4. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak.
5. Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under the sky.
6. When this sound was heard, the multitude came together and were bewildered, because everyone heard them speaking in his own language.
7. They were all amazed and marvelled, saying to one another, “Behold, aren’t all these who speak Galileans?
8. How do we hear, everyone in our own native language?
9. Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and people from Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia,
10. Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, the parts of Libya around Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,
11. Cretans and Arabians: we hear them speaking in our languages the mighty works of God!”
12. They were all amazed, and were perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?”
13. Others, mocking, said, “They are filled with new wine.”
14. But Peter, standing up with the Eleven, lifted up his voice, and spoke out to them, “You men of Judea, and all you who dwell at Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to my words.
15. For these aren’t drunken, as you suppose, seeing it is only the third hour of the day.
16. But this is what has been spoken through the prophet Joel:
17. ‘It will be in the last days, says God,that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh.Your sons and your daughters will prophesy.Your young men will see visions.Your old men will dream dreams.
18. Yes, and on my servants and on my handmaidens in those days,I will pour out my Spirit, and they will prophesy.
19. I will show wonders in the sky above,and signs on the earth beneath;blood, and fire, and billows of smoke.