Day of Pentecost

1Verse 1. When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2Verse 2. Suddenly a sound like a mighty rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3Verse 3. They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 4Verse 4. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. 5Verse 5. Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. 6Verse 6. And when this sound rang out, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking his own language. 7Verse 7. Astounded and amazed, they asked, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? 8Verse 8. How is it then that each of us hears them in his own native language? 9Verse 9. Parthians, Medes, and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10Verse 10. Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome, 11Verse 11. both Jews and converts to Judaism; Cretans and Arabs— we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!” 12Verse 12. Astounded and perplexed, they asked one another, “What does this mean?” 13Verse 13. But others mocked them and said, “They are drunk on new wine!” 14Verse 14. Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, lifted up his voice, and addressed the crowd: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen carefully to my words. 15Verse 15. These men are not drunk, as you suppose. It is only the third hour of the day! 16Verse 16. No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: 17Verse 17. ‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams. 18Verse 18. Even on My menservants and maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy. 19Verse 19. I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke. 20Verse 20. The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord. 21Verse 21. And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’

24Verse 24. So Moses went out and relayed to the people the words of the LORD, and he gathered seventy of the elders of the people and had them stand around the tent. 25Verse 25. Then the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to him, and He took some of the Spirit that was on Moses and placed that Spirit on the seventy elders. As the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied — but they never did so again. 26Verse 26. Two men, however, had remained in the camp — one named Eldad and the other Medad — and the Spirit rested on them. They were among those listed, but they had not gone out to the tent, and they prophesied in the camp. 27Verse 27. A young man ran and reported to Moses, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.” 28Verse 28. Joshua son of Nun, the attendant to Moses since youth, spoke up and said, “Moses, my lord, stop them!” 29Verse 29. But Moses replied, “Are you jealous on my account? I wish that all the LORD’s people were prophets and that the LORD would place His Spirit on them!” 30Verse 30. Then Moses returned to the camp, along with the elders of Israel.

3Verse 3. Therefore I inform you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit. 4Verse 4. There are different gifts, but the same Spirit. 5Verse 5. There are different ministries, but the same Lord. 6Verse 6. There are different ways of working, but the same God works all things in all people. 7Verse 7. Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. 8Verse 8. To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by the same Spirit, 9Verse 9. to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, 10Verse 10. to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in various tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues. 11Verse 11. All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, who apportions them to each one as He determines. 12Verse 12. The body is a unit, though it is composed of many parts. And although its parts are many, they all form one body. So it is with Christ. 13Verse 13. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one Spirit to drink.

1Verse 1. When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2Verse 2. Suddenly a sound like a mighty rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3Verse 3. They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 4Verse 4. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. 5Verse 5. Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. 6Verse 6. And when this sound rang out, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking his own language. 7Verse 7. Astounded and amazed, they asked, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? 8Verse 8. How is it then that each of us hears them in his own native language? 9Verse 9. Parthians, Medes, and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10Verse 10. Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome, 11Verse 11. both Jews and converts to Judaism; Cretans and Arabs— we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!” 12Verse 12. Astounded and perplexed, they asked one another, “What does this mean?” 13Verse 13. But others mocked them and said, “They are drunk on new wine!” 14Verse 14. Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, lifted up his voice, and addressed the crowd: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen carefully to my words. 15Verse 15. These men are not drunk, as you suppose. It is only the third hour of the day! 16Verse 16. No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: 17Verse 17. ‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams. 18Verse 18. Even on My menservants and maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy. 19Verse 19. I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke. 20Verse 20. The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord. 21Verse 21. And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’

19Verse 19. It was the first day of the week, and that very evening, while the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be with you!” He said to them. 20Verse 20. After He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. 21Verse 21. Again Jesus said to them, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent Me, so also I am sending you.” 22Verse 22. When He had said this, He breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23Verse 23. If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you withhold forgiveness from anyone, it is withheld.”

37Verse 37. On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. 38Verse 38. Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’” 39Verse 39. He was speaking about the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.