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Acts 2:3 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" Tongues like fire appeared and were distributed to them, and one sat on each of them. "
Acts 2:3
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1 Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place.
2 Suddenly there came from the sky a sound like the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
3 Tongues like fire appeared and were distributed to them, and one sat on each of them.
4 They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak.
5 Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under the sky.
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Acts 2:1
"Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place."
Acts 2:2
"Suddenly there came from the sky a sound like the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting."
Acts 2:4
"They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak."
Acts 2:5
"Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under the sky."
Acts 2:6
"When this sound was heard, the multitude came together and were bewildered, because everyone heard them speaking in his own language."
Acts 2:7
"They were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, “Behold, aren’t all these who speak Galileans?"
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