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Parthians, Medes, and Elamites; Visitors from Mesopotamia, Judea, and Cappadocia,
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Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene;
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both Jews and proselytes; Even Cretans and Arabs! "They're speaking our languages, describing God's mighty works!"
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Their heads were spinning; they couldn't make head or tail of any of it. They talked back and forth, confused: "What's going on here?"
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Others joked, "They're drunk on cheap wine."
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That's when Peter stood up and, backed by the other eleven, spoke out with bold urgency: "Fellow Jews, all of you who are visiting Jerusalem, listen carefully and get this story straight.
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These people aren't drunk as some of you suspect. They haven't had time to get drunk - it's only nine o'clock in the morning.
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This is what the prophet Joel announced would happen:
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"In the Last Days," God says, "I will pour out my Spirit on every kind of people: Your sons will prophesy, also your daughters; Your young men will see visions, your old men dream dreams.
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When the time comes, I'll pour out my Spirit On those who serve me, men and women both, and they'll prophesy.
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I'll set wonders in the sky above and signs on the earth below, Blood and fire and billowing smoke,