Acts 2:14 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 2:14

Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, lifted up his voice, and addressed the crowd: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen carefully to my words.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spake forth unto them, saying, Ye men of Judæa, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and give ear unto my words.

KJV

But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:

⋯

Commentary

4 voices

Oecumenius

Commentary on Acts (550)

In the foregoing passages indeed Peter shows concern, when he allows the multitude the choice of him who was to be appointed with the eleven; here, however, openness. And he does this not having friendly listeners, but mocking and scoffing and shouting: moreover he himself …

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

Men of Judea - That is, ye that are born in Judea. St. Peter spoke in Hebrew, which they all understood.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

And it was not by Peter's preaching only, but that of all, or most, of the rest of the hundred and twenty, that three thousand souls were that day converted, and added to the church; but Peter's sermon only is recorded, to be an evidence for him that he was thoroughly recovered from his fall, and thoroughly restored to the divine favour.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Peter, standing up with the eleven - They probably spoke by turns, not altogether; but Peter began the discourse. All ye that dwell at Jerusalem - Οἱ κατοικουντες would be better translated by the word sojourn, because these were not inhabitants of Judea, but the strangers mentioned in Act 2:9-11, who had come up to the feast.

Voices on this verse

loading…

Original language & word study

30 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Σταθεὶς	Statheis	Having stood up	G2476 →
δὲ	de	however	G1161 →
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
Πέτρος	Petros	Peter	G4074 →
σὺν	sun	with	G4862 →
τοῖς	tois	the	G3588 →
ἕνδεκα	hendeka	eleven	G1733 →
ἐπῆρεν	epēren	he lifted up	G1869 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
φωνὴν	phōnēn	voice	G5456 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of him	G846 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἀπεφθέγξατο	apephthegxato	spoke forth	G669 →
αὐτοῖς·	autois	to them:	G846 →
ἄνδρες	andres	Men	G435 →
Ἰουδαῖοι	Ioudaioi	of Judea	G2453 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
οἱ	hoi	you who [are]	G3588 →
κατοικοῦντες	katoikountes	inhabiting	G2730 →
Ἰερουσαλὴμ	Ierousalēm	Jerusalem	G2419 →
πάντες,	pantes	all,	G3956 →
τοῦτο	touto	this	G3778 →
ὑμῖν	humin	to you	G4771 →
γνωστὸν	gnōston	known	G1110 →
ἔστω	estō	should be	G1510 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἐνωτίσασθε	enōtisasthe	do give heed to	G1801 →
τὰ	ta	the	G3588 →
ῥήματά	rhēmata	declarations	G4487 →
μου.	mou	of mine.	G3165 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Isaiah 58:1
“Cry aloud, do not hold back! Raise your voice like a ram’s horn. Declare to My people their transgression and to the house of Jacob their sins.
leads to
- Titus 2:15
  Speak these things as you encourage and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you.
- Hosea 8:1
  Put the ram’s horn to your lips! An eagle looms over the house of the LORD, because the people have transgressed My covenant and rebelled against My law.
- Acts 20:26–27
  Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men.
- Acts 7:51–52
  You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.
Through
Isaiah 51:7
Listen to Me, you who know what is right, you people with My law in your hearts: Do not fear the scorn of men; do not be broken by their insults.
leads to
- Matthew 5:11
  Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
- Psalms 37:31
  The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not falter.
- Ezekiel 2:6
  But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns surround you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of…
Through
Isaiah 51:1
“Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the LORD: Look to the rock from which you were cut, and to the quarry from which you were hewn.
leads to
- Isaiah 51:7
  Listen to Me, you who know what is right, you people with My law in your hearts: Do not fear the scorn of men; do not be broken by their insults.