1. And when the day of Pentecost was now accomplishing, they were all together in one place.
2. And there came suddenly a sound out of heaven as of a violent impetuous blowing, and filled all the house where they were sitting.
3. And there appeared to them parted tongues, as of fire, and it sat upon each one of them.
4. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit gave to them to speak forth.
5. Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, pious men, from every nation of those under heaven.
6. But the rumour of this having spread, the multitude came together and were confounded, because each one heard them speaking in his own dialect.
7. And all were amazed and wondered, saying, Behold, are not all these who are speaking Galilaeans?
8. and how do we hear them each in our own dialect in which we have been born,
9. Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and those who inhabit Mesopotamia, and Judaea, and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,