Acts 2:3
Acts · New Testament · Chapter 2
“And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.”Acts 2:3
What Does Acts 2:3 Mean?
Acts 2:3 is found in the book of Acts, chapter 2, verse 3 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Spiritual Gifts.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Acts 2:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Matthew 3:11“I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:”Jeremiah 23:29“Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?”Luke 3:16“John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:”John 1:32“And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.”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.”Isaiah 11:2“And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;”Luke 24:32“And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?”Isaiah 6:6“Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar:”Revelation 4:5“And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.”Genesis 11:6“And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.”Malachi 3:2“But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap:”Acts 2:11“Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.”1 Corinthians 12:10“To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:”Revelation 14:6“And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,”Isaiah 9:5“For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but this shall be with burning and fuel of fire.”Matthew 3:15“And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.”Psalms 55:9“Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.”Isaiah 6:5“Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.”James 3:6“And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.”Revelation 11:3“And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.”
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