"And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven." — Acts 2:5

Acts 2:5 · KJV

“And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.”

— Acts 2:5

And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

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}

Acts 2 — Context

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.

And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.

And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans?

Cross References

Luke 2:25

And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name {was} Simeon; and the same man {was} just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.

Acts 8:2

And devout men carried Stephen {to his burial}, and made great lamentation over him.

Colossians 1:23

If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and {be} not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, {and} which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;

John 12:20

And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast:

Deuteronomy 2:25

This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations {that are} under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.

Zechariah 8:18

And the word of the LORD of hosts came unto me, saying,

Matthew 24:14

And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

Acts 10:7

And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;