Acts 2:12

And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this?

Cross-references

Acts 2:7 Historical context

Acts 2:7 specifies the crowd's amazement that Galileans speak languages—Acts 2:12 continues their perplexed response to the same event.

Acts 5:24 Parallel

Acts 5:24 describes authorities 'perplexed'—the same Greek root captures bewilderment, echoing the Pentecost crowd’s confusion.

Acts 17:20 Parallel

Acts 17:20 records Athenians asking 'what do these things mean?' — same question as the crowd's 'what does this mean?' regarding new teaching.

Acts 3:10 Related theme

Acts 3:10 shows the crowd’s wonder at the healed man—similar amazement at a supernatural act parallels the Pentecost reaction.

Acts 9:21 Related theme

Acts 9:21 records amazement at Saul’s change—similar astonished questioning parallels the crowd’s reaction to the tongues.

Luke 15:26 Parallel

Luke 15:26 has a servant asking 'what these things meant' about a celebration — similar phrasing to the crowd's question here about the tongues.

Luke 18:36 Parallel

Luke 18:36 shows a blind man inquiring 'what this meant' about a crowd — parallels the crowd's inquiry about the Pentecost event.