12. They were all amazed and confused. They asked each other, “What does this mean?”
13. But others were making fun of them, saying, “They have had too much wine.”
14. But Peter stood up with the 11 apostles. In a loud voice he spoke to the crowd: “My fellow Jews, and all of you who are in Jerusalem, listen to me. Pay attention to what I have to say.
15. These men are not drunk, as you think; it is only nine o’clock in the morning!
16. But Joel the prophet wrote about what is happening here today:
17. ‘God says: In the last daysI will give my Spirit freely to all kinds of people.Your sons and daughters will prophesy.Your old men will dream dreams.Your young men will see visions.
18. At that time I will give my Spiriteven to my servants, both men and women.And they will prophesy.
19. I will show miraclesin the sky and on the earth:blood, fire and thick smoke.