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What does Acts 2:11 mean?

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

— Acts 2:11 (World English Bible)

Surrounding context

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

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