002:009 Some of us are Parthians, Medes, Elamites. Some are inhabitants
of Mesopotamia, of Judaea or Cappadocia, of Pontus or the
Asian Province, of Phrygia or Pamphylia,
002:010 of Egypt or of the parts of Africa towards Cyrene.
Others are visitors from Rome--being either Jews or converts
from heathenism--and others are Cretans or Arabians.
002:011 Yet we all alike hear these Galilaeans speaking in our own
language about the wonderful things which God has done."
002:012 They were all astounded and bewildered, and asked one another,
"What can this mean?"
002:013 But others, scornfully jeering, said, "They are brim-full
of sweet wine."
002:014 Peter however, together with the Eleven, stood up and addressed
them in a loud voice. "Men of Judaea, and all you inhabitants
of Jerusalem," he said, "be in no uncertainty about this
matter but pay attention to what I say.
002:015 For this is not intoxication, as you suppose, it being only
the third hour of the day.
002:016 But that which was predicted through the Prophet Joel has happened:
002:017 "And it shall come to pass in the last days, God says,
that I will pour out My Spirit upon all mankind; and your sons
and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall
see visions, and your old men shall have dreams;
002:018 and even upon My bondservants, both men and women, at that time,
I will pour out My Spirit, and they shall prophesy.
002:019 I will display marvels in the sky above, and signs on the earth below,
blood and fire, and pillars of smoke.
002:020 The sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood,
to usher in the day of the Lord--that great and illustrious day;
002:021 and every one who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.'