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Berean Standard Bible

“And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.”

Acts 2:4

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Study note

This verse describes the central event of Pentecost. The crowd that soon gathers includes Jews and converts from many regions, from Persia to Rome, who would ordinarily have needed Greek or Aramaic to understand one another.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.

World English Bible (WEB)

They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak.

King James Version (KJV)

And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And they were all full of the Holy Spirit, and were talking in different languages, as the Spirit gave them power.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, according as the Spirit was giving them to declare.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y fueron todos llenos del Espíritu Santo, y comenzaron á hablar en otras lenguas, como el Espíritu les daba que hablasen.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Entonces cada uno de los presentes quedó lleno del Espíritu Santo y empezó a hablar en idiomas que no conocía, pero que el Espíritu Santo le permitía hablar.

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