Acts 2:1-21.
Acts 2.1-21
The Coming of the Holy Spirit
On the day of Pentecost all the Lord's followers were together in one
place. Suddenly there was a noise from heaven like the sound of a
mighty wind! It filled the house where they were meeting. Then they
saw what looked like fiery tongues moving in all directions, and a
tongue came and settled on each person there. The Holy Spirit took
control of everyone, and they began speaking whatever languages the
Spirit let them speak.Many religious Jews from every country in the
world were living in Jerusalem. And when they heard this noise, a
crowd gathered. But they were surprised, because they were hearing
everything in their own languages. They were excited and amazed, and
said: Don't all these who are speaking come from Galilee? Then why do
we hear them speaking our very own languages? Some of us are from
Parthia, Media, and Elam. Others are from Mesopotamia, Judea,
Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia, Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, parts of Libya
near Cyrene, Rome, Crete, and Arabia. Some of us were born Jews, and
others of us have chosen to be Jews. Yet we all hear them using our
own languages to tell the wonderful things God has done. Everyone was
excited and confused. Some of them even kept asking each other, "What
does all this mean?" Others made fun of the Lord's followers and said,
"They are drunk."
Peter Speaks to the Crowd
Peter stood with the eleven apostles and spoke in a loud and clear
voice to the crowd:
Friends and everyone else living in Jerusalem, listen carefully to
what I have to say! You are wrong to think that these people are
drunk. After all, it is only nine o'clock in the morning. But this is
what God had the prophet Joel say, "When the last days come, I will
give my Spirit to everyone. Your sons and daughters will prophesy.
Your young men will see visions, and your old men will have dreams. In
those days I will give my Spirit to my servants, both men and women,
and they will prophesy. I will work miracles in the sky above and
wonders on the earth below. There will be blood and fire and clouds of
smoke. The sun will turn dark, and the moon will be as red as blood
before the great and wonderful day of the Lord appears. Then the Lord
will save everyone who asks for his help."
God bless you.
The Coming of the Holy Spirit
On the day of Pentecost all the Lord's followers were together in one
place. Suddenly there was a noise from heaven like the sound of a
mighty wind! It filled the house where they were meeting. Then they
saw what looked like fiery tongues moving in all directions, and a
tongue came and settled on each person there. The Holy Spirit took
control of everyone, and they began speaking whatever languages the
Spirit let them speak.Many religious Jews from every country in the
world were living in Jerusalem. And when they heard this noise, a
crowd gathered. But they were surprised, because they were hearing
everything in their own languages. They were excited and amazed, and
said: Don't all these who are speaking come from Galilee? Then why do
we hear them speaking our very own languages? Some of us are from
Parthia, Media, and Elam. Others are from Mesopotamia, Judea,
Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia, Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, parts of Libya
near Cyrene, Rome, Crete, and Arabia. Some of us were born Jews, and
others of us have chosen to be Jews. Yet we all hear them using our
own languages to tell the wonderful things God has done. Everyone was
excited and confused. Some of them even kept asking each other, "What
does all this mean?" Others made fun of the Lord's followers and said,
"They are drunk."
Peter Speaks to the Crowd
Peter stood with the eleven apostles and spoke in a loud and clear
voice to the crowd:
Friends and everyone else living in Jerusalem, listen carefully to
what I have to say! You are wrong to think that these people are
drunk. After all, it is only nine o'clock in the morning. But this is
what God had the prophet Joel say, "When the last days come, I will
give my Spirit to everyone. Your sons and daughters will prophesy.
Your young men will see visions, and your old men will have dreams. In
those days I will give my Spirit to my servants, both men and women,
and they will prophesy. I will work miracles in the sky above and
wonders on the earth below. There will be blood and fire and clouds of
smoke. The sun will turn dark, and the moon will be as red as blood
before the great and wonderful day of the Lord appears. Then the Lord
will save everyone who asks for his help."
God bless you.
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