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When the Feast of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.
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Without warning there was a sound like a strong wind, gale force - no one could tell where it came from. It filled the whole building.
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Then, like a wildfire, the Holy Spirit spread through their ranks,
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and they started speaking in a number of different languages as the Spirit prompted them.
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There were many Jews staying in Jerusalem just then, devout pilgrims from all over the world.
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When they heard the sound, they came on the run. Then when they heard, one after another, their own mother tongues being spoken, they were thunderstruck.
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.