Acts 2:4-19

4Then they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them.

5Now there were Jews staying in Jerusalem, devout people from every nation under heaven.

6When this sound occurred, a crowd came together and was confused because each one heard them speaking in his own language.

7They were astounded and amazed, saying, “Look, aren’t all these who are speaking Galileans?

8How is it that each of us can hear them in our own native language?

9Parthians, Medes, Elamites; those who live in Mesopotamia, in Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,

10Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome (both Jews and converts),

11Cretans and Arabs — we hear them declaring the magnificent acts of God in our own tongues.”

12They were all astounded and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?”

13But some sneered and said, “They’re drunk on new wine.”

14Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice, and proclaimed to them, “Fellow Jews and all you residents of Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and pay attention to my words.

15For these people are not drunk, as you suppose, since it’s only nine in the morning.

16On the contrary, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel:

17And it will be in the last days, says God, that I will pour out my Spirit on all people; then your sons and your daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.

18I will even pour out my Spirit on my servants in those days, both men and women and they will prophesy.

19I will display wonders in the heaven above and signs on the earth below: blood and fire and a cloud of smoke.