts 2:3-7, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Argument from Religious Experience](/codex/argument-from-religious-experience/), via [Acts 2.1-21](/codex/acts-2-1-21/) - [Tower of Babel Objection Defeater](/codex/tower-of-babel-objection-defeater/), via [Acts 2.1-13](/codex/acts-2-1-13/), [Acts 2.5-11](/codex/acts-2-5-11/) **Concepts:** - [Atheism](/codex/atheism/), via [Acts 2.1-13](/codex/acts-2-1-13/) - [Mission Geography (Acts 1-8)](/codex/mission-geography-acts-1-8/), via [Acts 2.5-11](/codex/acts-2-5-11/) - [Tower of Babel Objection](/codex/tower-of-babel-objection/), via [Acts 2.5-11](/codex/acts-2-5-11/) ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.