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And how is it that we hear, each of us in his own native language?
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Parthians and
1Medes and
2Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,
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Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome,
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both Jews and
3proselytes, Cretans and Arabians—we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God. ”
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And
4all were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean? ”
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But others
5mocking said, “They are filled with new wine. ”
Peter’s Sermon at Pentecost
14 But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words.
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For these people are not drunk, as you suppose,
6since it is only the third hour of the day.
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But this is what was uttered through the prophet Joel:
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7“‘And in the last days it shall be, God declares,
8that I will pour out my Spirit
9on all flesh, and your sons and
10your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams;
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even on my male servants and female servants in those days I will pour out my Spirit, and
11they shall prophesy.