Acts 2:6 (WEB)

Passage

When this sound was heard, the multitude came together, and were bewildered, because everyone heard them speaking in his own language.

Nearby Context

Acts 2:4 They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak.

Acts 2:5 Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under the sky.

Acts 2:6 When this sound was heard, the multitude came together, and were bewildered, because everyone heard them speaking in his own language.

Acts 2:7 They were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, “Behold, aren’t all these who speak Galileans?

Acts 2:8 How do we hear, everyone in our own native language?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sound", "heard", "multitude", "came", "together", "bewildered", and "everyone". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sound" and "heard", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews..." into verse 7's "They were all amazed and marveled saying...", so "sound" and "heard" 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 "sound" and "heard" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.