And everyone present was filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other languages, as the Holy Spirit gave them this ability.
Parallel translations
- WEB They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak.
- KJV And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
- BSB And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.
- NKJV And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
- NASB And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with different tongues, as the Spirit was giving them the ability to speak out.
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Quick answer
All are filled with the Holy Spirit and begin to speak in other languages as the Spirit enables them. It is the empowering of the church for worldwide witness.
Overview
The filling of the Spirit fulfills Jesus' promise and empowers the disciples for mission. Speaking in other real languages enables the gospel to reach people of many nations. This reversal of Babel's confusion foreshadows the gathering of all peoples through Christ.
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- Mark 16:17These signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new languages;
- Acts 13:52The disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
- Acts 4:31When they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were gathered together. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.
- Eph 5:18Don’t be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,
- 1 Cor 12:10and to another workings of miracles; and to another prophecy; and to another discerning of spirits; to another different kinds of languages; and to another the interpretation of languages.
- 1 Cor 14:21–23In the law it is written, “By men of strange languages and by the lips of strangers I will speak to this people. Not even thus will they hear me, says the Lord.”
- John 14:26But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you.
- Acts 7:55But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
- Acts 10:46For they heard them speaking in other languages and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,
- Acts 9:17Ananias departed, and entered into the house. Laying his hands on him, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord, who appeared to you on the road by which you came, has sent me, that you may receive your sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
- Acts 19:6When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke with other languages and prophesied.
- Luke 12:12for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that same hour what you must say.”
- Acts 1:5For John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”
- Rom 15:13Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.
- 1 Cor 14:26–32What is it then, brothers? When you come together, each one of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has another language, has an interpretation. Let all things be done to build each other up.
- 1 Cor 13:1If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.
- 1 Cor 13:8Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will be done away with. Where there are various languages, they will cease. Where there is knowledge, it will be done away with.
- Acts 13:9But Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fastened his eyes on him,
- Jer 1:7–9But Yahweh said to me, “Don’t say, ‘I am a child;’ for you must go to whomever I send you, and you must say whatever I command you.
- Acts 2:11Cretans and Arabians: we hear them speaking in our languages the mighty works of God!”
- John 20:22When he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit!
- 1 Cor 14:18I thank my God, I speak with other languages more than you all.
- Acts 4:8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “You rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,
- Luke 4:1Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness
- Acts 1:8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth.”
- 1 Pet 1:12To them it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to you, they ministered these things, which now have been announced to you through those who preached the Good News to you by the Holy Spirit sent out from heaven; which things angels desire to look into.
- 2 Sam 23:2“Yahweh’s Spirit spoke by me. His word was on my tongue.
- 1 Cor 12:28–30God has set some in the assembly: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracle workers, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, and various kinds of languages.
- Acts 6:3Therefore select from among you, brothers, seven men of good report, full of the Holy Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
- Isa 28:11But he will speak to this nation with stammering lips and in another language;
- Num 11:25–29Yahweh came down in the cloud, and spoke to him, and took of the Spirit that was on him, and put it on the seventy elders. When the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied, but they did so no more.
- Acts 11:15As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, even as on us at the beginning.
- Luke 1:15For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will drink no wine nor strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.
- Acts 6:5These words pleased the whole multitude. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch;
- Isa 59:21“As for me, this is my covenant with them,” says Yahweh. “My Spirit who is on you, and my words which I have put in your mouth, shall not depart out of your mouth, nor out of the mouth of your offspring, nor out of the mouth of your offspring’s offspring,” says Yahweh, “from henceforth and forever.”
- 1 Cor 14:5Now I desire to have you all speak with other languages, but rather that you would prophesy. For he is greater who prophesies than he who speaks with other languages, unless he interprets, that the assembly may be built up.
- Acts 11:24For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord.
- Eph 6:18with all prayer and requests, praying at all times in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end in all perseverance and requests for all the saints:
- Acts 6:8Stephen, full of faith and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people.
- Luke 1:41When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
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