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Acts 2:3–4

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3And there appeared to them tongues like fire 1adistributing themselves, and 2they 3rested on each one of them.

4And they were all afilled with the Holy Spirit and began to bspeak with other 1tongues, as the Spirit was giving them 2utterance.

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Acts 2:4: And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Footnotes

  1. 1Or being distributed
  2. 2Lit it
  3. 3Or sat
  4. 1Or languages
  5. 2Or ability to speak out

Cross references

  1. aGen 10:25
  2. aMatt 10:20; Acts 1:5, 8; 4:8, 31; 6:3, 5; 7:55; 8:17; 9:17; 11:15; 13:9, 52
  3. bMark 16:17; 1 Cor 12:10f; 14:21

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated and rested on each one of them. Then they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then, what looked like flames or tongues of fire appeared and settled on each of them. And everyone present was filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other languages, as the Holy Spirit gave them this ability.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And divided tongues like fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages as the Spirit gave them ability to speak out.

KJV 1900King James Version

And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.