Acts 2:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Acts 2:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Acts 2:8 is a verse from the book of Acts in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Acts 2:8 — KJV
“And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?”
— Acts 2:8 (KJV)
Acts 2:8 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 2:8
“Howbeit every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities wherein they dwelt.”
Shares key themes with Acts 2:8: how, every, own
“All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt.”
Shares key themes with Acts 2:8: hear, every, own
“They say still unto them that despise me, The LORD hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you. imagination: or, stubbornness”
Shares key themes with Acts 2:8: hear, every, own
“This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.”
Shares key themes with Acts 2:8: how, hear, every
“For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries. understandeth: Gr. heareth”
Shares key themes with Acts 2:8: how, hear, own
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