Acts 2:1-18 ▼

1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all of one accord in the same place.

2 And suddenly there was a sound from heaven as of a mighty, rushing wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

3 And there appeared unto them divided tongues, as of fire, and it sat upon each one of them;

4 and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

5 And Jews were dwelling at Jerusalem, devout men from every nation, of those under the heaven;

6 and this report prevailing, the multitude came together and was confounded, because they were hearing them speaking each one in his own dialect.

7 And they were all astounded and marveled, saying, Are not all these who are speaking, Galileans?

8 And how do we hear each one in our own dialect in which we were born,

9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and those inhabiting Mesopotamia, Judea, and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,

10 indeed Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the regions of Libya which is beyond Cyrene, and Roman sojourners, both Jews and proselytes,

11 Cretans and Arabians, we hear them speaking the mighty works of God in our own languages.

12 And all were astounded and bewildered, saying one to another, What does this wish to be?

13 And others mocking, continued to say, that these people are full of fermented wine.

14 And Peter standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and spoke to them: Judean men and all ye dwelling at Jerusalem, let this be known unto you, and know my words.

15 For these are not drunken, as you suppose; for it is the third hour of the day;

16 but this is that which has been spoken by the prophet Joel;

17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, I will pour out from my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams;

18 and upon my servants and my handmaidens I will pour out of my Spirit on those days, and they shall prophesy.