Passage

Their own languages

Source and translation

World English Bible, Protestant Edition · Public domain · en

⁴They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak.

Acts 2:4World English Bible, Protestant Edition

The scene

At Pentecost, those gathered begin speaking other languages as the Spirit enables them.

Devout Jews from many nations are in Jerusalem. The crowd hears these Galilean speakers in their own native languages.

What makes the crowd’s hearing so surprising?