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Unlikely Messengers
Commentators unanimously stress that the speakers were Galileans, a detail crucial to the miracle. Galileans were widely considered uneducated, provincial, and even mocked for their poor pronunciation of their own language. The crowd's shock wasn't just that they spoke other languages, but that these specific people did, making God's power undeniable.
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Albert Barnes
On Acts 2:7
18th Century
Theologian
Galilaeans. Inhabitants of Galilee. It was remarkable that they should speak in this manner, because
- They were proverbially i…
AT Robertson
On Acts 2:7
Were amazed (εξισταντο). Imperfect middle of εξιστημ, to stand out of themselves, wide-open astonishment.
Marvelled…
Charles Ellicott
On Acts 2:7
19th Century
Bishop
They were all amazed and marveled.—It will be noted that this is precisely in accordance with what Saint Paul describes a…
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Charles Spurgeon
On Acts 2:1–8
19th Century
Preacher
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…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Acts 2:7
Galileans had difficulty pronouncing gutturals and had the habit of swallowing syllables when speaking; so they were looked down upon by the people…
John Gill
On Acts 2:7
17th Century
Pastor
And they were all amazed, and marvelled
They were struck with surprise, they were as it were out of themselves, like…
Matthew Henry
On Acts 2:5–13
17th Century
Minister
The difference in languages which arose at Babel has greatly hindered the spread of knowledge and religion. The instruments whom the Lord first emp…