Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say.

You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

“Though I have been speaking figuratively, a time is coming when I will no longer use this kind of language but will tell you plainly about my Father.

Everyone in Jerusalem heard about this, so they called that field in their language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)

When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard their own language being spoken.

Then how is it that each of us hears them in our native language?

When the crowd saw what Paul had done, they shouted in the Lycaonian language, “The gods have come down to us in human form!”

Undoubtedly there are all sorts of languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning.

But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.

And they sang a new song, saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased for God persons from every tribe and language and people and nation.

The Great Multitude in White Robes

After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands.

Then I was told, “You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, languages and kings.”

For three and a half days some from every people, tribe, language and nation will gaze on their bodies and refuse them burial.

It was given power to wage war against God’s holy people and to conquer them. And it was given authority over every tribe, people, language and nation.

The Three Angels

Then I saw another angel flying in midair, and he had the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth—to every nation, tribe, language and people.

Then the angel said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations and languages.