Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

The Day of Pentecost

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

⁵ Now there were Jews living in Jerusalem, ^(E)devout men from every nation under heaven. ⁶ And when ^(F)this sound occurred, the crowd came together, and were bewildered because each one of them was hearing them speak in his own ^[g]language. ^7 (G)They were amazed and astonished, saying, “^[h]Why, are not all these who are speaking ^(H)Galileans? ⁸ And how is it that we each hear them in our own ^[i]language ^[j]to which we were born? ⁹ Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and ^(I)Cappadocia, ^(J)Pontus and ^[k](K)Asia, ^10 (L)Phrygia and ^(M)Pamphylia, Egypt and the districts of Libya around ^(N)Cyrene, and ^[l](O)visitors from Rome, both Jews and ^[m](P)proselytes, ¹¹ Cretans and Arabs—we hear them in our own tongues speaking 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?” ¹³ But others were mocking and saying, “^(R)They are full of ^[n]sweet wine.”

Peter’s Sermon

¹⁴ But Peter, ^[o]taking his stand with ^(S)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, ^(T)for it is only the ^[p]third hour of the day; ¹⁶ but this is what was spoken of through the prophet Joel:

Universal Language, Babel, Confusion

11 Now the whole earth ^[a]used the same language and ^[b]the same words. ² It came about as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the land ^(A)of Shinar and ^[c]settled there. ³ They said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks and burn them thoroughly.” And they used brick for stone, and they used ^(B)tar for mortar. ⁴ They said, “Come, let us build for ourselves a city, and a tower whose top ^(C)will reach into heaven, and let us make for ourselves ^(D)a name, otherwise we ^(E)will be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth.” ^5 (F)The Lord came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built. ⁶ The Lord said, “Behold, they are one people, and they all have ^[d](G)the same language. And this is what they began to do, and now nothing which they purpose to do will be ^[e]impossible for them. ⁷ Come, ^(H)let Us go down and there ^(I)confuse their ^[f]language, so that they will not understand one another’s ^[g]speech.” ⁸ So the Lord ^(J)scattered them abroad from there over the face of the whole earth; and they stopped building the city. ⁹ Therefore its name was called ^[h](K)Babel, because there the Lord confused the ^[i]language of the whole earth; and from there the Lord scattered them abroad over the face of the whole earth.

¹⁴ For all who are ^(A)being led by the Spirit of God, these are ^(B)sons of God. ¹⁵ For you ^(C)have not received a spirit of slavery ^[a]leading to fear again, but you ^(D)have received ^[b]a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, “^(E)Abba! Father!” ¹⁶ The Spirit Himself ^(F)testifies with our spirit that we are ^(G)children of God, ¹⁷ and if children, ^(H)heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, ^(I)if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.

The Day of Pentecost

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

⁵ Now there were Jews living in Jerusalem, ^(E)devout men from every nation under heaven. ⁶ And when ^(F)this sound occurred, the crowd came together, and were bewildered because each one of them was hearing them speak in his own ^[g]language. ^7 (G)They were amazed and astonished, saying, “^[h]Why, are not all these who are speaking ^(H)Galileans? ⁸ And how is it that we each hear them in our own ^[i]language ^[j]to which we were born? ⁹ Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and ^(I)Cappadocia, ^(J)Pontus and ^[k](K)Asia, ^10 (L)Phrygia and ^(M)Pamphylia, Egypt and the districts of Libya around ^(N)Cyrene, and ^[l](O)visitors from Rome, both Jews and ^[m](P)proselytes, ¹¹ Cretans and Arabs—we hear them in our own tongues speaking 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?” ¹³ But others were mocking and saying, “^(R)They are full of ^[n]sweet wine.”

Peter’s Sermon

¹⁴ But Peter, ^[o]taking his stand with ^(S)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, ^(T)for it is only the ^[p]third hour of the day; ¹⁶ but this is what was spoken of through the prophet Joel:

^8 (A)Philip *said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.” ⁹ Jesus *said to him, “Have I been so long with you, and yet you have not come to know Me, Philip? ^(B)He who has seen Me has seen the Father; how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? ¹⁰ Do you not believe that ^(C)I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me? ^(D)The words that I say to you I do not speak on My own initiative, but the Father abiding in Me does His works. ¹¹ Believe Me that ^(E)I am in the Father and the Father is in Me; otherwise ^(F)believe because of the works themselves. ¹² Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and ^(G)greater works than these he will do; because ^(H)I go to the Father. ^13 (I)Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, so that ^(J)the Father may be glorified in the Son. ¹⁴ If you ask Me anything ^(K)in My name, I will do it.

¹⁵ “^(L)If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.

Role of the Spirit

¹⁶ I will ask the Father, and He will give you another ^[a](M)Helper, that He may be with you forever; ¹⁷ that is ^(N)the Spirit of truth, ^(O)whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you.

²⁵ “These things I have spoken to you while abiding with you. ²⁶ But the ^(A)Helper, the Holy Spirit, ^(B)whom the Father will send in My name, ^(C)He will teach you all things, and ^(D)bring to your remembrance all that I said to you. ^27 (E)Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. ^(F)Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful.