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The Holy Spirit Comes

On the day of Pentecost[a] all the believers were meeting together in one place.

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  1. 2:1 The Festival of Pentecost came 50 days after Passover (when Jesus was crucified).

The Holy Spirit Comes at Pentecost

When the day of Pentecost(A) came, they were all together(B) in one place.

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And everyone present was filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other languages,[a] as the Holy Spirit gave them this ability.

At that time there were devout Jews from every nation living in Jerusalem. When they heard the loud noise, everyone came running, and they were bewildered to hear their own languages being spoken by the believers.

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  1. 2:4 Or in other tongues.

All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit(A) and began to speak in other tongues[a](B) as the Spirit enabled them.

Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing(C) Jews from every nation under heaven. When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard their own language being spoken.

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  1. Acts 2:4 Or languages; also in verse 11