Acts 2:3
“And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire,.... An emblem of the various tongues and languages, in…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
And there appeared unto them - There were seen by them, or they saw. The fire was first seen by them in the room before…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Cloven tongues like as of fire - The tongues were the emblem of the languages they were to speak. The cloven tongues…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Acts 2:1-4
We have here an account of the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the disciples of Christ. Observe,
I. When, and where, this…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
cloven tongues like as of fire Better, tongues like as of fire parting asunder; cf. Isa 5:24, where the Hebrew has…
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