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Acts 2:4-19

4And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.

5Now there were dwelling1 in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. 6And when this sound rang out, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking his own language.

7Astounded and amazed, they asked, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? 8How is it then that each of us hears them in his own native language? 9Parthians, Medes, and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,2 10Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome, 11both Jews and converts to Judaism; Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!”

12Astounded and perplexed, they asked one another, “What does this mean?”

13But others mocked them and said, “They are drunk on new wine!”

14Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, lifted up his voice, and addressed the crowd: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen carefully to my words. 15These men are not drunk, as you suppose. It is only the third hour of the day!3 16No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

17‘In the last days, God says,I will pour out My Spirit on all people.Your sons and daughters will prophesy,your young men will see visions,your old men will dream dreams.18Even on My menservants and maidservantsI will pour out My Spirit in those days,and they will prophesy.19I will show wonders in the heavens aboveand signs on the earth below,blood and fire and billows of smoke.
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  1. 1. Acts 2:5 Or staying; similarly in verse 14 ↩
  2. 2. Acts 2:9 That is, the Roman Province of Asia, located in what is now western Turkey ↩
  3. 3. Acts 2:15 That is, nine in the morning ↩

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