Acts 2:1-4

The Holy Spirit at Pentecost

1 When the day of Pentecost ^[a] came, they were all together in one place. ¹

2 Suddenly a sound like a mighty rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.

3 They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.

4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.

Cross References

• 1. (Genesis 11:1–9; Leviticus 23:15–22)

Footnotes

• [a] That is, Shavuot, the late spring feast of pilgrimage to Jerusalem; it is also known as the Feast of Harvest (see Exodus 23:16) or the Feast of Weeks (see Exodus 34:22).