Acts 2:4 (LSB)

Passage

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance.

Nearby Context

Acts 2:2 And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.

Acts 2:3 And there appeared to them tongues like fire distributing themselves, and they rested on each one of them.

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.

Acts 2:5 Now there were Jews living in Jerusalem, devout men from every nation under heaven.

Acts 2:6 And when this sound occurred, the multitude came together, and were bewildered because each one of them was hearing them speak in his own language.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "filled", "holy", "began", "speak", "other", and "tongues". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "filled", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "And there appeared to them tongues like..." into verse 5's "Now there were Jews living in Jerusalem...", so "Spirit" and "filled" 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 "Spirit" and "filled" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.