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39 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
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- Ancient Kingdoms often Comprehended Nations of Different
- Ashdod
- Called: Speech
- Called: Tongue
- Chaldee
- Confusion of
- Confusion of a Punishment for Presumption
- Confusion of Divided Men Into Separated Nations
- Confusion of Originated the Varieties In
- Confusion of Scattered Men Over the Earth
- Dialects of the Jews
- Egyptian
- Gift of
- Great Variety of, Spoken by Men
- Greek
- Interpretation of a Gift of the Holy Spirit
- Interpretation of Antiquity of Engaging Persons For
- Interpretation of Most Important in the Early Church
- Interpretation of The Jews Punished by Being Given up to People of a Strange
- Kinds of, Mentioned: Arabic
- Kinds of, Mentioned: Chaldea
- Kinds of, Mentioned: Egyptian
- Kinds of, Mentioned: Greek
- Kinds of, Mentioned: Hebrew
- Kinds of, Mentioned: Latin
- Kinds of, Mentioned: Lycaonian
- Kinds of, Mentioned: Syriack
- Latin
- Lycaonian
- Many Spoken at Jerusalem
- Parthian and Other Lands
- Power of Speaking Different: A Gift of the Holy Spirit
- Power of Speaking Different: A Sign to Unbelievers
- Power of Speaking Different: Ceased when the Written Bible Completed
- Power of Speaking Different: Conferred by Laying on of the Apostles' Hands
- Power of Speaking Different: Followed Receiving the Gospel
- Power of Speaking Different: Given on the Day of Pentecost
- Power of Speaking Different: Necessary to Spread of the Gospel
- Power of Speaking Different: Promised
- Power of Speaking Different: Sometimes Abused
- Speaking in Inspired “Tongues” Forbidden
- Syrian
- The Term Barbarian Applied to Those Who Spoke a Strange
- Unity of
Ancient Kingdoms often Comprehended Nations of Different
- Esther 1:22 He sent letters to all the provinces of the kingdom, to each province in its own script and to each people in their own language, proclaiming that every man should be master of his own household.
- Daniel 3:4 Then the herald loudly proclaimed, “O people of every nation and language, this is what you are commanded:
- Daniel 6:25 Then King Darius wrote to the people of every nation and language throughout the land: “May your prosperity abound.
Ashdod
- Nehemiah 13:24 Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or of the other peoples, but could not speak the language of Judah.
Called: Speech
- Mark 14:70 But he denied it again. After a little while, those standing nearby said once more to Peter, “Surely you are one of them, for you too are a Galilean.”
- Acts 14:11 When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices in the Lycaonian language: “The gods have come down to us in human form!”
Called: Tongue
- Acts 1:19 This became known to all who lived in Jerusalem, so they called that field in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)
- Revelation 5:9 And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.
Chaldee
- Daniel 1:4 young men without blemish, handsome, gifted in all wisdom, knowledgeable, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace— and to teach them the language and literature of the Chaldeans.
Confusion of
- Genesis 11:1–9 Now the whole world had one language and a common form of speech. …
- Genesis 10:5 From these, the maritime peoples separated into their territories, according to their languages, by clans within their nations.
- Genesis 10:20 These are the sons of Ham according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.
- Genesis 10:31 These are the sons of Shem, according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.
Confusion of a Punishment for Presumption
- Genesis 11:2–6 And as people journeyed eastward, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there. …
Confusion of Divided Men Into Separated Nations
- Genesis 10:5 From these, the maritime peoples separated into their territories, according to their languages, by clans within their nations.
- Genesis 10:20 These are the sons of Ham according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.
- Genesis 10:31 These are the sons of Shem, according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.
Confusion of Originated the Varieties In
- Genesis 11:7 Come, let Us go down and confuse their language, so that they will not understand one another’s speech.”
Confusion of Scattered Men Over the Earth
- Genesis 11:8–9 So the LORD scattered them from there over the face of all the earth, and they stopped building the city. …
Dialects of the Jews
- Judges 12:6 they told him, “Please say Shibboleth.” If he said, “Sibboleth,” because he could not pronounce it correctly, they seized him and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. So at that time 42,000 Ephraimites were killed.
- Matthew 26:73 After a little while, those standing nearby came up to Peter. “Surely you are one of them,” they said, “for your accent gives you away.”
Egyptian
- Acts 2:10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome,
- Psalm 114:1 When Israel departed from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of foreign tongue,
Gift of
- Mark 16:17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
- Acts 2:7–8 Astounded and amazed, they asked, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? …
- Acts 10:46 For they heard them speaking in tongues and exalting God. Then Peter said,
- Acts 19:6 And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.
- 1 Corinthians 12:10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in various tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues.
- 1 Corinthians 14:1 Earnestly pursue love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy.
Great Variety of, Spoken by Men
- 1 Corinthians 14:10 Assuredly, there are many different languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning.
Greek
- Luke 23:38 Above Him was posted an inscription: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
- Acts 21:37 As they were about to take Paul into the barracks, he asked the commander, “May I say something to you?” “Do you speak Greek?” he replied.
Interpretation of a Gift of the Holy Spirit
- 1 Corinthians 12:10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in various tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues.
Interpretation of Antiquity of Engaging Persons For
- Genesis 42:23 They did not realize that Joseph understood them, since there was an interpreter between them.
Interpretation of Most Important in the Early Church
- 1 Corinthians 14:5 I wish that all of you could speak in tongues, but I would rather have you prophesy. He who prophesies is greater than one who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets so that the church may be edified.
- 1 Corinthians 14:13 Therefore, the one who speaks in a tongue should pray that he may interpret.
- 1 Corinthians 14:27–28 If anyone speaks in a tongue, two, or at most three, should speak in turn, and someone must interpret. …
Interpretation of The Jews Punished by Being Given up to People of a Strange
- Deuteronomy 28:49 The LORD will bring a nation from afar, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down upon you like an eagle — a nation whose language you will not understand,
- Isaiah 28:11 Indeed, with mocking lips and foreign tongues, He will speak to this people
- Jeremiah 5:15 Behold, I am bringing a distant nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD. “It is an established nation, an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know and whose speech you do not understand.
Kinds of, Mentioned: Arabic
- Acts 2:11 both Jews and converts to Judaism; Cretans and Arabs— we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!”
Kinds of, Mentioned: Chaldea
- Daniel 1:4 young men without blemish, handsome, gifted in all wisdom, knowledgeable, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace— and to teach them the language and literature of the Chaldeans.
Kinds of, Mentioned: Egyptian
- Psalm 84:5 Blessed are those whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.
- Psalm 114:1 When Israel departed from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of foreign tongue,
- Acts 2:10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome,
Kinds of, Mentioned: Greek
- Acts 21:37 As they were about to take Paul into the barracks, he asked the commander, “May I say something to you?” “Do you speak Greek?” he replied.
Kinds of, Mentioned: Hebrew
- 2 Kings 18:28 Then the Rabshakeh stood and called out loudly in Hebrew: “Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria!
- Acts 26:14 We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice say to me in Hebrew, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’
Kinds of, Mentioned: Latin
- Luke 23:38 Above Him was posted an inscription: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Kinds of, Mentioned: Lycaonian
- Acts 14:11 When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices in the Lycaonian language: “The gods have come down to us in human form!”
Kinds of, Mentioned: Syriack
- 2 Kings 18:26 Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, along with Shebnah and Joah, said to the Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, since we understand it. Do not speak with us in Hebrew in the hearing of the people on the wall.”
- Ezra 4:7 And in the days of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his associates wrote a letter to Artaxerxes. It was written in Aramaic and then translated.
Latin
- Luke 23:38 Above Him was posted an inscription: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
- John 19:20 Many of the Jews read this sign, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek.
Lycaonian
- Acts 14:11 When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices in the Lycaonian language: “The gods have come down to us in human form!”
Many Spoken at Jerusalem
- John 19:20 Many of the Jews read this sign, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek.
- Acts 2:8–11 How is it then that each of us hears them in his own native language? …
Parthian and Other Lands
- Acts 2:9–11 Parthians, Medes, and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, …
Power of Speaking Different: A Gift of the Holy Spirit
- 1 Corinthians 12:10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in various tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues.
Power of Speaking Different: A Sign to Unbelievers
- 1 Corinthians 14:22 Tongues, then, are a sign, not for believers, but for unbelievers. Prophecy, however, is for believers, not for unbelievers.
Power of Speaking Different: Ceased when the Written Bible Completed
- 1 Corinthians 13:8–10 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be restrained; where there is knowledge, it will be dismissed. …
Power of Speaking Different: Conferred by Laying on of the Apostles' Hands
- Acts 8:17–18 Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit. …
- Acts 19:6 And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.
Power of Speaking Different: Followed Receiving the Gospel
- Acts 10:44–46 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who heard his message. …
Power of Speaking Different: Given on the Day of Pentecost
- Acts 2:3–4 They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. …
Power of Speaking Different: Necessary to Spread of the Gospel
- Acts 2:7–11 Astounded and amazed, they asked, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? …
Power of Speaking Different: Promised
- Mark 16:17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
Power of Speaking Different: Sometimes Abused
- 1 Corinthians 14:2–12 For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men, but to God. Indeed, no one understands him; he utters mysteries in the Spirit. …
- 1 Corinthians 14:23 So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and some who are uninstructed or some unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your minds?
Speaking in Inspired “Tongues” Forbidden
- 1 Corinthians 14:2–28 For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men, but to God. Indeed, no one understands him; he utters mysteries in the Spirit. …
Syrian
- 2 Kings 18:26 Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, along with Shebnah and Joah, said to the Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, since we understand it. Do not speak with us in Hebrew in the hearing of the people on the wall.”
- Ezra 4:7 And in the days of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his associates wrote a letter to Artaxerxes. It was written in Aramaic and then translated.
- Daniel 2:4 Then the astrologers answered the king in Aramaic, “O king, may you live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will give the interpretation.”
The Term Barbarian Applied to Those Who Spoke a Strange
- 1 Corinthians 14:11 If, then, I do not know the meaning of someone’s language, I am a foreigner to the speaker, and he is a foreigner to me.
Unity of
- Genesis 11:1 Now the whole world had one language and a common form of speech.
- Genesis 11:6 And the LORD said, “If they have begun to do this as one people speaking the same language, then nothing they devise will be beyond them.
Related topics
Language of all Mankind One at FirstLanguage of some Nations DifficultTongues (The Gift)Interpretation of Foreign TonguesTongueBabel
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.