The Day of Pentecost

2 When ^(A)the day of Pentecost ^[a]had come, they were all together in one place. ² And suddenly a noise like a violent rushing wind came from heaven, and it filled ^(B)the whole house where they were sitting. ³ And tongues that looked like fire appeared to them, ^[b]distributing themselves, and a tongue ^[c]rested on each one of them. ⁴ And they were all ^(C)filled with the Holy Spirit and began to ^(D)speak with different ^[d]tongues, as the Spirit was giving them the ability to speak out.

⁵ Now there were Jews residing in Jerusalem, ^(E)devout men from every nation under heaven. ⁶ And when ^(F)this sound occurred, the crowd came together and they were bewildered, because each one of them was hearing them speak in his own ^[e]language. ^7 (G)They were amazed and astonished, saying, “^[f]Why, are not all these who are speaking ^(H)Galileans? ⁸ And how is it that we each hear them in our own ^[g]language ^[h]to which we were born? ⁹ Parthians, Medes, and Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea, and ^(I)Cappadocia, ^(J)Pontus and ^[i](K)Asia, ^10 (L)Phrygia and ^(M)Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya around ^(N)Cyrene, and ^[j](O)visitors from Rome, both Jews and ^[k](P)proselytes, ¹¹ Cretans and Arabs—we hear them speaking in our own ^[l]tongues of the mighty deeds of God.” ¹² And ^(Q)they all continued in amazement and great perplexity, saying to one another, “What does this mean?”

⁷ But by His word ^(A)the present heavens and earth are being reserved for ^(B)fire, kept for ^(C)the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly people.

⁸ But do not let this one fact escape your notice, ^(D)beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and ^(E)a thousand years like one day. ^9 (F)The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but ^(G)is patient toward you, ^(H)not willing for any to perish, but for all to come to repentance.

A New Heaven and Earth

¹⁰ But ^(I)the day of the Lord ^(J)will come like a thief, in which ^(K)the heavens ^(L)will pass away with a roar and the ^(M)elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and ^(N)the earth and ^[a]its works will be ^[b]discovered.

¹¹ Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what sort of people ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, ^12 (O)looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which ^(P)the heavens will be destroyed by burning, and the ^(Q)elements will melt with intense heat! ¹³ But according to His ^(R)promise we are looking for ^(S)new heavens and a new earth, ^(T)in which righteousness dwells.