Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

The Holy Spirit Comes at Pentecost

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

⁵ Now there were Jews living in Jerusalem, ^(G)devout men from every nation under heaven. ⁶ And when ^(H)this sound occurred, the multitude came together, and were bewildered because each one of them was hearing them speak in his own ^[g]language. ^7 (I)So they were astounded and marveling, saying, “Behold, are not all these who are speaking ^(J)Galileans? ⁸ And how is it that we each hear them in our own ^[h]language in which we were born? ⁹ Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and ^(K)Cappadocia, ^(L)Pontus and ^[i](M)Asia, ^10 (N)Phrygia and ^(O)Pamphylia, Egypt and the district of Libya around ^(P)Cyrene, and ^[j](Q)visitors from Rome, both Jews and ^[k](R)proselytes, ¹¹ Cretans and Arabs—we hear them in our own tongues speaking of the mighty deeds of God.” ¹² And ^(S)they all continued in astonishment and great perplexity, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” ¹³ But others, mocking, were saying, “^(T)They are full of new wine.”

Peter’s Sermon at Pentecost

¹⁴ But Peter, ^[l]taking his stand with ^(U)the eleven, raised his voice and declared to them: “Men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you and give heed to my words. ¹⁵ For these men are not drunk, as you suppose, ^(V)for it is the ^[m]third hour of the day; ¹⁶ but this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel:

Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones

37 The ^(A)hand of Yahweh was upon me, and He ^(B)brought me out ^[a]by the Spirit of Yahweh and caused me to rest in the middle of the ^(C)valley; and it was full of bones. ² He caused me to pass among them all around, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley; and behold, they were very dry. ³ He said to me, “Son of man, ^(D)can these bones live?” And I answered, “O Lord Yahweh, ^(E)You know.” ⁴ Then He said to me, “^(F)Prophesy over these bones and say to them, ‘O dry bones, ^(G)hear the word of Yahweh.’ ⁵ Thus says Lord Yahweh to these bones, ‘Behold, I will cause ^[b](H)breath to enter you that you may come to life. ⁶ I will put sinews on you, make flesh come up upon you, cover you with skin, and put breath in you that you may come alive; and you will ^(I)know that I am Yahweh.’”

⁷ So I prophesied ^(J)as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a ^[c]noise, and behold, a rumbling; and the bones came together, bone to its bone. ⁸ And I looked, and behold, sinews were on them, and flesh came up upon them, and skin covered them; but there was no breath in them. ⁹ Then He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh, “Come from the four ^[d]winds, O breath, and ^(K)breathe on these who were killed, that they may ^(L)come to life.”’” ¹⁰ So I prophesied as He commanded me, and the ^(M)breath came into them, and they came to life and stood on their feet, an ^(N)exceedingly great military force.

¹¹ Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the ^(O)whole house of Israel; behold, they say, ‘Our ^(P)bones are dried up, and our hope has perished. We are ^[e]completely ^(Q)cut off.’ ¹² Therefore prophesy and say to them, ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh, “Behold, I will open your graves and ^(R)cause you to come up out of your graves, My people; and I will bring you into the land of Israel. ¹³ Then you will know that I am Yahweh, when I have opened your graves and caused you to come up out of your graves, My people. ¹⁴ And I will ^(S)put My ^[f]Spirit within you, and you will come to life, and I will ^[g]place you on your own land. Then you will know that I, Yahweh, have spoken and done it,” declares Yahweh.’”

²² For we know that the whole creation ^(A)groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now. ^23 (B)And not only this, but also we ourselves, having ^(C)the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves ^(D)groan within ourselves, ^(E)eagerly waiting for our adoption as sons, ^(F)the redemption of our body. ²⁴ For ^(G)in hope we were saved, but ^(H)hope that is seen is not hope, for who hopes for what he already sees? ²⁵ But ^(I)if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we eagerly wait for it.

²⁶ And in the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness, for ^(J)we do not know how to pray as we should, but ^(K)the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; ²⁷ and ^(L)He who searches the hearts knows what ^(M)the mind of the Spirit is, because He ^(N)intercedes for the ^[a]saints according to the will of God.

The Holy Spirit Comes at Pentecost

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

⁵ Now there were Jews living in Jerusalem, ^(G)devout men from every nation under heaven. ⁶ And when ^(H)this sound occurred, the multitude came together, and were bewildered because each one of them was hearing them speak in his own ^[g]language. ^7 (I)So they were astounded and marveling, saying, “Behold, are not all these who are speaking ^(J)Galileans? ⁸ And how is it that we each hear them in our own ^[h]language in which we were born? ⁹ Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and ^(K)Cappadocia, ^(L)Pontus and ^[i](M)Asia, ^10 (N)Phrygia and ^(O)Pamphylia, Egypt and the district of Libya around ^(P)Cyrene, and ^[j](Q)visitors from Rome, both Jews and ^[k](R)proselytes, ¹¹ Cretans and Arabs—we hear them in our own tongues speaking of the mighty deeds of God.” ¹² And ^(S)they all continued in astonishment and great perplexity, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” ¹³ But others, mocking, were saying, “^(T)They are full of new wine.”

Peter’s Sermon at Pentecost

¹⁴ But Peter, ^[l]taking his stand with ^(U)the eleven, raised his voice and declared to them: “Men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you and give heed to my words. ¹⁵ For these men are not drunk, as you suppose, ^(V)for it is the ^[m]third hour of the day; ¹⁶ but this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel:

²⁶ “When the ^[a](A)Advocate comes, ^(B)whom I will send to you from the Father, ^(C)the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, ^(D)He will bear witness about Me, ^27 [b]and ^(E)you will bear witness also, because you have been with Me ^(F)from the beginning.

⁴ But these things I have spoken to you, ^(A)so that when their hour comes, you ^[a]may remember that I told you of them. These things I did not say to you ^(B)at the beginning, because I was with you.

The Spirit Is Promised Again

⁵ “But now ^(C)I am going to Him who sent Me; and none of you asks Me, ‘^(D)Where are You going?’ ⁶ But because I have said these things to you, ^(E)sorrow has filled your heart. ⁷ But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the ^[b](F)Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, ^(G)I will send Him to you. ⁸ And He, when He comes, will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment; ⁹ concerning sin, ^(H)because they do not believe in Me; ¹⁰ and concerning ^(I)righteousness, because ^(J)I go to the Father and you no longer see Me; ^11 (K)and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.

¹² “I still have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. ¹³ But when He, ^(L)the Spirit of truth, comes, He will ^(M)guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak from Himself, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come. ¹⁴ He will ^(N)glorify Me, for He will take of Mine and will disclose it to you. ^15 (O)All things that the Father has are Mine; therefore I said that He takes of Mine and will disclose it to you.