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Acts - ch 2 v 1 - 20
- And when the day of Pentecost was now come, they were all together in one place.
- And suddenly there came from heaven a sound as of the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
- And there appeared unto them tongues parting asunder, like as of fire; and it sat upon each one of them.
- And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
- Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven.
- And when this sound was heard, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speaking in his own language.
- And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying, Behold, are not all these that speak Galilaeans?
- And how hear we, every man in our own language wherein we were born?
- Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, in Judaea and Cappadocia, in Pontus and Asia,
- in Phrygia and Pamphylia, in Egypt and the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and sojourners from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,
- Cretans and Arabians, we hear them speaking in our tongues the mighty works of God.
- And they were all amazed, and were perplexed, saying one to another, What meaneth this?
- But others mocking said, They are filled with new wine.
- But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spake forth unto them, `saying', Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and give ear unto my words.
- For these are not drunken, as ye suppose; seeing it is `but' the third hour of the day.
- but this is that which hath been spoken through the prophet Joel:
- And it shall be in the last days, saith God, I will pour forth of 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:
- Yea and on my servants and on my handmaidens in those days Will I pour forth of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy.
- And I will show wonders in the heaven above, And signs on the earth beneath; Blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke:
- The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the day of the Lord come, That great and notable `day'.
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