Acts 2:2
New International Version
Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.

New Living Translation
Suddenly, there was a sound from heaven like the roaring of a mighty windstorm, and it filled the house where they were sitting.

English Standard Version
And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.

Berean Standard Bible
Suddenly a sound like a mighty rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.

Berean Literal Bible
And suddenly a sound like a violent rushing wind came out of heaven, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.

King James Bible
And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

New King James Version
And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.

New American Standard Bible
And suddenly a noise like a violent rushing wind came from heaven, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.

NASB 1995
And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.

NASB 1977
And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent, rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.

Legacy Standard Bible
And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.

Amplified Bible
and suddenly a sound came from heaven like a rushing violent wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.

Christian Standard Bible
Suddenly a sound like that of a violent rushing wind came from heaven, and it filled the whole house where they were staying.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Suddenly a sound like that of a violent rushing wind came from heaven, and it filled the whole house where they were staying.

American Standard Version
And suddenly there came from heaven a sound as of the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Suddenly there was from Heaven a sound like a mighty wind and the whole place in which they were sitting was filled with it.

Contemporary English Version
Suddenly there was a noise from heaven like the sound of a mighty wind! It filled the house where they were meeting.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a mighty wind coming, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.

English Revised Version
And suddenly there came from heaven a sound as of the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Suddenly, a sound like a violently blowing wind came from the sky and filled the whole house where they were staying.

Good News Translation
Suddenly there was a noise from the sky which sounded like a strong wind blowing, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.

International Standard Version
Suddenly, a sound like the roar of a mighty windstorm came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.

Literal Standard Version
and there came suddenly out of the sky a sound as of a violent rushing wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting,

Majority Standard Bible
Suddenly a sound like a mighty rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.

New American Bible
And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, and it filled the entire house in which they were.

NET Bible
Suddenly a sound like a violent wind blowing came from heaven and filled the entire house where they were sitting.

New Revised Standard Version
And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.

New Heart English Bible
Suddenly there came from the sky a sound like the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

Webster's Bible Translation
And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

Weymouth New Testament
when suddenly there came from the sky a sound as of a strong rushing blast of wind. This filled the whole house where they were sitting;

World English Bible
Suddenly there came from the sky a sound like the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

Young's Literal Translation
and there came suddenly out of the heaven a sound as of a bearing violent breath, and it filled all the house where they were sitting,

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Holy Spirit at Pentecost
1When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like a mighty rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.…

Cross References
Ezekiel 3:12
Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard a great rumbling sound behind me: 'Blessed be the glory of the LORD in His dwelling place!'

Acts 2:3
They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.

Acts 2:6
And when this sound rang out, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking his own language.

Acts 4:31
After they had prayed, their meeting place was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.

1 Peter 1:12
It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.


Treasury of Scripture

And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

suddenly.

Acts 16:25,26
And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them…

Isaiah 65:24
And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

Malachi 3:1
Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.

as.

1 Kings 19:11
And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake:

Psalm 18:10
And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.

Song of Solomon 4:16
Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.

it.

Acts 4:31
And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.

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Acts 2
1. The apostles, filled with the Holy Spirit, and speaking various languages,
12. are admired by some, and derided by others;
14. whom Peter disproves;
37. he baptizes a great number who were converted;
41. who afterwards devoutly and charitably converse together;
43. the apostles working many miracles,
46. and God daily increasing his church.














(2) Each aspect of the old Feast of Weeks, now known as Pentecost, or the "Fiftieth-day" Feast, presented a symbolic meaning which made it, in greater or less measure, typical of the work now about to be accomplished. It was the "feast of harvest, the feast of the firstfruits;" and so it was meet that it should witness the first great gathering of the fields that were white to harvest (Exodus 23:16). It was one on which, more than on any other, the Israelite was to remember that he had been a bondsman in the land of Egypt, and had been led forth to freedom (Deuteronomy 16:12), and on it, accordingly, they were to do no servile work (Leviticus 23:31); and it was, therefore, a fit time for the gift of the Spirit, of whom it was emphatically true that "where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty" (2Corinthians 3:17), and who was to guide the Church into the truth which should make men free indeed (John 8:32). It was a day on which sacrifices of every kind were offered--burnt offerings, and sin offerings, and meat offerings, and peace offerings--and so represented the consecration of body, soul, and spirit as a spiritual sacrifice (Leviticus 23:17-20). As on the Passover the first ripe sheaf of corn was waved before Jehovah as the type of the sacrifice of Christ, of the corn of wheat which is not quickened except it die (Leviticus 23:10; John 12:24), so on Pentecost two wave-loaves of fine flour were to be offered, the type, it may be, under the light now thrown on them, of the Jewish and the Gentile Churches (Leviticus 23:17). And these loaves were to be leavened, as a witness that the process of the contact of mind with mind, which--as the prohibition of leaven in the Passover ritual bore witness--is naturally so fruitful in evil, might yet, under a higher influence, become one of unspeakable good: the new life working through the three measures of meal until the whole was leavened. (See Note on Matthew 13:33.) . . . Verse 2. - From heaven a sound for a sound from heaven, A.V.; as of the rushing of a for as of a rushing, A.V. All the house; showing that it was in a private dwelling, not in the temple (as in Acts 3:1) that they were assembled (see Acts 2:46). Perhaps the word "church" (ὁ κυριακὸς οῖκος) derives its use from these early meetings of the disciples in a house, as distinguished from the temple (τὸ ἱερὸν).

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Greek
Suddenly
ἄφνω (aphnō)
Adverb
Strong's 869: Suddenly. Adverb from aphanes; unawares, i.e. Unexpectedly.

a sound
ἦχος (ēchos)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 2279: (a) a sound, noise, (b) a rumor, report. Of uncertain affinity; a loud or confused noise, i.e. Roar; figuratively, a rumor.

like
ὥσπερ (hōsper)
Adverb
Strong's 5618: Just as, as, even as. From hos and per; just as, i.e. Exactly like.

a mighty
βιαίας (biaias)
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 972: Strong, violent. From bia; violent.

rushing
φερομένης (pheromenēs)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 5342: To carry, bear, bring; I conduct, lead; perhaps: I make publicly known. A primary verb.

wind
πνοῆς (pnoēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 4157: (a) breath, (b) gust, breeze, wind. From pneo; respiration, a breeze.

came
ἐγένετο (egeneto)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.

from
ἐκ (ek)
Preposition
Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

heaven
οὐρανοῦ (ouranou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3772: Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

filled
ἐπλήρωσεν (eplērōsen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 4137: From pleres; to make replete, i.e. to cram, level up, or to furnish, satisfy, execute, finish, verify, etc.

the
τὸν (ton)
Article - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

whole
ὅλον (holon)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3650: All, the whole, entire, complete. A primary word; 'whole' or 'all', i.e. Complete, especially as noun or adverb.

house
οἶκον (oikon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3624: A dwelling; by implication, a family.

where
οὗ (hou)
Adverb
Strong's 3757: Where, whither, when, in what place. Genitive case of hos as adverb; at which place, i.e. Where.

they were
ἦσαν (ēsan)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

sitting.
καθήμενοι (kathēmenoi)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 2521: To sit, be seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside. From kata; and hemai; to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside.


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