Acts 2:2-12

2 Suddenly a noise like a strong, blowing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.

3 They saw something like flames of fire that were separated and stood over each person there.

4 They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak different languagesn by the power the Holy Spirit was giving them.

5 There were some religious Jews staying in Jerusalem who were from every country in the world.

6 When they heard this noise, a crowd came together. They were all surprised, because each one heard them speaking in his own language.

7 They were completely amazed at this. They said, "Look! Aren't all these people that we hear speaking from Galilee?

8 Then how is it possible that we each hear them in our own languages? We are from different places:

9 Parthia, Media, Elam, Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia,

10 Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, the areas of Libya near Cyrene, Rome

11 (both Jews and those who had become Jews), Crete, and Arabia. But we hear them telling in our own languages about the great things God has done!"

12 They were all amazed and confused, asking each other, "What does this mean?"