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When ^(C1)the day of Pentecost ^(F1)had come, they were all together in one place.

And suddenly a noise like a violent rushing wind came from heaven, and it filled ^(C1)the whole house where they were sitting.

And tongues that looked like fire appeared to them, ^(F1)distributing themselves, and a tongue ^(F2)rested on each one of them.

And they were all ^(C1)filled with the Holy Spirit and began to ^(C2)speak with different ^(F1)tongues, as the Spirit was giving them the ability to speak out.

Now there were Jews residing in Jerusalem, ^(C1)devout men from every nation under heaven.

And when ^(C1)this sound occurred, the crowd came together and they were bewildered, because each one of them was hearing them speak in his own ^(F1)language.

^(C1)They were amazed and astonished, saying, "^(F1)Why, are not all these who are speaking ^(C2)Galileans?

"And how is it that we each hear them in our own ^(F1)language ^(F2)to which we were born?

"Parthians, Medes, and Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea, and ^(C1)Cappadocia, ^(C2)Pontus and ^(F1)(C3)Asia,

^(C1)Phrygia and ^(C2)Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya around ^(C3)Cyrene, and ^(F1)(C4)visitors from Rome, both Jews and ^(F2)(C5)proselytes,

Cretans and Arabs—we hear them speaking in our own ^(F1)tongues of the mighty deeds of God."

And ^(C1)they all continued in amazement and great perplexity, saying to one another, "What does this mean?"

But others were jeering and saying, "^(C1)They are full of ^(F1)sweet wine!"

But Peter, taking his stand with ^(C1)the other eleven, raised his voice and declared to them: "Men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, ^(F1)know this, and pay attention to my words.

"For these people are not drunk, as you assume, ^(C1)since it is only the ^(F1)third hour of the day;

but this is what has been spoken through the prophet Joel:

'^(C1)AND IT SHALL BE IN THE LAST DAYS,' God says, 'THAT I WILL POUR OUT MY SPIRIT ON ALL ^(F1)MANKIND; AND YOUR SONS AND YOUR DAUGHTERS WILL PROPHESY, AND YOUR YOUNG MEN WILL SEE VISIONS, AND YOUR OLD MEN WILL ^(F2)HAVE DREAMS;

AND EVEN ON MY MALE AND FEMALE ^(F1)SERVANTS I WILL POUR OUT MY SPIRIT IN THOSE DAYS, And they will prophesy.

-'AND I WILL ^(F1)DISPLAY WONDERS IN THE SKY ABOVE AND SIGNS ON THE EARTH BELOW, BLOOD, FIRE, AND ^(F2)VAPOR OF SMOKE.

-'THE SUN WILL BE TURNED INTO DARKNESS AND THE MOON INTO BLOOD, BEFORE THE GREAT AND GLORIOUS DAY OF THE LORD COMES.

-'AND IT SHALL BE THAT ^(C1)EVERYONE WHO CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED.'