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In which we were born. That is, as we say, in our native language; that which is spoken where we were born.

And how hear we every man in our own tongue?—We have here, it is obvious, a composite utterance, in which the writer embo…

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…

Galileans had difficulty pronouncing gutturals and had the habit of swallowing syllables when speaking; so they were looked down upon by the people…

And how hear we every man in our own tongue
Them speaking, as the Ethiopic version reads; that is, we everyone of us…

The difference in languages which arose at Babel has greatly hindered the spread of knowledge and religion. The instruments whom the Lord first emp…
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes