2And suddenly there came out of heaven a sound, as of a rushing mighty wind; and it filled the whole house where they were sitting;
3and there appeared to them tongues as of fire, distributing themselves; and one sat upon each of them.
4And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, even as the Spirit gave them utterance.
5Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven.
6And when this sound took place, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because every one heard them speaking in his own language.
7And they were amazed, and marveled, saying, Behold, are not all these who speak Galilaeans?
8and how is it that we every one hear them in our own language, wherein we were born?
9Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and those who inhabit Mesopotamia, Judaea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,
10Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and Romans who sojourn here, both Jews and Proselytes,
11Cretans and Arabians—how is it that we hear them speaking in our tongues the wonderful works of God?
12And they were all amazed and were in doubt, saying one to another, What can this mean?
13Others making sport of it, said, They are full of new wine.
14But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said to them, Men of Judea, and all that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known to you, and hearken to my words.
15For these are not drunken, as ye suppose; for it is the third hour of the day;
16but this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel,
17“It shall be in the last days, saith God, that I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters will prophesy, and your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams;
18and even on my servants, and on my handmaids, I will pour out of my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.
19And I will show wonders in heaven above, and signs on the earth beneath, blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke;
20the sun will be turned into darkness and the moon into blood, before the day of the Lord cometh, the great and notable day.
21And it shall be that every one that calleth on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
22Men of Israel, hear these words! Jesus the Nazarene, a man approved of God to you by miracles, and wonders, and signs, which God wrought by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves know,—