Pentecost, Acts 2, Philippians 4

Pentecost, Acts 2, Philippians 4

When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one
place. 2And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush
of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were
sitting. 3Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue
rested on each of them. 4All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and
began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability.
5Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven living in
Jerusalem. 6And at this sound the crowd gathered and was bewildered,
because each one heard them speaking in the native language of each.
7Amazed and astonished, they asked, “Are not all these who are speaking
Galileans? 8And how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native
language? 9Parthians, Medes, Elamites, 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,
both Jews and proselytes, 11Cretans and Arabs—in our own languages
we hear them speaking about God’s deeds of power.” 12All were amazed
and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” 13But
others sneered and said, “They are filled with new wine.”
14But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed
them, “Men of Judea and all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to
you, and listen to what I say. 15Indeed, these are not drunk, as you
suppose, for it is only nine o’clock in the morning. 16No, this is what was
spoken through the prophet Joel: 17‘In the last days it will be, God
declares, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and
your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions,
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and your old men shall dream dreams. 18Even upon my slaves, both men
and women, in those days I will pour out my Spirit; and they shall
prophesy. 19And I will show portents in the heaven above and signs on
the earth below, blood, and fire, and smoky mist. 20The sun shall be
turned to darkness and the moon to blood, before the coming of the
Lord’s great and glorious day. 21Then everyone who calls on the name of
the Lord shall be saved.’”