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And when this sound occurred, the (A)multitude came together, and were confused, because everyone heard them speak in his own language. Then they were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, “Look, are not all these who speak (B)Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each in our own [a]language in which we were born? Parthians and Medes and Elamites, those dwelling in Mesopotamia, Judea and (C)Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya adjoining Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, 11 Cretans and [b]Arabs—we hear them speaking in our own tongues the wonderful works of God.” 12 So they were all amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “Whatever could this mean?”

13 Others mocking said, “They are full of new wine.”

Peter’s Sermon(D)

14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, raised his voice and said to them, “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and heed my words. 15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose, (E)since it is only [c]the third hour of the day. 16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

17 ‘And(F) it shall come to pass in the last days, says God,
(G)That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh;
Your sons and (H)your daughters shall prophesy,
Your young men shall see visions,
Your old men shall dream dreams.
18 And on My menservants and on My maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days;
(I)And they shall prophesy.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 2:8 dialect
  2. Acts 2:11 Arabians
  3. Acts 2:15 9 a.m.

And when (A)this sound occurred, the crowd came together and they were bewildered, because each one of them was hearing them speak in his own [a]language. (B)They were amazed and astonished, saying, “[b]Why, are not all these who are speaking (C)Galileans? And how is it that we each hear them in our own [c]language [d]to which we were born? Parthians, Medes, and Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea, and (D)Cappadocia, (E)Pontus and [e](F)Asia, 10 (G)Phrygia and (H)Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya around (I)Cyrene, and [f](J)visitors from Rome, both Jews and [g](K)proselytes, 11 Cretans and Arabs—we hear them speaking in our own [h]tongues of the mighty deeds of God.” 12 And (L)they all continued in amazement and great perplexity, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” 13 But others were jeering and saying, “(M)They are full of [i]sweet wine!”

Peter’s Sermon

14 But Peter, taking his stand with (N)the other eleven, raised his voice and declared to them: “Men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, [j]know this, and pay attention to my words. 15 For these people are not drunk, as you assume, (O)since it is only the [k]third hour of the day; 16 but this is what has been spoken through the prophet Joel:

17 (P)And it shall be in the last days,’ God says,
That I will pour out My Spirit on all [l]mankind;
And your sons and your daughters will prophesy,
And your young men will see visions,
And your old men will [m]have dreams;
18 And even on My male and female [n]servants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days,
And they will prophesy.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 2:6 Or dialect
  2. Acts 2:7 Lit Behold
  3. Acts 2:8 Or dialect
  4. Acts 2:8 Lit in
  5. Acts 2:9 I.e., west coast province of Asia Minor
  6. Acts 2:10 Lit the sojourning Romans
  7. Acts 2:10 I.e., Gentile converts to Judaism
  8. Acts 2:11 Or languages
  9. Acts 2:13 I.e., new wine
  10. Acts 2:14 Lit let this be known to you
  11. Acts 2:15 I.e., 9 a.m.
  12. Acts 2:17 Lit flesh
  13. Acts 2:17 Lit dream with dreams
  14. Acts 2:18 Or slaves

And when this sound was heard, a crowd gathered, and they were bewildered because each one was hearing those in the upper room speaking in his own language or dialect. They were completely astonished, saying, “Look! Are not all of these who are speaking Galileans? Then how is it that each of us hears in our own language or native dialect? [Among us there are] Parthians, Medes and Elamites, and people of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and [a]Asia [Minor], 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the districts of Libya around Cyrene, and the visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes (Gentile converts to Judaism), 11 Cretans and Arabs—we all hear them speaking in our [native] tongues about the mighty works of God!” 12 And they were beside themselves with amazement and were greatly perplexed, saying one to another, “What could this mean?” 13 But others were laughing and joking and ridiculing them, saying, “They are full of sweet wine and are drunk!”

Peter’s Sermon

14 But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them: “Men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, let this be explained to you; listen closely and pay attention to what I have to say. 15 These people are not drunk, as you assume, since it is [only] the third hour of the day (9:00 a.m.); 16 but this is [the beginning of] what was spoken of through the prophet Joel:

17 
And it shall be in the last days,’ says God,
That I will pour out My Spirit upon all mankind;
And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
And your young men shall see [divinely prompted] visions,
And your old men shall dream [divinely prompted] dreams;
18 
Even on My bond-servants, both men and women,
I will in those days pour out My Spirit
And they shall prophesy.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 2:9 Modern Turkey.

When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard their own language being spoken. Utterly amazed,(A) they asked: “Aren’t all these who are speaking Galileans?(B) Then how is it that each of us hears them in our native language? Parthians, Medes and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia,(C) Pontus(D) and Asia,[a](E) 10 Phrygia(F) and Pamphylia,(G) Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene;(H) visitors from Rome 11 (both Jews and converts to Judaism); Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!” 12 Amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, “What does this mean?”

13 Some, however, made fun of them and said, “They have had too much wine.”(I)

Peter Addresses the Crowd

14 Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: “Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, let me explain this to you; listen carefully to what I say. 15 These people are not drunk, as you suppose. It’s only nine in the morning!(J) 16 No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

17 “‘In the last days, God says,
    I will pour out my Spirit on all people.(K)
Your sons and daughters will prophesy,(L)
    your young men will see visions,
    your old men will dream dreams.
18 Even on my servants, both men and women,
    I will pour out my Spirit in those days,
    and they will prophesy.(M)

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 2:9 That is, the Roman province by that name

Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.

And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans?

And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?

Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,

10 Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,

11 Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.

12 And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this?

13 Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.

14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:

15 For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.

16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;

17 And 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:

18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:

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