Acts 2:3 Meaning and Explanation
“And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Tongues like fire appear, part, and come to rest on each one of them.
What Does Acts 2:3 Mean?
To the sound is added sight. Fire in Scripture often marks the presence of God — the burning bush, the pillar of fire, the flame on Sinai. Here the fire divides into tongues, and one rests on every person in the room.
What once blazed on a single mountain now rests on each disciple. The presence of God is not confined to one leader or one shrine; it is given person by person, so that no one gathered there is overlooked. The shape is telling as well — tongues of fire for people about to speak. God kindles what he intends to use, and the next verses show the flame finding its voice.
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What does Acts 2:3 mean?
Tongues like fire appear, part, and come to rest on each one of them.