And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.
1. Sound like rushing wind - Many describe the sound of a tornado as a freight train. It would seem that this was the volume and roar that the apostles heard.
2. Filled the house - They were not out in the streets at this time. But the sound extended beyond the walls of the house. People in the streets were alarmed.
ACTS 2:1-2 Kai. evn tw|/ sumplhrou/sqai th.n h`me,ran th/j penthkosth/j h=san pa,ntej o`mou/ evpi. to. auvto,) (2) kai. evge,neto The Bezan text, preferred by Ropes, reads kai. evge,neto evn tai/j h`...
Verse Acts 2:2. _A SOUND FROM HEAVEN_] Probably thunder is meant, which is the harbinger of the Divine presence. _RUSHING MIGHTY WIND_] The passage of a large portion of electrical fluid over that p...
AND SUDDENLY - It burst upon them at once. Though they were waiting for the descent of the Spirit, yet it is not probable that they expected it in this manner. As this was an important event, and one...
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So when the day of Pentecost came round, they were all together in one place; and all of a sudden there came from heaven a sound like that of a violent, rushing wind and it filled the whole house wher...
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SUDDENLY. Greek. _aphno._ Only here; Acts 16:26; Acts 28:6. SOUND. Greek. _echos._ Only here; Luke 4:37; Hebrews 12:19. FROM.
_And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind_ Rather, OF THE RUSHING OF A MIGHTY WIND, lit., _of a mighty wind borne along_. The verb employed to express the rushing of the...
ὭΣΠΕΡ ΦΕΡΟΜΈΝΗΣ ΠΝΟΗ͂Σ ΒΙΑΊΑΣ. Literally ‘as of a mighty wind borne along,’ i.e. _as of the rushing of a mighty wind_. The verb here employed to express the rushing of the wind is used by St Peter (2...
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ΈΓΈΝΕΤΟ _aor. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΓΊΝΟΜΑΙ (G1096) становиться, быть, случаться, ΆΦΝΩ (G869) внезапно, ΉΧΟΣ (G2279) звук, шум. В Luke 21:25 используется для обозначения шума моря. Это был "рокочущий...
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2. It was the apostles, then, and they alone, who were assembled together: (2) "_And suddenly there came a sound out of heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were...
And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. AND SUDDENLY THERE CAME A SOUND FROM HEAVEN, AS OF A RUSHING MIGHTY WIN...
20 It seems that Judas did not pay for the freehold, but returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests. They had a consultation, and used the money to complete the purchase. The freehold w...
2:2 blowing, (g-15) It is not 'wind,' but they heard blowing, as of hard breathing, for which the Greek is used. 'Blast' is too sudden and passing....
A SOUND] The miraculous accompaniments of the outpouring of the Spirit were intended partly to strengthen the faith of the Apostles in the reality of the gift, and partly to arrest the attention of th...
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ἄφνω : only in Acts, here, and in Acts 16:26; Acts 28:6; Klostermann's _Vindiciæ Lucanæ_, p. 55; several times in LXX, but also in classical Greek in Thuc., Dem., Eur. ἦχος ὥσπερ φερομ. πν. βιαίας, li...
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A sound, &c. Perhaps this was a kind of thunder, accompanied with a great wind, which filled with terror and awe the whole company, and disposed them to receive the gift of heaven with humility and fe...
And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. (3) And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sa...
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AND SUDDENLY THERE CAME A SOUND FROM HEAVEN,.... Which is expressive of the original of the gifts and graces of the Spirit of God, which come from above, from heaven, from the Father of lights; and of...
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_And suddenly_ That is, unexpectedly and in a moment, not gradually, as winds generally rise; _there came a sound from heaven_ Not, as some have supposed, like a clap of thunder; but _as of a rushing...
AND SUDDENLY THERE CAME A SOUND FROM HEAVEN AS OF A RUSHING MIGHTY WIND, AND IT FILLED ALL THE HOUSE WHERE THEY WERE SITTING....
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And suddenly there came from heaven. sound as of the rushing of. mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 'A SOUND AS OF THE RUSHING OF. MIGHTY WIND'-'It does not appear that...
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SUDDENLY, the apostles themselves not expecting it, THERE CAME A SOUND FROM HEAVEN AS OF A RUSHING MIGHTY WIND; to prepare them to attend the more unto what they should hear and see afterwards; also t...
2. It was the apostles, then, and they alone, who were assembled together: (2) "_ And suddenly there came a sound out of heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they wer...
Cyprian Treatise XII Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews And there appeared to them cloven tongues as if of fire, which also settled upon each of them; and they were all filled with the Holy...
Acts 2:2 And G2532 suddenly G869 came G1096 (G5633) sound G2279 from G1537 heaven G3772 as G5618 rushing...
THE COMING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT (2:1-4). It must be recognised what Pentecost was. It was not the day of the crowning of the King. That had already taken place in Heaven (Matthew 28:18; Mark 16:19; Dani...
‘And suddenly there came from heaven a sound as of the rushing of a mighty wind (pnoe), and it filled all the house where they were sitting.' Suddenly, as they were praying there, there came the ‘soun...
Acts 2:2-3. THERE CAME FROM HEAVEN a SOUND as OF a RUSHING MIGHTY WIND, AND IT FILLED ALL THE HOUSE WHERE THEY WERE SITTING. AND THERE APPEARED UNTO THEM CLOVEN TONGUES LIKE AS OF FIRE, AND IT SAT UPO...
SUDDENLY (αφνω). Old adverb, but in the N.T. only in Acts (Acts 2:2; Acts 16:26; Acts 28:6). Kin to εξαιφνης (Acts 22:61).A SOUND (ηχος). Our εχο. Ol...
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Acts 2:1. _And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place._ The first lesson that we ought to learn from this inspired record of what happened on the day of...
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Acts 2:1. And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. «And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the hous...
CONTENTS: Holy Spirit's coming on day of Pentecost. The gospel given to the Jews. Peter's great sermon on the resurrected Christ, and the conviction of the people. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Holy Spirit...
Acts 2:1. _The day of Pentecost._ The fiftieth day after our Lord's resurrection, and the day when the sheaf of the firstfruits was offered. Though the feast of Pentecost was but one day, yet like the...
_And suddenly there came a sound from heaven._ THE SOUND FROM HEAVEN AN ANSWER TO PRAYER The united prayer of the apostles was a cry to heaven, well pleasing to God, and this sound was a delightful...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 2:2 Jesus compared the Holy Spirit’s work to the wind in John 3:8. The HOUSE WHERE THEY WERE SITTING probably was the upper room ...
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 2:1. PENTECOST.—So called from the date of its occurrence, the fiftieth from the second day of the Passover. FULLY COME.—Lit. _was being fulfilled_, referring to the completion...
EXPOSITION ACTS 2:1 _Was now come _for _was fully come, _A.V.; _all together _for _with one accord, _A.V. and T.R. WHEN THE DAY OF PENTECOST WAS NOW COME; literally, _when the day of Pentecost_—_i.e....
Now when the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:1) This would be feast day following the Passover, of which Jesus was crucified. And fifty days after the Passover, the second major Jewish feast, the Feast of Pe...
1 Kings 19:11; Acts 16:25; Acts 16:26; Acts 4:31; Ezekiel 3:12;...
A sound [η χ ο ς]. See on Luke 4:37. Of a rushing mighty wind [φ ε ρ ο μ ε ν η ς π ν ο η ς β ι α ι α ς]. Lit., of a mighty wind born along. Pnoh is a blowing, a blast. Only here and ch. 27 25. Rev.,...
THE RESULTS OF PENTECOST Acts 2:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Before Christ went away He said unto the disciples, "Behold, I send the promise of My Father upon you: but tarry ye in Jerusalem, until ye be en...
And suddenly there came a sound from heaven — So will the Son of man come to judgment. And it filled all the house — That is, all that part of the temple where they were sitting....