Acts 2:1-8

1Then the day of the Pentecost festival arrived. All the believers were meeting together in one place.

2Suddenly, as they were sitting together, they heard a noise. The noise came from the sky and it filled the whole house. It was like the sound of a strong wind.

3Then they saw something that looked like many small fires. The separate fires moved and went to sit on each person there.

4All the believers became full with the Holy Spirit. They began to speak in languages that they had not learned. They spoke whatever language the Holy Spirit helped them to speak.

5At that time, Jews who came from many different countries in the world were staying in Jerusalem. They were Jews who carefully obeyed God's Law.

6When these Jews heard the noise, a large crowd of them came together in that place. As the believers spoke, each person in the crowd could hear the message in their own language. This confused them.

7They were very surprised and they said to each other, ‘These men who are speaking our languages are all from Galilee.

8But each of us can hear them speak in the language of our own home country. How can this happen?