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Passages on this topic · 43

• Genesis 10:5

  Of these were the islands of the nations divided in their lands, everyone after his language, after their families, in their nations.

• Genesis 10:20

  These are the sons of Ham, after their families, according to their languages, in their lands and their nations.

• Genesis 11:1

  The whole earth was of one language and of one speech.

• Genesis 11:2

  As they traveled east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they lived there.

• Genesis 11:3

  They said to one another, “Come, let’s make bricks, and burn them thoroughly.” They had brick for stone, and they used tar for mortar.

• Genesis 11:4

  They said, “Come, let’s build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top reaches to the sky, and let’s make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad on the surface of the whole earth.”

• Genesis 11:5

  Yahweh came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men built.

• Genesis 11:6

  Yahweh said, “Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language, and this is what they begin to do. Now nothing will be withheld from them, which they intend to do.

• Genesis 11:7

  Come, let’s go down, and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.”

• Genesis 11:8

  So Yahweh scattered them abroad from there on the surface of all the earth. They stopped building the city.

• Genesis 11:9

  Therefore its name was called Babel, because there Yahweh confused the language of all the earth. From there, Yahweh scattered them abroad on the surface of all the earth.

• Proverbs 10:8

  The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall.

• Proverbs 10:19

  In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely.

• Proverbs 17:27

  He who spares his words has knowledge. He who is even tempered is a man of understanding.

• Proverbs 21:23

  Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

• Proverbs 29:20

  Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

• Ecclesiastes 3:7

  a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

• Isaiah 66:18

  “For I know their works and their thoughts. The time comes that I will gather all nations and languages, and they will come, and will see my glory.

• Acts 2:1

  Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place.

• Acts 2:2

  Suddenly there came from the sky a sound like the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

• Acts 2:3

  Tongues like fire appeared and were distributed to them, and one sat on each of them.

• Acts 2:4

  They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak.

• Acts 2:5

  Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under the sky.

• Acts 2:6

  When this sound was heard, the multitude came together, and were bewildered, because everyone heard them speaking in his own language.

• Acts 2:7

  They were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, “Behold, aren’t all these who speak Galileans?

• Acts 2:8

  How do we hear, everyone in our own native language?

• Acts 2:9

  Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and people from Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia,

• Acts 2:10

  Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, the parts of Libya around Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,

• Acts 2:11

  Cretans and Arabians: we hear them speaking in our languages the mighty works of God!”

• Acts 2:12

  They were all amazed, and were perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?”

• Acts 2:13

  Others, mocking, said, “They are filled with new wine.”

• Acts 2:14

  But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spoke out to them, “You men of Judea, and all you who dwell at Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to my words.

• Acts 2:15

  For these aren’t drunken, as you suppose, seeing it is only the third hour of the day.

• Acts 2:16

  But this is what has been spoken through the prophet Joel:

• Acts 2:17

  ‘It will be in the last days, says God, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh. Your sons and your daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions. Your old men will dream dreams.

• Acts 2:18

  Yes, and on my servants and on my handmaidens in those days, I will pour out my Spirit, and they will prophesy.

• Acts 2:33

  Being therefore exalted by the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this, which you now see and hear.

• Acts 10:46

  For they heard them speaking in other languages and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,

• Acts 19:6

  When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke with other languages and prophesied.

• 1 Corinthians 12:10

  and to another workings of miracles; and to another prophecy; and to another discerning of spirits; to another different kinds of languages; and to another the interpretation of languages.

• 1 Corinthians 12:28

  God has set some in the assembly: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracle workers, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, and various kinds of languages.

• 1 Corinthians 12:30

  Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with various languages? Do all interpret?

• Revelation 7:9

  After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could count, out of every nation and of all tribes, peoples, and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands.