Acts 2:3

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

They saw something that looked like flames of fire. The flames were separated and stood over each person there.

Cross References

Matthew 3:11

“I baptize you with water to show that you have changed your hearts and lives. But there is someone coming later who is able to do more than I can. I am not good enough to be the slave who takes off his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

Jeremiah 23:29

Yes, the Lord says, “You must treat my message carefully, like a fire or like a hammer that can smash a rock.”

Acts 2:4

They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak different languages. The Holy Spirit was giving them the power to do this.

Luke 24:32

They said to each other, “When he talked to us on the road, it felt like a fire burning in us. How exciting it was when he explained to us the true meaning of the Scriptures!”

Genesis 11:6

The Lord said, “These people all speak the same language. And I see that they are joined together to do this work. This is only the beginning of what they can do. Soon they will be able to do anything they want.

Revelation 14:6

Then I saw another angel flying high in the air. The angel had the eternal Good News to announce to the people living on earth—to every nation, tribe, language, and race of people.

1 Corinthians 12:10

The Spirit gives to one person the power to do miracles, to another the ability to prophesy, and to another the ability to judge what is from the Spirit and what is not. The Spirit gives one person the ability to speak in different kinds of languages, and to another the ability to interpret those languages.

Acts 2:11

Crete, and Arabia. Some of us were born Jews, and others have changed their religion to worship God like Jews. We are from these different countries, but we can hear these men in our own languages! We can all understand the great things they are saying about God.”

Matthew 3:15

Jesus answered, “Let it be this way for now. We should do whatever God says is right.” Then John agreed.

Revelation 11:3

And I will give power to my two witnesses. And they will prophesy for 1260 days. They will be dressed in sackcloth.”

James 3:6

The tongue is like a fire. It is a world of evil among the parts of our body. It spreads its evil through our whole body and starts a fire that influences all of life. It gets this fire from hell.

Isaiah 6:5

I was frightened and said, “Oh, no! I will be destroyed. I am not pure enough to speak to God, and I live among people who are not pure enough to speak to him. But I have seen the King, the Lord All-Powerful.”

Psalm 55:9

My Lord, confuse their words and stop their plans. I see so much cruelty and fighting in this city.

Acts 1:15

After a few days there was a meeting of the believers. There were about 120 of them. Peter stood up and said,

Acts 2:2

Suddenly a noise came from heaven. It sounded like a strong wind blowing. This noise filled the whole house where they were sitting.