Acts 2:9 (GNV)

Passage

Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the inhabitants of Mesopotamia, and of Iudea, and of Cappadocia, of Pontus, and Asia,

Nearby Context

Acts 2:7 And they wondered al, and marueiled, saying among themselues, Beholde, are not all these which speake, of Galile?

Acts 2:8 How then heare we euery man our owne language, wherein we were borne?

Acts 2:9 Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the inhabitants of Mesopotamia, and of Iudea, and of Cappadocia, of Pontus, and Asia,

Acts 2:10 And of Phrygia, and Pamphylia, of Egypt, and of the partes of Libya, which is beside Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, and Iewes, and Proselytes,

Acts 2:11 Creetes, and Arabians: wee hearde them speake in our owne tongues the wonderful works of God.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "parthians", "medes", "elamites", "inhabitants", "mesopotamia", "iudea", "cappadocia", and "pontus". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "parthians" and "medes", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "How then heare we euery man our..." into verse 10's "And of Phrygia and Pamphylia of Egypt...", so "parthians" and "medes" belong inside that flow. In Acts context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "parthians" and "medes" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.