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1 When Pentecost Day arrived, they were all together in one place.
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When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place.
2 Suddenly a sound from heaven like the howling of a fierce wind filled the entire house where they were sitting.
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And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.
3 They saw what seemed to be individual flames of fire alighting on each one of them.
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Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them.
4 They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages as the Spirit enabled them to speak.
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All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability.
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