6Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.
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When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.
For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.
Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ's gospel, and a door was opened unto me of the Lord,
And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 5-13)We have here an account of the public notice that was taken of this extraordinary gift with which the disciples were all on a sudden endued. Observe, I. The great concourse of people that there was now at Jerusalem, it should seem more than was usual at the feast of pentecost. There were dwelling or abiding at Jerusalem Jews that were devout men , disposed to religion, and that had the fear of God…
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