Acts 2:4

The Passion Translation

They were all filled and equipped with the Holy Spirit and were inspired to speak in tongues—empowered by the Spirit to speak in languages they had never learned!

Cross References

Mark 16:17

And these miracle signs will accompany those who believe: They will drive out demons in the power of my name. They will speak in tongues.

Acts 13:52

They left the new converts in Antioch overflowing with the joy of the Holy Spirit.

Acts 4:31

As they prayed the earth shook beneath them, causing the building they were in to tremble. Each one of them was filled with the Holy Spirit, and they proclaimed the word of God with unrestrained boldness.

Ephesians 5:18

And don’t get drunk with wine, which is rebellion; instead be filled continually with the Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 12:10

And to another the power to work miracles. And to another the gift of prophecy. And to another the gift to discern what the Spirit is speaking. And to another the gift of speaking different kinds of tongues. And to another the gift of interpretation of tongues.

John 14:26

But when the Father sends the Spirit of Holiness, the One like me who sets you free, he will teach you all things in my name. And he will inspire you to remember every word that I’ve told you.

Acts 19:6

And when Paul laid his hands on each of the twelve, the Holy Spirit manifested and they immediately spoke in tongues and prophesied.

Acts 10:46

for they heard them speaking in supernaturally given languages and passionately praising God.

Acts 9:17

Ananias left and found the house where Saul was staying. He went inside and laid hands on him, saying, “Saul, my brother, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road, has sent me to pray for you so that you might see again and be filled to overflowing with the Holy Spirit.”

Acts 7:55

But Stephen, overtaken with great faith, was full of the Holy Spirit. He fixed his gaze into the heavenly realm and saw the glory and splendor of God—and Jesus, who stood up at the right hand of God.

Acts 1:5

For John baptized you in water, but in a few days from now you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit!”

1 Corinthians 13:8

Love never stops loving. It extends beyond the gift of prophecy, which eventually fades away. It is more enduring than tongues, which will one day fall silent. Love remains long after words of knowledge are forgotten.

1 Corinthians 13:1

If I were to speak with eloquence in earth’s many languages, and in the heavenly tongues of angels, yet I didn’t express myself with love, my words would be reduced to the hollow sound of nothing more than a clanging cymbal.

Acts 13:9

Saul, also known as Paul, stared into his eyes and rebuked him. Filled with the Holy Spirit, he said,

Acts 2:11

Yet we hear them speaking of God’s mighty wonders in our own dialects!”

Luke 12:12

Simply be confident and allow the Spirit of Wisdom access to your heart, and in that very moment he will reveal what you are to say to them.”

1 Corinthians 14:18

I give thanks to God that I speak in tongues more than all of you,

Romans 15:13

Now may God, the fountain of hope, fill you to overflowing with uncontainable joy and perfect peace as you trust in him. And may the power of the Holy Spirit continually surround your life with his super-abundance until you radiate with hope!

Acts 4:8

Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, answered, “Respected elders and leaders of the people, listen.

John 20:22

Then, taking a deep breath, he blew on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.

Luke 4:1

From the moment of his baptism, Jesus overflowed with the Holy Spirit. He was taken by the Spirit from the Jordan into the wilderness of Judea to experience for forty days the ordeal of testing by the accuser. He ate no food during this time and ended his forty-day fast very hungry.

1 Peter 1:12

God revealed to the prophets that their ministry was not for their own benefit but for yours. And now, you have heard these things from the evangelists who preached the gospel to you through the power of the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—the gospel containing wonderful mysteries that even the angels long to get a glimpse of.

1 Corinthians 14:5

I would be delighted if you all spoke in tongues, but I desire even more that you impart prophetic revelation to others. Greater gain comes through the one who prophesies than the one who speaks in tongues, unless there is interpretation so that it builds up the entire church.

Acts 11:15

“Shortly after I began to speak, the Holy Spirit was poured out upon them, just like what happened to us at the beginning.

Acts 6:5

Everyone in the church loved this idea. So they chose seven men. One of them was Stephen, who was known as a man full of faith and overflowing with the Holy Spirit. Along with him they chose Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicholas from Antioch, who had converted to Judaism.

Acts 6:3

We want you to carefully select from among yourselves seven godly men. Make sure they are honorable, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, and we will give them the responsibility of this crucial ministry of serving.

Acts 1:8

But I promise you this—the Holy Spirit will come upon you, and you will be seized with power. You will be my messengers to Jerusalem, throughout Judea, the distant provinces —even to the remotest places on earth!”

Luke 1:15

and he will be one of the great ones in the sight of God. He will drink no wine or strong drink, but he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even while still in his mother’s womb.

Isaiah 59:21

“And this is my covenant promise with them,” says Lord Yahweh. “From now on, my Holy Spirit will rest on them and not depart from them, and my prophetic words will fill their mouths and will not depart from them, nor from their children, nor from their descendants, from now on and forever,” says Lord Yahweh.

Isaiah 28:11

Since they won’t listen to me, God will use another mouthpiece to speak to them. With stammering lips and in a foreign language, he will speak to this people.

Acts 11:24

Barnabas was a good man, full of the Spirit of holiness, and he exuded a life of faith. Because of his ministry even more crowds of people were brought to the Lord!

Acts 6:8

Stephen, who was a man full of grace and supernatural power, performed many astonishing signs and wonders and mighty miracles among the people.

Luke 1:67

Then Zechariah was filled to overflowing with the Holy Spirit and he prophesied, saying:

Luke 1:41

At the moment her aunt heard Mary’s voice, the baby within Elizabeth’s womb jumped and kicked. And suddenly, Elizabeth was filled to overflowing with the Holy Spirit!

Matthew 10:19

So when they arrest you, don’t worry about how to speak or what you are to say, for the Holy Spirit will give you at that very moment the words to speak.

2 Peter 1:21

No true prophecy comes from human initiative but is inspired by the moving of the Holy Spirit upon those who spoke the message that came from God.

Ezekiel 3:11

then go to the Jews in exile and say to them, ‘Listen to what Lord Yahweh says,’ whether they listen or not.”

Jeremiah 6:11

The fury of Yahweh has filled me, and I am weary of trying to hold it in. “Pour it out on every child playing in the street, on the young men gathered there. Women and men alike will be taken captive, both the middle aged and those advanced in years.

Acts 2:3

Then all at once a pillar of fire appeared before their eyes. It separated into tongues of fire that engulfed each one of them.

Acts 8:17

As soon as Peter and John arrived, they laid their hands on the Samaritan believers, one after another, and the Holy Spirit fell and filled each one of them!

Acts 10:47

Peter said, “How could anyone object to these people being baptized? For they have received the Holy Spirit just as we have.”

Acts 15:8

God, who knows the hearts of every person, confirmed this when he gave them the Holy Spirit, just like he has given the Spirit to us.