Acts 2:1–17

The Coming of the Holy Spirit

2When ^fthe day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. ²And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like ^ga mighty rushing wind, and ^hit filled the entire house where they were sitting. ³And divided tongues ⁱas of fire appeared to them and rested¹ on each one of them. ⁴And they were all ^jfilled with the Holy Spirit and began ^kto speak in other tongues ^las the Spirit gave them utterance.

⁵Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven. ⁶And ^mat this sound the multitude came together, and they were bewildered, because each one was hearing them speak in his own language. ⁷And ⁿthey were amazed and astonished, saying, “Are not all these who are speaking ^oGalileans? ⁸And how is it that we hear, each of us in his own native language? ⁹Parthians and ^pMedes and ^qElamites and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, ¹⁰Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, ¹¹both Jews and ^rproselytes, Cretans and Arabians—we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God.” ¹²And ^sall were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” ¹³But others ^tmocking said, “They are filled with new wine.”

Peter’s Sermon at Pentecost

¹⁴But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words. ¹⁵For these people are not drunk, as you suppose, ^usince it is only the third hour of the day.^{2 16}But this is what was uttered through the prophet Joel:

^17v“ ‘And in the last days it shall be, God declares,

^wthat I will pour out my Spirit ^xon all flesh,

and your sons and ^yyour daughters shall prophesy,

and your young men shall see visions,

and your old men shall dream dreams;