Acts 2:4

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They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different languages as the Spirit enabled them to speak.

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  • Acts 4:31 : 31 After 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.
  • Acts 13:52 : 52 And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
  • Acts 9:17 : 17 Ananias went, entered the house, and after placing his hands on him, said, "Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming—has sent me so that you might regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit."
  • Mark 16:17 : 17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name, they will cast out demons, and they will speak in new tongues.
  • Eph 5:18 : 18 And do not get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless living, but be filled with the Spirit.
  • Acts 1:5 : 5 For John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.
  • Acts 4:8 : 8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, 'Rulers of the people and elders of Israel,'
  • Acts 13:9 : 9 But Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, stared intently at him.
  • 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.
  • 1 Cor 13:1 : 1 If I speak in the tongues of people and of angels, but do not have love, I am like a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
  • Acts 7:55 : 55 But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.
  • Acts 19:6 : 6 When Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.
  • Acts 10:46 : 46 for they were hearing them speaking in tongues and praising God. Then Peter responded:
  • John 14:26 : 26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and remind you of everything I have said to you.
  • 1 Cor 14:18 : 18 I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you.
  • 1 Cor 14:21-23 : 21 In the Law it is written: 'By people of strange tongues and by the lips of foreigners I will speak to this people, but even then they will not listen to me,' says the Lord. 22 Thus, tongues are a sign, not for believers but for unbelievers, while prophecy is a sign, not for unbelievers but for believers. 23 So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and outsiders or unbelievers enter, will they not say that you are out of your mind?
  • 1 Cor 14:26-32 : 26 What then shall we say, brothers and sisters? When you come together, each one has a hymn, a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Everything must be done so that the church may be built up. 27 If anyone speaks in a tongue, let it be two or at most three, each in turn, and let someone interpret. 28 But if there is no interpreter, the speaker should keep silent in the church and speak to themselves and to God. 29 Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others evaluate what is said. 30 If something is revealed to another sitting there, the first speaker should stop. 31 For you can all prophesy one by one, so that everyone may learn and be encouraged. 32 The spirits of prophets are subject to the control of prophets.
  • Eph 6:18 : 18 Pray in the Spirit at all times with every kind of prayer and petition. Stay alert with all perseverance as you pray for all the saints.
  • John 20:22 : 22 After saying this, he breathed on them and said, 'Receive the Holy Spirit.'
  • Acts 1:8 : 8 But 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.
  • Acts 2:11 : 11 both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!
  • Isa 28:11 : 11 Indeed, with stammering lips and another tongue, He will speak to this people.
  • Acts 11:15 : 15 As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as it had on us at the beginning.
  • Acts 6:3 : 3 Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we can appoint to this responsibility.
  • 1 Cor 13:8 : 8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will vanish away.
  • 1 Cor 14:5 : 5 I wish that all of you spoke in tongues, but I would rather you prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues, unless they interpret so that the church may be built up.
  • 1 Cor 12:28-30 : 28 And God has placed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, guidance, and different kinds of tongues. 29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of miracles? 30 Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret?
  • Rom 15:13 : 13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
  • Acts 6:5 : 5 This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a convert from Antioch.
  • Acts 6:8 : 8 Now Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.
  • Acts 11:24 : 24 For he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a large number of people were added to the Lord.
  • Isa 59:21 : 21 As for Me, this is My covenant with them, says the LORD. My Spirit, who is upon you, and My words, that I have put in your mouth, will not depart from your mouth, nor from the mouths of your children or your children's children, from now on and forever, says the LORD.
  • Jer 1:7-9 : 7 But the LORD said to me, 'Do not say, “I am too young.” You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you.' 8 Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,' declares the LORD. 9 Then the LORD reached out His hand and touched my mouth and said to me, 'Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.'
  • Jer 6:11 : 11 But I am full of the wrath of the Lord, and I am weary of holding it in. Pour it out on the children in the streets and on the young men gathered together. For both husband and wife will be taken, the old and those advanced in years.
  • Ezek 3:11 : 11 Go to the exiles, to your people, and speak to them. Say to them, 'This is what the Lord GOD says,' whether they listen or refuse to listen.
  • Mic 3:8 : 8 But as for me, I am filled with power, with the Spirit of the LORD, and with justice and might, to declare to Jacob his transgression and to Israel his sin.
  • Matt 10:19 : 19 When they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you should say, for what you are to say will be given to you at that time.
  • Luke 1:15 : 15 For he will be great in the sight of the Lord and will never drink wine or strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.
  • Luke 1:41 : 41 When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
  • Luke 1:67 : 67 Then Zechariah, his father, was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying:
  • Luke 4:1 : 1 Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
  • Luke 12:12 : 12 For the Holy Spirit will teach you at that very hour what you ought to say.
  • Luke 21:15 : 15 For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
  • Num 11:25-29 : 25 Then the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke with him, and He took some of the Spirit that was on Moses and put it on the seventy elders. When the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied—but they never did so again. 26 Two men, Eldad and Medad, had remained in the camp. They were listed among the elders but had not gone out to the Tent. Yet the Spirit rested on them as well, and they prophesied in the camp. 27 A young man ran and reported to Moses, 'Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp!' 28 Then Joshua son of Nun, who had been Moses' assistant since his youth, spoke up and said, 'My lord Moses, stop them!' 29 But Moses replied, 'Are you jealous on my behalf? I wish that all the LORD’s people were prophets and that the LORD would put His Spirit on them!'
  • 1 Sam 10:10 : 10 When they arrived at Gibeah, a group of prophets came to meet him. Then the Spirit of God came mightily upon Saul, and he began to prophesy among them.
  • 2 Sam 23:2 : 2 The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me, and His word was on my tongue.
  • 1 Pet 1:12 : 12 It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been announced to you by those who preached the gospel to you through the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things even angels long to look into.
  • 2 Pet 1:21 : 21 For prophecy was never produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
  • Eph 3:19 : 19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
  • Exod 4:11-12 : 11 The LORD said to him, 'Who gave human beings their mouths? Or who makes them mute, deaf, seeing, or blind? Is it not I, the LORD? 12 Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say.'

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