1. When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.
2. Suddenly a noise came from heaven. It sounded like a strong wind blowing. This noise filled the whole house where they were sitting.
3. They saw something that looked like flames of fire. The flames were separated and stood over each person there.
4. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak different languages. The Holy Spirit was giving them the power to speak these languages.
5. There were some religious Jews staying in Jerusalem who were from every country in the world.
6. When they heard this noise, a crowd came together. They were all surprised, because each one heard them speaking in his own language.
7. They were completely amazed at this. They said, “Look! Aren’t all these men that we hear speaking from Galilee?
8. But each of us hears them in his own language. How is this possible? We are from different places:
9. Parthia, Media, Elam, Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia,