Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
cloven tongues, like as of fire, etc.—"disparted tongues," that is, tongue-shaped, flame-like appearances, rising from a common center or root, and resting upon each of that large company:—beautiful visible symbol of the burning energy of the Spirit now descending in all His plenitude upon the Church, and about to pour itself through every tongue, and over every tribe of men under heaven!
DESCENT OF THE SPIRIT—THE DISCIPLES SPEAK WITH TONGUES—AMAZEMENT OF THE MULTITUDE. (Acts 2:1-13)
when the day of Pentecost was fully come—The fiftieth from the morrow after the first Passover sabbath (Leviticus 23:15-16).
with one accord—the solemnity of the day, perhaps, unconsciously raising their expectations.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Acts 2:3:
Song of Solomon 4:16
Song of Solomon 6:12
Song of Solomon 8:6
Isaiah 5:24
Isaiah 6:7
Acts 2:1-4
1 Thessalonians 5:19
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