Good News Translation GNT
New International Version NIV
1 When the day of Pentecost came, all the believers were gathered together in one place.
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When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.
2 Suddenly there was a noise from the sky which sounded like a strong wind blowing, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.
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Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.
3 Then they saw what looked like tongues of fire which spread out and touched each person there.
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They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.
4 They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to talk 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 tongues as the Spirit enabled them.
5 There were Jews living in Jerusalem, religious people who had come from every country in the world.
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Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven.
6 When they heard this noise, a large crowd gathered. They were all excited, because all of them heard the believers talking in their own languages.
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When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard their own language being spoken.
7 In amazement and wonder they exclaimed, "These people who are talking like this are Galileans!
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Utterly amazed, they asked: “Aren’t all these who are speaking Galileans?
8 How is it, then, that all of us hear them speaking in our own native languages?
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Then how is it that each of us hears them in our native language?
9 We are from Parthia, Media, and Elam; from Mesopotamia, Judea, and Cappadocia; from Pontus and Asia,
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Parthians, Medes and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,
10 from Phrygia and Pamphylia, from Egypt and the regions of Libya near Cyrene. Some of us are from Rome,
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Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome
11 both Jews and Gentiles converted to Judaism, and some of us are from Crete and Arabia - yet all of us hear them speaking in our own languages about the great things that God has done!"
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(both Jews and converts to Judaism); Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!”
12 Amazed and confused, they kept asking each other, "What does this mean?"
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Amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, “What does this mean?”
13 But others made fun of the believers, saying, "These people are drunk!"
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Some, however, made fun of them and said, “They have had too much wine.”
14 Then Peter stood up with the other eleven apostles and in a loud voice began to speak to the crowd: "Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, listen to me and let me tell you what this means.
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Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: “Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, let me explain this to you; listen carefully to what I say.
15 These people are not drunk, as you suppose; it is only nine o'clock in the morning.
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These people are not drunk, as you suppose. It’s only nine in the morning!
16 Instead, this is what the prophet Joel spoke about:
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No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
17 "This is what I will do in the last days, God says: I will pour out my Spirit on everyone. Your sons and daughters will proclaim my message; your young men will see visions, and your old men will have dreams.
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“ ‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.
18 Yes, even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will proclaim my message.
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Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.
19 I will perform miracles in the sky above and wonders on the earth below. There will be blood, fire, and thick smoke;
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I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke.
20 the sun will be darkened, and the moon will turn red as blood, before the great and glorious Day of the Lord comes.
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The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.
21 And then, whoever calls out to the Lord for help will be saved.'
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And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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