Acts 2:7 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

⁷ Being so amazed and astounded [at some­thing so unusual happening], they exclaimed, “Look! are not all these men who are speaking from [the country of] Galilee?

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁷ And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilæans?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁷ And they were beside themselves with amazement, saying, Are not all these who are talking Galileans?

American Standard Version (1901)

⁷ And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying, Behold, are not all these that speak Galilæans?

Common English Bible

⁷ They were surprised and amazed, saying, “Look, aren’t all the people who are speaking Galileans, every one of them?

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁷ Then all were astonished, and they wondered, saying: "Behold, are not all of these who are speaking Galileans?

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁷ And they were all amazed, and wondered, saying: Behold, are not all these, that speak, Galileans?

Acts 2:7 Cross References

Matthew 21:11

The crowds answered, “He is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth in Galilee.”

Matthew 26:73

And a little later, those standing nearby came to Peter and said, “[We know] for sure, you also are one of them [i.e., Jesus’ disciples], because your accent gives you away.”

Matthew 8:10

And when Jesus heard this, He was amazed and said to those who were following [along], “It is true when I tell to you, I have never found [anyone with] such great faith, not [even] among the Israelites.

Mark 1:27

And all the people [in the synagogue] were so amazed they began asking one another, “What is this, some new teaching? And it is spoken with such authority! He even orders evil spirits, and they obey him.”

Mark 2:12

So, he got up and immediately picked up his cot and walked out in front of them all, so that everyone was amazed and gave honor to God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this before.”

John 7:52

They answered him, “Are you from Galilee, too? Search [the Scriptures], and you will see that no prophet will come from Galilee.” [Note: They were probably referring to “the prophet” predicted to come by Moses. Deut. 18:15].

Acts 1:11

and said, “You men from Galilee, why are you standing there looking up at the sky? This Jesus who was received up from your presence into the sky will return in the same way you saw Him go there.”

Acts 2:12

And they were amazed and perplexed [over this] and began saying to one another, “What does all this mean?”

Acts 2:8

How is it then, that we are hearing them speak in our own native languages:

Acts 3:10

And they recognized him as the same person who had sat at the “Beautiful Gate” of the Temple begging for money, and they were filled with wonder and amazement over what had happened to him.