Acts 2:3

Acts 2:3

Coming of the Holy Spirit

1 When ^athe Day of Pentecost had fully come, ^bthey were all with one accord in one place.

2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it ^afilled the whole house where they were sitting.

3 Then there appeared to them¹ divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them.

4 And ^athey were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began ^bto speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

The Crowd’s Response

5 And there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, ^adevout men, from every nation under heaven.

6 And when this sound occurred, the ^amultitude came together, and were confused, because everyone heard them speak in his own language.

Commentaries:

People's Commentary (NT)

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Acts 2:3 There appeared unto them cloven tongues. Luminous tongues sat on each of them, "parting asunder" (Revised Version), or "distributing themselves" (margin). Meyer says that the idea is that they parted and distributed themselves on those present. These tongues symbolized the fact that the kingdom now inaugurated was to conquer by the spoken word, by the sword of the Spirit.

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