Ac 2:1 ¶ And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. 5 ¶ And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. 6 Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. 7 And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans? 8 And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born? 9 Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, 10 Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes, 11 Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God. 12 And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this? 13 Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.
Noice that in verse 6 every man head them speak in his own language. Also in verse 11 it says "we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God". What happened here was as much a work on the ear as on the tongue. As a person spoke,they all heard him in their own language in which they were born. They would have spoken one at a time as God instructed in 1 Cor. 14 so that it would not be mass confusion. There was no confusion but rather understanding. They all understand clearly, in the language of their birth or childhood. Remember the word "cloven tongues", this means split tongues. The word cloven is often used to mean split. Hence,out of the same mouth came many languages. Now we understand the meaning of a voice as of many waters and out his mouth shall flow many waters.
