Language

Nave's Topical Bible

Topic from Nave's Topical Bible (Orville J. Nave, 1897) — public domain.

• Genesis 11:1 OT

  The whole earth was of one language and of one speech.

• Genesis 11:6 OT

  Yahweh said, “Behold, they are one people, and they all have one language, and this is what they begin to do. Now nothing will be withheld from them, which they intend to do.

• Genesis 11:1-9 OT

  The whole earth was of one language and of one speech. As they traveled from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they lived there. They said to one another, “Come, let’s make bricks, and burn them thoroughly.” They had…

• Genesis 10:5 OT

  Of these were the islands of the nations divided in their lands, everyone after his language, after their families, in their nations.

• Genesis 10:20 OT

  These are the sons of Ham, after their families, according to their languages, in their lands and their nations.

• Genesis 10:31 OT

  These are the sons of Shem, by their families, according to their languages, lands, and nations.

• Judges 12:6 OT

  then they said to him, “Now say ‘Shibboleth;’ ” and he said “Sibboleth”; for he couldn’t manage to pronounce it correctly, then they seized him and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. At that time, forty-two thousand of Ephraim fell.

• Matthew 26:73 NT

  After a little while those who stood by came and said to Peter, “Surely you are also one of them, for your speech makes you known.”

• John 19:20 NT

  Therefore many of the Jews read this title, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, in Latin, and in Greek.

• Acts 2:8-11 NT

  How do we hear, everyone in our own native language? Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and people from Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia, Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, the parts of Libya around Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and…

• 1 Corinthians 14:2-28 NT

  For he who speaks in another language speaks not to men, but to God; for no one understands; but in the Spirit he speaks mysteries. But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, exhortation, and consolation. He who speaks in…

• Mark 16:17 NT

  These signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new languages;

• Acts 2:7 NT

  They were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, “Behold, aren’t all these who speak Galileans?

• Acts 2:8 NT

  How do we hear, everyone in our own native language?

• Acts 10:46 NT

  For they heard them speaking in other languages and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,

• Acts 19:6 NT

  When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them and they spoke with other languages and prophesied.

• 1 Corinthians 12:10 NT

  and to another workings of miracles; and to another prophecy; and to another discerning of spirits; to another different kinds of languages; and to another the interpretation of languages.

• 1 Corinthians 14:1-40 NT

  Follow after love and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy. For he who speaks in another language speaks not to men, but to God; for no one understands; but in the Spirit he speaks mysteries. But he who…

• Nehemiah 13:24 OT

  and their children spoke half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews’ language, but according to the language of each people.

• Daniel 1:4 OT

  youths in whom was no defect, but well-favored, and skillful in all wisdom, and endowed with knowledge, and understanding science, and who had the ability to stand in the king’s palace; and that he should teach them the learning and the…

• Acts 2:10 NT

  Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, the parts of Libya around Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,

• Psalms 114:1 OT

  When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of foreign language,

• Luke 23:38 NT

  An inscription was also written over him in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew: “THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

• Acts 21:37 NT

  As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he asked the commanding officer, “May I speak to you?” He said, “Do you know Greek?