Acts 2:4

Good News Translation

They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to talk in other languages, as the Spirit enabled them to speak.

Cross References

2 Samuel 23:2

The spirit of the Lord speaks through me; his message is on my lips.

Isaiah 28:11

If you won't listen to me, then God will use foreigners speaking some strange-sounding language to teach you a lesson.

Isaiah 59:21

And I make a covenant with you: I have given you my power and my teachings to be yours forever, and from now on you are to obey me and teach your children and your descendants to obey me for all time to come.”

Jeremiah 6:11

Your anger against them burns in me too, Lord, and I can't hold it in any longer.” Then the Lord said to me, “Pour out my anger on the children in the streets and on the gatherings of the young people. Husbands and wives will be taken away, and even the very old will not be spared.

Ezekiel 3:11

Then go to the people of your nation who are in exile and tell them what I, the Sovereign Lord, am saying to them, whether they pay attention to you or not.”

Micah 3:8

But as for me, the Lord fills me with his spirit and power, and gives me a sense of justice and the courage to tell the people of Israel what their sins are.

Matthew 10:19

When they bring you to trial, do not worry about what you are going to say or how you will say it; when the time comes, you will be given what you will say.

Mark 16:17

Believers will be given the power to perform miracles: they will drive out demons in my name; they will speak in strange tongues;

Luke 1:15

John will be great in the Lord's sight. He must not drink any wine or strong drink. From his very birth he will be filled with the Holy Spirit,

Luke 1:41

When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby moved within her. Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit

Luke 1:67

John's father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit, and he spoke God's message:

Luke 12:12

For the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what you should say.”

Luke 21:15

because I will give you such words and wisdom that none of your enemies will be able to refute or contradict what you say.

Luke 4:1

Jesus returned from the Jordan full of the Holy Spirit and was led by the Spirit into the desert,

John 14:26

The Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything and make you remember all that I have told you.

John 20:22

Then he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.

Acts 1:5

John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”

Acts 1:8

But when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, you will be filled with power, and you will be witnesses for me in Jerusalem, in all of Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

Acts 10:46

For they heard them speaking in strange tongues and praising God's greatness. Peter spoke up:

Acts 10:47

“These people have received the Holy Spirit, just as we also did. Can anyone, then, stop them from being baptized with water?”

Acts 11:15

And when I began to speak, the Holy Spirit came down on them just as on us at the beginning.

Acts 11:24

Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and many people were brought to the Lord.

Acts 13:52

The believers in Antioch were full of joy and the Holy Spirit.

Acts 13:9

Then Saul—also known as Paul—was filled with the Holy Spirit; he looked straight at the magician

Acts 15:8

And God, who knows the thoughts of everyone, showed his approval of the Gentiles by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as he had to us.

Acts 19:6

Paul placed his hands on them, and the Holy Spirit came upon them; they spoke in strange tongues and also proclaimed God's message.

Acts 2:11

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!”

Acts 2:3

Then they saw what looked like tongues of fire which spread out and touched each person there.

Acts 4:31

When they finished praying, the place where they were meeting was shaken. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to proclaim God's message with boldness.

Acts 4:8

Peter, full of the Holy Spirit, answered them, “Leaders of the people and elders:

Acts 6:3

So then, friends, choose seven men among you who are known to be full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, and we will put them in charge of this matter.

Acts 6:5

The whole group was pleased with the apostles' proposal, so they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a Gentile from Antioch who had earlier been converted to Judaism.

Acts 6:8

Stephen, a man richly blessed by God and full of power, performed great miracles and wonders among the people.

Acts 7:55

But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw God's glory and Jesus standing at the right side of God.

Acts 8:17

Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

Acts 9:17

So Ananias went, entered the house where Saul was, and placed his hands on him. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord has sent me—Jesus himself, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here. He sent me so that you might see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”

Romans 15:13

May God, the source of hope, fill you with all joy and peace by means of your faith in him, so that your hope will continue to grow by the power of the Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 12:10

The Spirit gives one person the power to work miracles; to another, the gift of speaking God's message; and to yet another, the ability to tell the difference between gifts that come from the Spirit and those that do not. To one person he gives the ability to speak in strange tongues, and to another he gives the ability to explain what is said.

1 Corinthians 13:1

I may be able to speak the languages of human beings and even of angels, but if I have no love, my speech is no more than a noisy gong or a clanging bell.

1 Corinthians 13:8

Love is eternal. There are inspired messages, but they are temporary; there are gifts of speaking in strange tongues, but they will cease; there is knowledge, but it will pass.

1 Corinthians 14:18

I thank God that I speak in strange tongues much more than any of you.

1 Corinthians 14:5

I would like for all of you to speak in strange tongues; but I would rather that you had the gift of proclaiming God's message. For the person who proclaims God's message is of greater value than the one who speaks in strange tongues—unless there is someone present who can explain what is said, so that the whole church may be helped.

Ephesians 3:19

Yes, may you come to know his love—although it can never be fully known—and so be completely filled with the very nature of God.

Ephesians 5:18

Do not get drunk with wine, which will only ruin you; instead, be filled with the Spirit.

Ephesians 6:18

Do all this in prayer, asking for God's help. Pray on every occasion, as the Spirit leads. For this reason keep alert and never give up; pray always for all God's people.

1 Peter 1:12

God revealed to these prophets that their work was not for their own benefit, but for yours, as they spoke about those things which you have now heard from the messengers who announced the Good News by the power of the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. These are things which even the angels would like to understand.

2 Peter 1:21

For no prophetic message ever came just from the human will, but people were under the control of the Holy Spirit as they spoke the message that came from God.

1 Samuel 1:14

and he said to her, “Stop making a drunken show of yourself! Stop your drinking and sober up!”

1 Samuel 10:10

When Saul and his servant arrived at Gibeah, a group of prophets met him. Suddenly the spirit of God took control of him, and he joined in their ecstatic dancing and shouting.