Genesis 11:1

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

At first everyone spoke the same language,

Cross References

Genesis 10:32

This completes the list of Noah's descendants. After the flood their descendants became nations and spread all over the world.

Genesis 11:2

but after some of them moved from the east and settled in Babylonia,

Genesis 11:6

he said: These people are working together because they all speak the same language. This is just the beginning. Soon they will be able to do anything they want.

Isaiah 19:18

The time is coming when Hebrew will be spoken in five Egyptian cities, and their people will become followers of the LORD. One of these cities will be called City of the Sun.

Zephaniah 3:9

I will purify each language and make those languages acceptable for praising me. Then, with hearts united, everyone will serve only me, the LORD.

Acts 2:6

And when they heard this noise, a crowd gathered. But they were surprised, because they were hearing everything in their own languages.