Acts 2:8

And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?

King James Version

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Other Translations for Acts 2:8

BSB

How is it then that each of us hears them in his own native language?

AKJV

And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?

CPDV

And how is it that we have each heard them in our own language, into which we were born?

ERV

And how hear we, every man in our own language, wherein we were born?

NHEB

How do we hear, everyone in our own native language?

SMT

And how hear we each in our own dialect, in which we were born?

Word Study (Strong’s) for Acts 2:8

AndG2532Conjunction howG4459 hearG191Verb weG2249 everyG1538AdjectivemaninourG2257 ownG2398Adjective tongueG1258Noun Feminine whereinG3739 weG1722PrepositionwerebornG1080Verb

Commentary for Acts 2:8

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry

Overview of Acts 2:8

Summary

Listeners hear native language despite foreign speakers

Place

Jerusalem

Event

Multilingual understanding occurs

Estimated Time Period

c. 30 AD