Acts 2:5
And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.
Acts 2:5 in other translations
| BSB | Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. |
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| WEB | Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under the sky. |
| ASV | Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven. |
| YLT | And there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation of those under the heaven, |
| DARBY | Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, pious men, from every nation of those under heaven. |
| BBE | Now there were living at Jerusalem, Jews, God-fearing men, from every nation under heaven. |
| Webster | And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven. |
What does Acts 2:5 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 2:5-11
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Barnes' Notes
Jews. Jews by birth; of Jewish descent and religion.
Devout men. ανδρεςευλαβεις. Literally, men of cautious and circumspect lives, who lived in a prudent manner. The term is applied to men who were cautious about offending God; who were careful to observe his commandments. It hence is a general expression to denote pious or religious men. Acts 8:2, "And devout men carried Stephen to his burial." Lk 2:25, "And the same man (Simeon) was just and devout." The word devout means, "yielding a solemn and reverential attention to God in religious exercises, particularly in prayer, pious, sincere, solemn," (Webster,) and very well expresses the force of the original.
Out of every nation under heaven. A general expression, meaning from all parts of the earth. The countries from which they came are more particularly specified in Acts 2:9-11. The Jews at that time were scattered into almost all nations, and in all places had synagogues. Jn 7:35. Still they would naturally desire to be present as often as possible at the great feasts of the nation in Jerusalem. Many would seek a residence there for the convenience of being present at the religious solemnities. Many who came up to the feast of the Passover would remain to the feast of the Pentecost. And the consequence was, that on such occasions the city would be full of strangers. We are told, that when Titus besieged Jerusalem at about the feast of the Passover, there were no less than three millions of people in the city, and this great multitude greatly deepened the calamities arising from the siege. Josephus also mentions an instance where great multitudes of Jews from other nations were present at the feast of Pentecost.--Jewish Wars, b. ii. chap. iii. & 1.
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 2:5-13
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Acts 2:5 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Acts 2:5
- Acts 8:2
And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
- 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.
- 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;
- Acts 8:27
And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,
- John 12:20
And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast:
- 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.
- Luke 17:24
For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.
- Acts 13:50
But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.
- Luke 24:18
And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days?
- Acts 2:1
And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
- Acts 10:2
A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.
- Zechariah 8:18
And the word of the Lord of hosts came unto me, saying,
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Context
- Acts 2:4
And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
- Acts 2:5
And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.
- Acts 2:6
Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.
Acts 2:5 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Moraban entonces en Jerusalem Judíos, varones religiosos, de todas las naciones debajo del cielo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Or il y avait des Juifs séjournant à Jérusalem, hommes pieux, de toute nation d’entre ceux qui sont sous le ciel. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Es wohnten aber in Jerusalem Juden, gottesfürchtige Männer, von jeder Nation derer, die unter dem Himmel sind. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Erant autem in Jerusalem habitantes Judæi, viri religiosi ex omni natione quæ sub cælo est. |