Genesis 11:1-9
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The Tower of Babel
11 Now the whole earth had one language and the same words. 2 And as people migrated from the east, they found a plain in (A)the land of Shinar and settled there. 3 And they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly.” And they had brick for stone, (B)and bitumen for mortar. 4 Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower (C)with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be dispersed over the face of the whole earth.” 5 And (D)the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of man had built. 6 And the Lord said, “Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language, and this is only the beginning of what they will do. And nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them. 7 Come, (E)let us go down and there confuse their language, so that they may not understand one another's speech.” 8 So (F)the Lord dispersed them from there over the face of all the earth, and they left off building the city. 9 Therefore its name was called (G)Babel, because there the Lord confused[a] the language of all the earth. And from there the Lord dispersed them over the face of all the earth.
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- Genesis 11:9 Babel sounds like the Hebrew for confused
Acts 2:1-11
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The Coming of the Holy Spirit
2 When (A)the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like (B)a mighty rushing wind, and (C)it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3 And divided tongues (D)as of fire appeared to them and rested[a] on each one of them. 4 And they were all (E)filled with the Holy Spirit and began (F)to speak in other tongues (G)as the Spirit gave them utterance.
5 Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven. 6 And (H)at this sound the multitude came together, and they were bewildered, because each one was hearing them speak in his own language. 7 And (I)they were amazed and astonished, saying, “Are not all these who are speaking (J)Galileans? 8 And how is it that we hear, each of us in his own native language? 9 Parthians and (K)Medes and (L)Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, 11 both Jews and (M)proselytes, Cretans and Arabians—we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God.”
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- Acts 2:3 Or And tongues as of fire appeared to them, distributed among them, and rested
Acts 2:12-21
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12 And (A)all were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” 13 But others (B)mocking said, “They are filled with new wine.”
Peter's Sermon at Pentecost
14 But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words. 15 For these people are not drunk, as you suppose, (C)since it is only the third hour of the day.[a] 16 But this is what was uttered through the prophet Joel:
17 (D)“‘And in the last days it shall be, God declares,
(E)that I will pour out my Spirit (F)on all flesh,
and your sons and (G)your daughters shall prophesy,
and your young men shall see visions,
and your old men shall dream dreams;
18 even on my male servants and female servants
in those days I will pour out my Spirit, and (H)they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in the heavens above
and signs on the earth below,
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke;
20 (I)the sun shall be turned to darkness
and the moon to blood,
before (J)the day of the Lord comes, the great and magnificent day.
21 And it shall come to pass that (K)everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.’
Footnotes
- Acts 2:15 That is, 9 a.m.
Psalm 104:24-35
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24 O Lord, how manifold are your works!
In (A)wisdom have you made them all;
the earth is full of your creatures.
25 Here is the sea, great and wide,
(B)which teems with creatures innumerable,
living things both small and great.
26 There go the ships,
and (C)Leviathan, which you formed to (D)play in it.[a]
27 These (E)all look to you,
to (F)give them their food in due season.
28 When you give it to them, they gather it up;
when you (G)open your hand, they are filled with good things.
29 When you (H)hide your face, they are (I)dismayed;
when you (J)take away their breath, they die
and (K)return to their dust.
30 When you (L)send forth your Spirit,[b] they are created,
and you (M)renew the face of the ground.
31 May the glory of the Lord (N)endure forever;
may the Lord (O)rejoice in his works,
32 who looks on the earth and it (P)trembles,
who (Q)touches the mountains and they smoke!
33 I will sing to the Lord (R)as long as I live;
I will sing praise to my God while I have being.
34 May my (S)meditation be pleasing to him,
for I rejoice in the Lord.
35 Let (T)sinners be consumed from the earth,
and let the wicked be no more!
(U)Bless the Lord, O my soul!
(V)Praise the Lord!
Footnotes
- Psalm 104:26 Or you formed to play with
- Psalm 104:30 Or breath
Acts 2:1-11
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The Coming of the Holy Spirit
2 When (A)the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like (B)a mighty rushing wind, and (C)it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3 And divided tongues (D)as of fire appeared to them and rested[a] on each one of them. 4 And they were all (E)filled with the Holy Spirit and began (F)to speak in other tongues (G)as the Spirit gave them utterance.
5 Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven. 6 And (H)at this sound the multitude came together, and they were bewildered, because each one was hearing them speak in his own language. 7 And (I)they were amazed and astonished, saying, “Are not all these who are speaking (J)Galileans? 8 And how is it that we hear, each of us in his own native language? 9 Parthians and (K)Medes and (L)Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, 11 both Jews and (M)proselytes, Cretans and Arabians—we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God.”
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- Acts 2:3 Or And tongues as of fire appeared to them, distributed among them, and rested
Acts 2:12-21
English Standard Version
12 And (A)all were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” 13 But others (B)mocking said, “They are filled with new wine.”
Peter's Sermon at Pentecost
14 But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words. 15 For these people are not drunk, as you suppose, (C)since it is only the third hour of the day.[a] 16 But this is what was uttered through the prophet Joel:
17 (D)“‘And in the last days it shall be, God declares,
(E)that I will pour out my Spirit (F)on all flesh,
and your sons and (G)your daughters shall prophesy,
and your young men shall see visions,
and your old men shall dream dreams;
18 even on my male servants and female servants
in those days I will pour out my Spirit, and (H)they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in the heavens above
and signs on the earth below,
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke;
20 (I)the sun shall be turned to darkness
and the moon to blood,
before (J)the day of the Lord comes, the great and magnificent day.
21 And it shall come to pass that (K)everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.’
Footnotes
- Acts 2:15 That is, 9 a.m.
1 Corinthians 12:4-13
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4 Now (A)there are varieties of gifts, but (B)the same Spirit; 5 and (C)there are varieties of service, but (D)the same Lord; 6 and there are varieties of activities, but it is (E)the same God who empowers them all in everyone. 7 (F)To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 8 For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of (G)wisdom, and to another the utterance of (H)knowledge according to the same Spirit, 9 to another (I)faith by the same Spirit, to another (J)gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10 to another (K)the working of miracles, to another (L)prophecy, to another (M)the ability to distinguish between spirits, to another (N)various kinds of tongues, to another (O)the interpretation of tongues. 11 All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, (P)who apportions to each one individually (Q)as he wills.
One Body with Many Members
12 For just as (R)the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, (S)so it is with Christ. 13 For (T)in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—(U)Jews or Greeks, slaves[a] or free—and (V)all were made to drink of one Spirit.
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- 1 Corinthians 12:13 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
John 14:8-17
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8 (A)Philip said to him, “Lord, (B)show us the Father, and it is enough for us.” 9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? (C)Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Do you not believe that (D)I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you (E)I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works. 11 Believe me that (F)I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else (G)believe on account of the works themselves.
12 “Truly, truly, I say to you, (H)whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I (I)am going to the Father. 13 (J)Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that (K)the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 (L)If you ask me[a] anything in my name, I will do it.
Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit
15 (M)“If you love me, you will (N)keep my commandments. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another (O)Helper,[b] to be with you forever, 17 even (P)the Spirit of truth, (Q)whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and (R)will be[c] in you.
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- John 14:14 Some manuscripts omit me
- John 14:16 Or Advocate, or Counselor; also 14:26; 15:26; 16:7
- John 14:17 Some manuscripts and is
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