Parting asunder (διαμεριζομενα). Present middle (or passive) participle of διαμεριζω, old verb, to cleave asunder, to cut in piece…

And there appeared to them. They were seen by them, or they saw. They were first seen by them in the room before they rested on t…

There appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire.—Better, and tongues as of fire were seen by them, parted amo…

And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a r…

Fire as a symbol of the divine presence was well known among first-century Jews (cf. the burning bush [Exodus 3:2–5], the pillar of fir…

And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, etc.] An emblem of the various tongues and languages, in whi…

We cannot forget how often, while their Master was with them, there were disputes among the disciples about who would be the greatest; but now all …