2And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
3And there appeared to them, cloven tongues as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.
4And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
5And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven.
6Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because every man heard them speak in his own language.
7And they were all amazed, and marveled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these who speak Galileans?
8And how do we hear every man in our own language, wherein we were born?
9Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,
10Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and Proselytes,
11Cretes and Arabians we hear them speak in our languages the wonderful works of God.
12And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this?
13Others mocking, said, These men are full of new wine.
14But Peter standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said to them, Ye men of Judea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known to you, and hearken to my words:
15For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.
16But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel,
17And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out 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:
18And on my servants, and on my hand-maidens I will, in those days, pour out of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:
19And I will show wonders in heaven above, and signs on the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke.
20The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come.
21And it shall come to pass, that whoever shall call on the name of the Lord, shall be saved.
22Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved by God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know: