Holman Christian Standard Bible

Acts 2:6-12 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

6. When this sound occurred, a crowd came together and was confused because each one heard them speaking in his own language.

7. And they were astounded and amazed, saying, “Look, aren’t all these who are speaking Galileans?

8. How is it that each of us can hear in our own native language?

9. Parthians, Medes, Elamites; those who live in Mesopotamia, in Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,

10. Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,

11. Cretans and Arabs — we hear them speaking the magnificent acts of God in our own languages.”

12. They were all astounded and perplexed, saying to one another, “What could this be? ”