Acts 2:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Acts 2:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Acts 2:6 is a verse from the book of Acts in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them spe..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Acts 2:6 — KJV
“Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. was...: Gr. voice was made confounded: or, troubled in mind”
— Acts 2:6 (KJV)
Acts 2:6 in Context — About the Book of Acts
Acts is volume two of Luke's history: the Spirit falls at Pentecost and a praying church turns the world upside down in one generation. Prison doors open, the gospel jumps every cultural wall, and every advance begins in a prayer meeting. It is the blueprint for Spirit-filled boldness.
Cross-References for Acts 2:6
“Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.”
Shares key themes with Acts 2:6: now, came, together
“And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.”
Shares key themes with Acts 2:6: now, came, every
“Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort. I make...: Chaldee, a decree is made by me any...: Chaldee, error cut...: Chaldee, made pieces”
Shares key themes with Acts 2:6: because, every, speak
“Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Yea...: Heb. Yea, because, etc.”
Shares key themes with Acts 2:6: now, because, every
“For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also? increased: Heb. broken forth since...: Heb. at my foot”
Shares key themes with Acts 2:6: now, multitude, came
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