Acts 2:5

Acts · New Testament · Chapter 2

“And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.”Acts 2:5

What Does Acts 2:5 Mean?

Acts 2:5 is found in the book of Acts, chapter 2, verse 5 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Acts 2:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

1 Peter 1:1“Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,”Isaiah 52:10“The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.”Colossians 1:23“If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;”Luke 2:25“And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.”Acts 8:2“And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.”Romans 10:18“But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.”Exodus 23:16“And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, which is in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field.”Deuteronomy 2:25“This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.”Isaiah 66:18“For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.”Ezekiel 36:38“As the holy flock, as the flock of Jerusalem in her solemn feasts; so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men: and they shall know that I am the LORD.”Zechariah 8:18“And the word of the LORD of hosts came unto me, saying,”Matthew 24:14“And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.”Luke 17:24“For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.”Luke 24:18“And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days?”John 12:20“And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast:”Acts 2:1“And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.”Acts 8:27“And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,”Acts 10:2“A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.”Acts 10:7“And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;”Acts 13:50“But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.”

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