And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.
And there were dwelling at Jerusalem, х Eesan (G2258) de (G1161) katoikountes (G2730)] - not, perhaps, permanently settled there (as some good critics understand the words), but come to stay there during the festival,
Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven - language scarcely hyperbolical; because Josephus (Jewish Wars 2: 16, 4) testifies to the almost universal dispersion of the Jews long before this. At the same time, only the more religious portion of them would think it incumbent on them to come from great distances to the metropolis to keep the annual festivals.