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Acts 2:4 Cross-References
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“And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.”
Acts 2:4 (KJV)
Commentary on Acts 2:4
Filled with the Holy Ghost (ἐπλήσθησαν πνεύματος ἁγίου)—The aorist passive verb indicates God's sovereign action, not human achievement. This fulfills John the Baptist's prophecy (Luke 3:16) and Jesus' promise (Acts 1:5). Began to speak with other tongues (γλώσσαις λαλεῖν)—the Spirit's first manifestation was multilingual witness, enabling gospel proclamation to Jews from 'every nation under heaven' (v.5). The 'tongues' were recognizable languages (dialects, v.6), not ecstatic speech—a reversal of Babel's confusion (Genesis 11). This supernatural gift demonstrated the gospel's universal scope.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Acts 2:4
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“And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;”
“And the disciples were filled with joy”
“the place was shaken where they were gathered together. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit”
“in which is dissipation”
“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:”
“By men of strange languages and by the lips of strangers I will speak to this people. Not even thus will they hear me, says the Lord.{Isaiah 28:11-12}”
“the Holy Spirit”
“the Holy Spirit came on them”
“being full of the Holy Spirit”
“and entered into the house. Laying his hands on him”