Acts 2:3

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They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.

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  • Matt 3:11 : 11 I baptize you with water for repentance, but the one who is coming after me is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
  • John 1:32-33 : 32 Then John testified, saying, 'I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it remained on Him.' 33 I myself did not know Him, but the One who sent me to baptize with water told me, 'The one on whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining is the One who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.'
  • Acts 2:4 : 4 They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different languages as the Spirit enabled them to speak.
  • Acts 2:11 : 11 both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!
  • 1 Cor 12:10 : 10 to another, miraculous powers; to another, prophecy; to another, distinguishing between spirits; to another, different kinds of tongues; to another, the interpretation of tongues.
  • Jas 3:6 : 6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting the entire course of life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
  • Rev 11:3 : 3 And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.
  • Rev 14:6 : 6 Then I saw another angel flying in midair, holding the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth — to every nation, tribe, language, and people.
  • Matt 3:15 : 15 Jesus answered him, 'Allow it for now, because this is the proper way for us to fulfill all righteousness.' Then John allowed Him.
  • Luke 24:32 : 32 They said to each other, "Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?"
  • Isa 11:2-3 : 2 The Spirit of the LORD will rest upon him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and reverence for the LORD. 3 And his delight will be in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what his eyes see, nor decide by what his ears hear.
  • Jer 23:29 : 29 Is not My word like fire, declares the LORD, and like a hammer that shatters a rock?
  • Mal 3:2-3 : 2 3 He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, purifying the Levites and refining them like gold and silver, so they may bring offerings to the Lord in righteousness.
  • Gen 11:6 : 6 The LORD said, "Behold, they are one people, and they all have one language; and this is only the beginning of what they will do. Now nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them."
  • Ps 55:9 : 9 I would hurry to a place of refuge, away from the stormy wind and tempest.
  • Isa 6:5 : 5 Then I said, "Woe to me! For I am ruined because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts."
  • Acts 1:15 : 15 In those days Peter stood up among the disciples (a group numbering about one hundred and twenty), and said,

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  • Acts 2:4-8
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    4They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different languages as the Spirit enabled them to speak.

    5Now there were devout Jews residing in Jerusalem, from every nation under heaven.

    6When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment because each one heard them speaking in their own language.

    7They were astonished and amazed, saying, 'Aren't all these who are speaking Galileans?'

    8How is it that each of us hears them in our native language where we were born?

  • Acts 2:1-2
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    1When the day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all together in one place.

    2Suddenly, there came a sound from heaven like a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.

  • Acts 2:11-14
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    11both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!

    12They were all amazed and perplexed, asking one another, 'What does this mean?'

    13But others mocked and said, 'They are full of new wine.'

    14Then Peter stood up with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: 'Men of Judea and all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen carefully to my words.'

  • Acts 10:44-47
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    44While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came down on all who were listening to the message.

    45The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles,

    46for they were hearing them speaking in tongues and praising God. Then Peter responded:

    47“Can anyone withhold water and prevent these people from being baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?”

  • Acts 11:15-16
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    15As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as it had on us at the beginning.

    16Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, 'John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.'

  • Acts 19:6
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    6When Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.

  • Acts 8:17
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    17Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

  • Acts 2:16-17
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    16'No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel.'

    17‘In the last days,’ says God, ‘I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.

  • Matt 3:16
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    16After Jesus was baptized, He immediately came up from the water. At that moment, the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming upon Him.

  • Acts 4:31-32
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    31After they prayed, the place where they were gathered was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God with boldness.

    32The multitude of believers were of one heart and soul, and no one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they had everything in common.

  • Acts 2:33
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    33Exalted to the right hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.

  • Acts 1:8-10
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    8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.

    9After He had said this, He was taken up as they were watching, and a cloud hid Him from their sight.

    10As they were gazing intently into the sky while He was going, suddenly two men in white robes stood beside them.

  • John 1:32
    69%

    32Then John testified, saying, 'I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it remained on Him.'

  • Acts 1:4-5
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    69%

    4While He was with them, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, He said, "You have heard from Me."

    5For John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.

  • Acts 8:15
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    15When they arrived, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit,

  • Luke 22:55
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    55They lit a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, and Peter sat among them.

  • Acts 2:43
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    43Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and signs were performed through the apostles.

  • Ezek 1:25
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    25A voice came from above the expanse over their heads as they stood still with their wings lowered.

  • Acts 2:38
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    38Peter replied, 'Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

  • Acts 13:52
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    52And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

  • Mark 1:10
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    10As Jesus came up out of the water, he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.

  • Ezek 1:13
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    13The appearance of the living creatures was like burning coals of fire or like torches. Fire moved back and forth among the living creatures. It was radiant, and lightning flashed out of it.

  • Acts 15:8
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    8And God, who knows the heart, bore witness by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He did to us.

  • Matt 17:3
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    3Just then, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Jesus.

  • Acts 1:2
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    2Until the day He was taken up to heaven, after He had given instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen.

  • Luke 9:34
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    34While he was speaking, a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.

  • Acts 2:19
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    19I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below: blood and fire and billows of smoke.

  • John 20:22
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    22After saying this, he breathed on them and said, 'Receive the Holy Spirit.'

  • Acts 19:2
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    2He asked them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" They replied, "We haven't even heard that there is a Holy Spirit."

  • 2 Kgs 2:11
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    11As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind.

  • Mark 9:4
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    4And Elijah appeared to them with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.

  • Luke 3:22
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    22and the Holy Spirit descended on him in a bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: "You are my beloved Son; in you, I am well pleased."

  • Acts 4:8
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    8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, 'Rulers of the people and elders of Israel,'