Pentecost

The Spirit and the church

Fifty days after Passover, the Holy Spirit comes down on the disciples with a sound like a mighty rushing wind and tongues like fire. Peter preaches, about three thousand believe, and the gospel begins to reach every people (Acts 2).

The promised Spirit

Fifty days after Passover, the Holy Spirit comes down on the disciples with a sound like wind and tongues of fire; they speak in other languages, and the crowd of pilgrims understands them.

The church is born

Peter, the same man who had denied Jesus, preaches boldly, and about three thousand people believe and are baptized in a single day.

Did you know?

• Pilgrims from many nations heard the Gospel in their own language, a reversal of Babel. Acts 2:6–11

Where to read in the Bible

• Acts 2

Connections

• gathered Jews of the Roads, travel and the Diaspora · factual · Atos 2:9
• took place during one of the The Jewish feasts · factual · Acts 2:1
• heard in many The languages of Jesus’ time · factual · Atos 2:8
• included the sermon of Simon Peter · stated in the text · Acts 2:14
• took place in Jerusalem · stated in the text · Acts 2:5
• linked to The Tower of Babel · editorial reading · Genesis 11:9; Acts 2:6
• fulfills the promise of Jesus of Nazareth · stated in the text · Acts 2:33

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