For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,
for they were hearing them speaking with tongues and magnifying God.
for they heard them speaking with tongues and magnifyingGod. Then Peter answered,
For they heard them speaking in tongues and exalting God. Then Peter said,
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It is not unlikely that some Gentiles might before now have stepped into a synagogue of the Jews, and heard the gospel preached; but the gospel was never yet designedly preached to the Gentiles, nor any of them baptized--Cornelius was the first; and here we have, I. An account given us of this Cornelius, who and what he was, who was the first-born of the Gentiles to Christ.
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan
Acts — The Gospel's sequel. Jerusalem → Judea and Samaria → the ends of the earth. Three missionary journeys and the voyage to Rome.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
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Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page, and every stop travels with its words.
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Acts 2:4And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
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And these signs shall accompany them that believe: in my name shall they cast out demons; they shall speak with new tongues;
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and to another workings of miracles; and to another prophecy; and to another discernings of spirits: to another divers kinds of tongues; and to another the interpretation of tongues:
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And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
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Mark 16:17And these signs shall accompany them that believe: in my name shall they cast out demons; they shall speak with new tongues;
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And there also came together the multitude from the cities round about Jerusalem, bringing sick folk, and them that were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.
And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, divers kinds of tongues.
For from many of those that had unclean spirits, they came out, crying with a loud voice: and many that were palsied, and that were lame, were healed.
And the seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject unto us in thy name.
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Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto the Father.
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And these signs shall accompany them that believe: in my name shall they cast out demons; they shall speak with new tongues;
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
For he that speaketh in a tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God; for no man understandeth; but in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.
And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto the Father.
Cretans and Arabians, we hear them speaking in our tongues the mighty works of God.
Brethren, be not children in mind: yet in malice be ye babes, but in mind be men.
and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name unto all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
and to another workings of miracles; and to another prophecy; and to another discernings of spirits: to another divers kinds of tongues; and to another the interpretation of tongues: