Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
2 On the day of Pentecost these people were all in one place.
2 Then, suddenly, a sound came from heaven. It was like a very strong wind blowing. It went all through the house where they were sitting.
3 And then they saw tongues like fire. These were divided and came on each one of the people there.
4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit. They began to speak the words of God in other languages as the Spirit spoke through them.
5 Crowds of Jews were staying in Jerusalem. They had come from every country in the world. They were good men who believed in God.
6 Many people came together when they heard the apostles speaking. They did not know what to think. Everyone heard someone speaking in his own language.
7 They were all very much surprised and said to each other, `These men who are speaking, are they not all from Galilee?
8 How is it then that each one of us hears the language of our own country?
9-11 We people from the countries of Parthia and Media and Elam all hear the wonderful things God has done. So also do the people who live in the countries of Mesopotamia, and in Judea in Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, in Phrygia, and Pamphylia, and in Egypt, and in some parts of Lybia around Cyrene, people from the city of Rome who are now living in Jerusalem, both Jews and those who joined themselves to the Jews, the people from Crete and Arabia. These men from Galilee are speaking in our own languages.'
12 They were all very much surprised and could hardly believe it. `What does this mean?' they asked each other.
13 Other people laughed about it and said, `These men have been drinking too much new wine.'
14 Peter stood up with the eleven apostles. He shouted, `You men of Judea and all who stay in Jerusalem, listen to me! I will tell you the truth.
15 You think that these men are drunk. That is not so. It is only nine o'clock in the morning.
16 The thing that has happened is what the prophet Joel told about.
17 He said, "God says, `In the last days I will send my Spirit on all people. I will speak through your sons and daughters. Your young men will see visions and your old men will have dreams.
18 In those days I will send my Spirit on the men and women who serve me and I will speak through them.
19 In the sky above and on the earth below I will show wonderful signs with blood and fire and clouds of smoke.
20 The sun will be dark and the moon will be like blood. These things will happen before the day of the Lord comes. It will be a great day that will be remembered always.
21 And anyone who calls out to the Lord will be saved.' "
3 Therefore, I want you to understand this. No person who has the Spirit of God ever curses Jesus. And no one can say, `Jesus is Lord,' if he is not controlled by the Holy Spirit.
4 There are different gifts, but there is only one Spirit.
5 There are different kinds of work, but there is only one Lord.
6 There are different ways of working, but there is only one God. He works in all people and does it all.
7 And the Holy Spirit gives each one a gift so that all people may be helped.
8 The Spirit gives one person wise words to say. The same Spirit gives another person words of good understanding.
9 To another person the same Spirit gives faith, and to another person he gives the power to heal people.
10 To another person the Spirit gives the power to do big works. Another can speak words from God. To another person he gives the power to know the difference between spirits. To another person he gives the gift to speak the words of God in other tongues or languages, and to another the meaning of these different tongues.
11 And the same Spirit gives the power for all these things. He gives each person what he wants to give to them.
12 A person has only one body, and the body has many parts. It is the same with Christ.
13 The one Spirit baptized us all to make one body. It made no difference whether we were Jews or Greeks, whether we were slaves or free men. We were all given to drink of one Spirit.
2 On the day of Pentecost these people were all in one place.
2 Then, suddenly, a sound came from heaven. It was like a very strong wind blowing. It went all through the house where they were sitting.
3 And then they saw tongues like fire. These were divided and came on each one of the people there.
4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit. They began to speak the words of God in other languages as the Spirit spoke through them.
5 Crowds of Jews were staying in Jerusalem. They had come from every country in the world. They were good men who believed in God.
6 Many people came together when they heard the apostles speaking. They did not know what to think. Everyone heard someone speaking in his own language.
7 They were all very much surprised and said to each other, `These men who are speaking, are they not all from Galilee?
8 How is it then that each one of us hears the language of our own country?
9-11 We people from the countries of Parthia and Media and Elam all hear the wonderful things God has done. So also do the people who live in the countries of Mesopotamia, and in Judea in Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, in Phrygia, and Pamphylia, and in Egypt, and in some parts of Lybia around Cyrene, people from the city of Rome who are now living in Jerusalem, both Jews and those who joined themselves to the Jews, the people from Crete and Arabia. These men from Galilee are speaking in our own languages.'
12 They were all very much surprised and could hardly believe it. `What does this mean?' they asked each other.
13 Other people laughed about it and said, `These men have been drinking too much new wine.'
14 Peter stood up with the eleven apostles. He shouted, `You men of Judea and all who stay in Jerusalem, listen to me! I will tell you the truth.
15 You think that these men are drunk. That is not so. It is only nine o'clock in the morning.
16 The thing that has happened is what the prophet Joel told about.
17 He said, "God says, `In the last days I will send my Spirit on all people. I will speak through your sons and daughters. Your young men will see visions and your old men will have dreams.
18 In those days I will send my Spirit on the men and women who serve me and I will speak through them.
19 In the sky above and on the earth below I will show wonderful signs with blood and fire and clouds of smoke.
20 The sun will be dark and the moon will be like blood. These things will happen before the day of the Lord comes. It will be a great day that will be remembered always.
21 And anyone who calls out to the Lord will be saved.' "
19 It was the first day of the week. In the evening the disciples were in a house together. The doors were shut because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. Jesus came and stood there with them. He said to them, `Peace to you!'
20 When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.
21 Jesus said to them again, `Peace to you! My Father sent me: now I am sending you in the same way.'
22 When he had said this, he breathed on them and said, `Receive the Holy Spirit.
23 Whoever you make free from the wrong things they have done will be free. Whoever you do not make free from the wrong things they have done will not be free.'
37 The last day of the feast was a big day. On that day Jesus stood up and shouted, `If anyone is thirsty, he may come to me and drink.
38 If anyone believes in me, the holy writings say, "Rivers of water that give life will flow out of his heart." '
39 This is what Jesus meant: those who believe in him would receive the Spirit. At that time no one had received the Holy Spirit because Jesus had not yet been lifted up to heaven
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