When Jesus finished saying these things, the people were amazed at his teaching.
Acts 2:12 - Easy To Read Version The people were all amazed and confused. They asked each other, “What is happening?” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And all were beside themselves with amazement and were puzzled and bewildered, saying one to another, What can this mean? American Standard Version (1901) And they were all amazed, and were perplexed, saying one to another, What meaneth this? Common English Bible They were all surprised and bewildered. Some asked each other, “What does this mean?” Catholic Public Domain Version And they were all astonished, and they wondered, saying to one another: "But what does this mean?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they were all astonished, and wondered, saying one to another: What meaneth this? |
When Jesus finished saying these things, the people were amazed at his teaching.
Herod was afraid to kill John. Herod knew that all the people thought John was a good and holy man. So Herod protected John. Herod enjoyed listening to John preach. But John’s message always bothered Herod.
So the older son called to one of the servant boys and asked, ‘What does all this mean?’
When this man heard the people coming down the road, he asked, “What is happening?”
The things that you are saying are new to us. We have never heard these things before. We want to know what this teaching means.”
Crete and Arabia. Some of us were born Jews. Others are converts. {\cf2\super [22]} We are from these different countries. But we can hear these men in our own languages! We can all understand the great things they are saying about God.”
The Jews were all amazed at this. They did not understand how the apostles could do this. They said, “Look! These men (the apostles) that we hear speaking are all from Galilee {\cf2\super [20]} !