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The festival of Shavu'ot arrived, and the believers all gathered together in one place.
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Suddenly there came a sound from the sky like the roar of a violent wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.
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Then they saw what looked like tongues of fire, which separated and came to rest on each one of them.
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They were all filled with the Ruach HaKodesh and began to talk in different languages, as the Spirit enabled them to speak.
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Now there were staying in Yerushalayim religious Jews from every nation under heaven.
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When they heard this sound, a crowd gathered; they were confused, because each one heard the believers speaking in his own language.
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Totally amazed, they asked, "How is this possible? Aren't all these people who are speaking from the Galil?
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How is it that we hear them speaking in our native languages?
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We are Parthians, Medes, Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Y'hudah, Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia,