Acts 2:4

King James Version (KJV)

And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Translations

Acts 2:4 - Amplified Bible

And they were all filled (diffused throughout their souls) with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other (different, foreign) languages (tongues), as the Spirit kept giving them clear {and} loud expression [in each tongue in appropriate words].

Acts 2:4 - American Standard Version

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Acts 2:4 - Bible in Basic English

And they were all full of the Holy Spirit, and were talking in different languages, as the Spirit gave them power.

Acts 2:4 - Darby Bible

And they were all filled with [the] Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit gave to them to speak forth.

Acts 2:4 - English Standard Version

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Acts 2:4 - King James Version

And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Acts 2:4 - La Biblia de las Americas

Todos fueron llenos del Espìritu Santo y comenzaron a hablar en otras lenguas, segùn el Espìritu les daba habilidad para expresarse.

Acts 2:4 - The Message

Acts 2:4 - New American Standard Bible

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance.

Acts 2:4 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Todos fueron llenos del Espìritu Santo y comenzaron a hablar en otras lenguas, segùn el Espìritu les daba habilidad para expresarse.

Acts 2:4 - World English Bible

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 2:4 - Young's Living Translation

and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, according as the Spirit was giving them to declare.

Acts 2:4 - Additional Comments

In John 20:22, the apostles received the Holy Spirit. Here they were filled with the Holy Spirit. Pentecost was a filling of the Holy Spirit, rather than a receiving of the Spirit. The receiving took place on the day of Jesus' resurrection.
This filling was foretold by Jesus in Acts 1:5,8, just a few days before.
Now, on the day of Pentecost, "they were all filled with the Holy Spirit". 3 times (vss 17, 18, 33), in Peter's sermon that day, he quotes God where He said "I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy." (Acts 2:17).
Here we see that Peter was filled with the Spirit (Acts 4:8). Peter and John also were later (Acts 4:31). Paul was (Acts 13:9). Paul and Barnabas were (Acts 13:52). Christians are encouraged to be "filled with the Holy Spirit" (Eph 5:18).
This was not a single language, since they spoke with other "tongues" (plural). They could not do this on their own initiative, but only when led by the Spirit.

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