Encyclopedia entry
Language
[Tongues, Confusion Of, CONFUSION OF]
In the Bible
38
Verses where Language is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Corinthians 14:11
If, then, I do not know the meaning of someone’s language, I am a foreigner to the speaker, and he is a foreigner to me.
- 2 Kings 18:26
Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, along with Shebnah and Joah, said to the Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, since we understand it. Do not speak with us in Hebrew in the hearing of the people on the wall.”
- 2 Kings 18:28
Then the Rabshakeh stood and called out loudly in Hebrew: “Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria!
- Acts 1:19
This became known to all who lived in Jerusalem, so they called that field in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)
- Acts 2:6
And when this sound rang out, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking his own language.
- Acts 2:8
How is it then that each of us hears them in his own native language?
+32 more verses naming Language.
Scripture on Language
29
Entries that reference Language
3
Voices on Language
24
Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.
Sources · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
Public-domain text. Modernized only where archaic spelling impedes reading; original facts preserved. Verify against an authoritative modern reference before quoting.













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