#ScriptureReflection - Acts of the Apostles 2:1-13 #PentecostSeason (6.4.22)

 The Holy Spirit Comes

1  On the day of Pentecost all the believers were meeting together in one place. ²  Suddenly, there was a sound from heaven like the roaring of a mighty windstorm, and it filled the house where they were sitting. ³  Then, what looked like flames or tongues of fire appeared and settled on each of them. ⁴  And everyone present was filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other languages, as the Holy Spirit gave them this ability.

⁵  At that time there were devout Jews from every nation living in Jerusalem. ⁶  When they heard the loud noise, everyone came running, and they were bewildered to hear their own languages being spoken by the believers.

⁷  They were completely amazed. “How can this be?” they exclaimed. “These people are all from Galilee, ⁸  and yet we hear them speaking in our own native languages! ⁹  Here we are—Parthians, Medes, Elamites, people from Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, the province of Asia, ¹⁰  Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, and the areas of Libya around Cyrene, visitors from Rome ¹¹  (both Jews and converts to Judaism), Cretans, and Arabs. And we all hear these people speaking in our own languages about the wonderful things God has done!” ¹²  They stood there amazed and perplexed. “What can this mean?” they asked each other.

¹³  But others in the crowd ridiculed them, saying, “They’re just drunk, that’s all!”

Source: NLT (New Living Translation)