Acts 2:4

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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.

Cross References

Mark 16:17

And the people who believe will be able to do these things as proof: They will use my name to force demons out of people. They will speak in languages they never learned.

Acts 13:52

But the Lord’s followers in Antioch were happy and filled with the Holy Spirit.

Acts 4:31

After the believers prayed, the place where they were meeting shook. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they continued to speak God’s message without fear.

Ephesians 5:18

Don’t be drunk with wine, which will ruin your life, but be filled with the Spirit.

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.

John 14:26

But the Helper will teach you everything and cause you to remember all that I told you. This Helper is the Holy Spirit that the Father will send in my name.

Acts 19:6

Then Paul laid his hands on them, and the Holy Spirit came on them. They began speaking different languages and prophesying.

Acts 10:46

They heard them speaking different languages and praising God. Then Peter said,

Acts 9:17

So Ananias left and went to the house of Judas. He laid his hands on Saul and said, “Saul, my brother, the Lord Jesus sent me. He is the one you saw on the road when you came here. He sent me so that you can see again and also be filled with the Holy Spirit.”

Acts 7:55

But Stephen was full of the Holy Spirit. He looked up into heaven and saw the glory of God. And he saw Jesus standing at God’s right side.

Acts 1:5

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

1 Corinthians 13:8

Love will never end. But all those gifts will come to an end—even the gift of prophecy, the gift of speaking in different kinds of languages, and the gift of knowledge.

1 Corinthians 13:1

I may speak in different languages, whether human or even of angels. But if I don’t have love, I am only a noisy bell or a ringing cymbal.

Acts 13:9

But Saul (also known as Paul), filled with the Holy Spirit, looked hard at Elymas

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.”

Luke 12:12

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

1 Corinthians 14:18

I thank God that my gift of speaking in different kinds of languages is greater than any of yours.

Romans 15:13

I pray that the God who gives hope will fill you with much joy and peace as you trust in him. Then you will have more and more hope, and it will flow out of you by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Acts 4:8

Then Peter was filled with the Holy Spirit and said to them, “Rulers of the people and you older leaders,

John 20:22

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

Luke 4:1

Now filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus returned from the Jordan River. And then the Spirit led him into the desert.

1 Peter 1:12

It was made clear to them that their service was not for themselves. They were serving you when they told about the things you have now heard. You heard them from those who told you the Good News with the help of the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even the angels would like very much to know more about these things you were told.

1 Corinthians 14:5

I would like all of you to have the gift of speaking in different languages. But what I want more is for you to prophesy. Anyone who prophesies is more important than those who can only speak in different languages. However, if they can also interpret those languages, they are as important as the one who prophesies. If they can interpret, then the church can be helped by what they say.

Acts 11:15

“After I began speaking, the Holy Spirit came on them just as he came on us at the beginning.

Acts 6:5

The whole group liked the idea. So they chose these seven men: Stephen (a man with great faith and full of the Holy Spirit), Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus (a man from Antioch who had become a Jew).

Acts 6:3

So, brothers and sisters, choose seven of your men who have a good reputation. They must be full of wisdom and the Spirit. We will give them this work to do.

Acts 1:8

But the Holy Spirit will come on you and give you power. You will be my witnesses. You will tell people everywhere about me—in Jerusalem, in the rest of Judea, in Samaria, and in every part of the world.”

Luke 1:15

He will be a great man for the Lord. He will never drink wine or beer. Even before he is born, he will be filled with the Holy Spirit.

Isaiah 59:21

The Lord says, “As for me, this is the agreement that I will make with these people. I promise my Spirit that I put on you and my words that I put in your mouth will never leave you. They will be with you and your children and your children’s children, for now and forever.

Isaiah 28:11

So God will use this strange way of talking, and he will use other languages to speak to these people.

2 Samuel 23:2

The Lord’s Spirit spoke through me. His word was on my tongue.

Ephesians 6:18

Pray in the Spirit at all times. Pray with all kinds of prayers, and ask for everything you need. To do this you must always be ready. Never give up. Always pray for all of God’s people.

Ephesians 3:19

Christ’s love is greater than anyone can ever know, but I pray that you will be able to know that love. Then you can be filled with everything God has for you.

Acts 6:8

Stephen received a great blessing. God gave him power to do great wonders and miraculous signs among the people.

Luke 21:15

I will give you the wisdom to say things that none of your enemies can answer.

Luke 1:67

Then Zechariah, John’s father, was filled with the Holy Spirit and told the people a message from God:

Luke 1:41

When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the unborn baby inside her jumped, and she was filled with the Holy Spirit.

Micah 3:8

But the Lord’s Spirit has filled me with power, goodness, and strength. So I can tell Jacob about his crimes, and so I can tell Israel about his sins!

Matthew 10:19

When you are arrested, don’t worry about what to say or how you should say it. At that time you will be given the words to say.

1 Samuel 10:10

When Saul and his servant came to Gibeath Elohim, Saul met a group of prophets. God’s Spirit came on Saul with great power, and Saul prophesied with the prophets.

2 Peter 1:21

No prophecy ever came from what some person wanted to say. But people were led by the Holy Spirit and spoke words from God.

Ezekiel 3:11

Then go to all of your people in exile and tell them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says ….’ They will not listen, and they will not stop sinning, but you must still tell them my message.”

Jeremiah 6:11

But I am full of the Lord’s anger, and I am tired of holding it in! “Pour out my anger on the children playing in the streets and on the young soldiers gathered there as well. A man and his wife will both be captured as well as all the old people.

1 Samuel 1:14

He said to her, “You have had too much to drink. It is time to put away the wine.”

Acts 2:3

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

Acts 8:17

When the two apostles laid their hands on the people, they received the Holy Spirit.

Acts 10:47

“How can anyone object to these people being baptized in water? They have received the Holy Spirit the same as we did!”

Acts 15:8

God knows everyone, even their thoughts, and he accepted these non-Jewish people. He showed this to us by giving them the Holy Spirit the same as he did to us.