The descent of the Holy Spirit

[Acts 2:1-13]

1 When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all assembled together in one place.

2 Suddenly, there came from heaven a sound similar to that of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house in which they were sitting.

3 Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which separated and came to rest on each one of them.

4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different languages,[c] as the Spirit enabled them to do so.

5 Now staying in Jerusalem there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven.

6 At this sound, a large crowd of them gathered, and they were bewildered because each one heard them speaking in his own language.

7 They were astounded and asked in amazement, “Are not all these men who are speaking Galileans?

8 How is it then that each of us hears them in his own native language?

9 Parthians, Medes, and Elamites, residents of Mesopotamia, Judea, and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,

10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the districts of Libya around Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,[d]

11 Cretans and Arabs—we hear them speaking in our own languages about the mighty deeds of God.”

12 They were all astounded and perplexed, and they said to one another, “What does all this mean?”

13 However, others said mockingly, “They are filled with new wine.”