7 Utterly amazed, they asked: "Aren't all these who are speaking Galileans?

Other Translations of Acts 2:7

King James Version

7 And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans?

English Standard Version

7 And they were amazed and astonished, saying, "Are not all these who are speaking Galileans?

The Message

7 They couldn't for the life of them figure out what was going on, and kept saying, "Aren't these all Galileans?

New King James Version

7 Then they were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, "Look, are not all these who speak Galileans?

New Living Translation

7 They were completely amazed. "How can this be?" they exclaimed. "These people are all from Galilee,

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Acts 2:7

Commentary on Acts 2:5-13

(Read Acts 2:5-13)

The difference in languages which arose at Babel, has much hindered the spread of knowledge and religion. The instruments whom the Lord first employed in spreading the Christian religion, could have made no progress without this gift, which proved that their authority was from God.