Hechos 2:3, Hechos 2:6 NVI

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 2:1-41

The day of Pentecost, and its immediate gifts. " And when the day of Pentecost … And the same day there were added about three thousand souls." The day of Pentecost is emphatically the complement of the great days of the New Testament. The visible glories of this day are the fitting sequel, the almost natural sequel, of the more veiled glories of certain days that had preceded it. The heavenly luster and music of the day of incarnation, unique as they were, reached the eye and ear of but... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 2:3

Tongues parting asunder for cloven tongues, A.V.; each one for each, A.V. There appeared. They had heard the sound, now they see the tongues of fire, and then they feel the Spirit working in them (see Acts 2:34 ). Tongues parting asunder . The idea of the cloven tongue, i.e. a tongue parted into two, which is thought to have been the origin of the miter, is not suggested either by the Greek or by the circumstances, and is clearly a mistaken one. διαμεριζόμεναι means ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 2:3

And there appeared unto them - There were seen by them, or they saw. The fire was first seen by them in the room before it rested in the form of tongues on the heads of the disciples. Perhaps the fire appeared at first as scintillations or coruscations, until it became fixed on their heads.Tongues - γλῶσσαι glōssai. The word “tongue” occurs often in the Scriptures to denote the member which is the instrument of taste and speech, and also to denote “language” or “speech” itself. It is also... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 2:2-3

Acts 2:2-3. And suddenly That is, unexpectedly and in a moment, not gradually, as winds generally rise; there came a sound from heaven Not, as some have supposed, like a clap of thunder; but as of a rushing mighty wind A wind strong and violent, coming not only with a loud noise, but with great force, as if it would bear down all before it; this was to signify the powerful influences and operations of the Spirit of God upon the minds of men; and it filled all the house where they were... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 2:1-13

The church is born (2:1-13)Pentecost was a Jewish harvest festival held on the Sunday fifty days after Passover, when Israelites presented the first portion of their harvest to God (Leviticus 23:15-21). It was therefore a fitting day to mark the birth of the Christian church. Christ, the true Passover had been sacrificed (1 Corinthians 5:7), and now fifty days later God poured out his Spirit on that small group of disciples who were to become the first members of the church of Jesus Christ.In... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 2:3

appeared unto = were seen by. Greek. horao. App-133 . cloven tongues = tongues distributing, or parting themselves. upon. Greek. epi. App-104 . each = each one. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 2:3

Acts 2:3. There appeared unto them cloven tongues— Besides the great and indispensable use of the gift of tongues to the first preachers of the gospel, the elegance and propriety in the choice of this miracle to attest the real descent of the Spirit who was to teach us all things, can never be enough admired; for words being the human vehicle of knowledge, this appearance was the fittest precursor of the Spirit of truth. When the cloven tongues appeared upon each of the disciples, they were... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 2:3

3. cloven tongues, like as of fire, &c.—"disparted tongues," that is, tongue-shaped, flame-like appearances, rising from a common center or root, and resting upon each of that large company:—beautiful visible symbol of the burning energy of the Spirit now descending in all His plenitude upon the Church, and about to pour itself through every tongue, and over every tribe of men under heaven! read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 2:1-4

The descent of the Spirit 2:1-4Luke introduced the beginning of Jesus’ earthly ministry with His baptism with the Spirit (Luke 3:21-22). He paralleled this with the beginning of Jesus’ heavenly ministry with the Spirit baptism of His disciples (Acts 2:1-4). The same Spirit who indwelt and empowered Jesus during His earthly ministry would now indwell and empower His believing disciples. John the Baptist had predicted this Pentecost baptism with the Spirit (Matthew 3:11; Luke 3:16) as had Jesus... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 2:1-41

5. The birth of the church 2:1-41The Holy Spirit’s descent on the day of Pentecost inaugurated a new dispensation in God’s administration of the human race. [Note: For more information about the dispensations, see Charles C. Ryrie, Dispensationalism Today, or idem, Dispensationalism.] Luke featured the record of the events of this day to explain the changes in God’s dealings with humankind that followed in the early church and to the present day. This was the birthday of the church. Many... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 2:1-41

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 2:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 2:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 2:2-3

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 2:1-13

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 2:3

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 2:3

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 2:3

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 2:1-4

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 2:1-41

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