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Acts 2:8

New Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Acts 2:8 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And how hear we, every man in our own language wherein we were born?” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And how hear we, every man in our own language wherein we were born?
Acts 2:8 — American Standard Version

Context — Acts 2

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
5Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven.
6And when this sound was heard, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speaking in his own language.
7And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying, Behold, are not all these that speak Galilaeans?
8And how hear we, every man in our own language wherein we were born?
9Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, in Judaea and Cappadocia, in Pontus and Asia,
10in Phrygia and Pamphylia, in Egypt and the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and sojourners from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,
11Cretans and Arabians, we hear them speaking in our tongues the mighty works of God.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And how hear we every man in our own tongue, etc.] Them speaking, as the Ethiopic version reads; that is, we everyone of us hear one or another, speak in the same language, wherein we were born; our native language; for though these men were Jews by descent, yet were born and brought up in other countries, which language they spake; and not the Hebrew, or Syriac, or Chaldee.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Wherein we were born - That is, as we say, in our native language; what is spoken where we were born. return to 'Top of Page'”
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