The many people following Jesus answered, “This man is Jesus. He is the prophet {\cf2\super [284]} from the town of Nazareth in Galilee.”
Acts 2:7 - Easy To Read Version 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]} ! Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilæans? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And they were beside themselves with amazement, saying, Are not all these who are talking Galileans? American Standard Version (1901) And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying, Behold, are not all these that speak Galilæans? Common English Bible They were surprised and amazed, saying, “Look, aren’t all the people who are speaking Galileans, every one of them? Catholic Public Domain Version 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 And they were all amazed, and wondered, saying: Behold, are not all these, that speak, Galileans? |
The many people following Jesus answered, “This man is Jesus. He is the prophet {\cf2\super [284]} from the town of Nazareth in Galilee.”
A short time later, some people standing there went to Peter and said, “We know you are one of those men that followed Jesus. We know this because of the way you talk.”
When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. Jesus said to those people that were with him, “I tell you the truth. This man has more faith than any person I have found, even in Israel. {\cf2\super [91]}
The people were amazed. They asked each other, “What is happening here? This man is teaching something new. And he teaches with authority (power)! He even gives commands to evil spirits, and the spirits obey him.”
The paralyzed man stood up. He took his mat and walked out of the room. All the people could see him. The people were amazed and praised God. They said, “This is the most amazing thing we have ever seen!”
The Jewish leaders answered, “Are you from Galilee too? Study the Scriptures. {\cf2\super [125]} You will learn that no prophet {\cf2\super [126]} comes from Galilee.”
The two men said to the apostles, “Men from Galilee, why are you standing here looking into the sky? You saw Jesus carried away from you into heaven. He will come back in the same way you saw him go.”
The people were all amazed and confused. They asked each other, “What is happening?”
But we hear them in our own languages. How is this possible? We are from different places: