Acts 2:12
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New International Version (©2011)
Amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, "What does this mean?"

New Living Translation (©2007)
They stood there amazed and perplexed. "What can this mean?" they asked each other.

English Standard Version (©2001)
And all were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?”

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
And they all continued in amazement and great perplexity, saying to one another, "What does this mean?"

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this?

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
They were all astounded and perplexed, saying to one another, "What could this be?"

International Standard Version (©2012)
All of them continued to be stunned and puzzled, and they kept asking one another, "What can this mean?"

NET Bible (©2006)
All were astounded and greatly confused, saying to one another, "What does this mean?"

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
And they were all astonished and bewildered. They were saying one to another, “What is this phenomenon?”

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
All of these devout men were stunned and puzzled. They asked each other, "What can this mean?"

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What means this?

American King James Version
And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What means this?

American Standard Version
And they were all amazed, and were perplexed, saying one to another, What meaneth this?

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they were all astonished, and wondered, saying one to another: What meaneth this?

Darby Bible Translation
And they were all amazed and in perplexity, saying one to another, What would this mean?

English Revised Version
And they were all amazed, and were perplexed, saying one to another, What meaneth this?

Webster's Bible Translation
And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this?

Weymouth New Testament
They were all astounded and bewildered, and asked one another, "What can this mean?"

World English Bible
They were all amazed, and were perplexed, saying one to another, "What does this mean?"

Young's Literal Translation
And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one unto another, 'What would this wish to be?'

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

2:5-13 The difference in languages which arose at Babel, has much hindered the spread of knowledge and religion. The instruments whom the Lord first employed in spreading the Christian religion, could have made no progress without this gift, which proved that their authority was from God.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 12. - Perplexed for in doubt, A.V. and T.R.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And they were all amazed,.... That is, all these devout men, Jews and proselytes, which came from other nations before mentioned:

and were in doubt; not whether the apostles spoke in various languages, nor about the sense of their words; for they not only heard them with their ears, and were assured of the facts, but they seem also to understand what was said, since they call the things delivered, the great or wonderful things of God; but they were at a loss in their minds what should be the cause of this, or the reason of such a dispensation,

saying, one to another, what meaneth this? from whence is it? what is the design of it? or what the end to be answered by it? or what will follow upon it? surely something considerable.

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The Holy Spirit at Pentecost
…11Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God. 12And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What means this? 13Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.

Matthew 7:28 When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching,
Mark 6:20 because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man. When Herod heard John, he was greatly puzzled; yet he liked to listen to him.
Acts 2:7 Utterly amazed, they asked: "Aren't all these who are speaking Galileans?
Acts 2:11 (both Jews and converts to Judaism); Cretans and Arabs--we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!"