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NASB | Acts 2:4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 2:4 And they were all filled [that is, diffused throughout their being] with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues (different languages), as the Spirit was giving them the ability to speak out [clearly and appropriately]. |
Subject: No speaking in tongues, no Holy Spirit? |
Bible Note: While Paul thanks God he speaks with tongues more than the readers, so that he can talk directly with the natives. I do not think everyone spoke Greek in the places he visited. The would like everyone to (1Co 14:5a), he rather have them prophesy, because he who does is greater (v 5b), second only to the interpeter (v 5c). I am not sure where we are to "pray that someone would interpret." I have a friend who attends a church that follows the pattern I mentioned in my previous post. A visitor came and spoke in a tongue. The one who interpeted said something. Then the visitor said that was not what he said, he was quoting John 3:16. My friend, a Greek prof, got up, supporting the visitor. The interpeter does have to know what is being said, otherwise what he says could be false. It can be a spiritual or studied gift. Steve |