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Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place.
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Suddenly there came from the sky a sound like the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
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Tongues like fire appeared and were distributed to them, and it sat on each one of them.
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They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak.
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Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under the sky.
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When this sound was heard, the multitude came together, and were bewildered, because everyone heard them speaking in his own language.
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They were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, "Behold, aren`t all these who speak Galileans?
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How do we hear, everyone in our own native language?
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Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and people from Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia,
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Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, the parts of Libya around Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,
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Cretans and Arabians: we hear them speaking in our languages the mighty works of God!"
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They were all amazed, and were perplexed, saying one to another, "What does this mean?"
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Others, mocking, said, "They are filled with new wine."
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But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spoke out to them, "You men of Judea, and all you who dwell at Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to my words.
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For these aren`t drunken, as you suppose, seeing it is only the third hour of the day.
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But this is what has been spoken through the prophet Joel:
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`It will be in the last days, says God, I will pour forth of my Spirit on all flesh. Your sons and your daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions. Your old men will dream dreams.
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Yes, and on my servants and on my handmaidens in those days, I will pour out my Spirit, and they will prophesy.
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I will show wonders in the the sky above, And signs on the earth beneath; Blood, and fire, and billows of smoke.
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The sun will be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
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It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.`
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"You men of Israel, hear these words. Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved by God to you by mighty works and wonders and signs which God did by him in the midst of you, even as you yourselves know,
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him, being delivered up by the determined counsel and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by the hand of lawless men, crucified and killed;
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whom God raised up, having freed him from the agony of death, because it was not possible that he should be held by it.
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For David says concerning him, `I saw the Lord always before my face, For he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved.
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Therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced. Moreover my flesh also will dwell in hope;
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Because you will not leave my soul in Hades, Neither will you allow your Holy One to see decay.
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You made known to me the ways of life. You will make me full of gladness with your presence.`