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NASB | Acts 2:3 And there appeared to them tongues as of fire distributing themselves, and they rested on each one of them. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 2:3 There appeared to them tongues resembling fire, which were being distributed [among them], and they rested on each one of them [as each person received the Holy Spirit]. |
Bible Question: Did flames or tongues appear over the heads of the heads of these believers at Pentecost? Please justify your answer if possible. (Again, not a leading question.) |
Bible Answer: Hi Doctrinsograce, When flames are divided they are said to have tongues. So I would say that the tongues (just like a fire), were being divided. The NASB says that "they rested on each one of them." The NKJ says that "[one] sat upon each of them." The Greek says literally, that "it sat on each of them." So I would say that it was fire that rested on them. Matthew 3:11, "As for me, I [John speaking] baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after Me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you with the (h)Holy (s)Spirit and fire." The brackets and the parentheses to suggest a choice of upper or lower case are mine. From the heart, Ray |
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