Bible verses about "tounges" | Thomson

¹ Now when the day of pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in the same place. ² And suddenly there came from heaven a sound as of a mighty rushing wind, which filled the whole house where they were sitting. ³ And there appeared to them separate tongues, as of fire, and it settled on each of them. ⁴ And they were all filled with a holy spirit and began to speak in different languages, as the spirit gave them to make solemn addresses. ⁵ Now there were residing at Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven. ⁶ So when this report spread, the multitude came together and were confounded. Because every one heard them speaking in his own peculiar dialect; ⁷ therefore they were astonished and expressed their amazement, saying one to another, Behold! are not all these men who speak, Galileans?" ⁸ How then do we hear, every one in his own native tongue! ⁹ Parthians and Medes and Elamites and the inhabitants of Mesopotamia and Judea, and Capadocia, Pontus and Asia, ¹⁰ Phrygia and Pamphilia, Egypt and the parts of Lybia about Gyrene, the Roman strangers also both Jews and Proselytes, ¹¹ Cretans and Arabs, we hear them speaking, in our own tongues, the wonderful dispensations of God. ¹² So they were all amazed and in suspense, saying to one another, What can be the meaning of this? ¹³ But others scoffingly said, They are filled with sweet wine. ¹⁴ Whereupon Peter, as he was standing with the eleven, raised his voice and thus solemnly addressed them, "Men of Judea and all ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, let this be made known to you; and listen attentively to my words: ¹⁵ for these men are not drunk as you suppose; for it is but the third hour of the day. ¹⁶ But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel, ¹⁷ "And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, that I will pour out a portion of my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy; and your young men shall see visions; and your old men shall dream dreams; ¹⁸ and upon my servants, and upon my handmaids, in those days I will pour out a portion of my spirit, and they shall prophesy: ¹⁹ and I will exhibit wonders in the heaven above, and signs on the earth beneath; blood and fire and smoky vapour. ²⁰ The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and illustrious day of the Lord. ²¹ And it shall come to pass, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. ²² "Men of Israel hear these words Jesus the Nazarene, a man from God, pointed out to you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God performed by him among you, as you yourselves know. ²³ Him, being surrendered up by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, you have taken; and by the hands of wicked men have crucified and slain. ²⁴ Him God hath raised up, having loosed the bonds of death, as it was not possible that he could be holden by it: ²⁵ for concerning him David saith, I saw the Lord continually before me: because he is at my right hand that I may not be moved; ²⁶ therefore my heart was gladdened, and my tongue exulted with joy; and moreover my flesh also will dwell in hope, ²⁷ that thou wilt not leave my soul in the mansion of the dead, nor suffer thy Holy One to see corruption. ²⁸ Thou hast made known to me the ways of life. Thou with thy presence wilt fill me with joy." ²⁹ Men, brethren, permit me to speak freely to you concerning the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried; and his sepulchre is among us to this day. ³⁰ Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn to him with an oath, that from the fruit of his loins he would, as far as regardeth the flesh, raise up the Christ to sit on his throne, ³¹ he spoke prophetically of the resurrection of the Christ, that his soul was not left in the mansion of the dead, nor did his flesh see corruption. ³² This very Jesus God hath raised up, of which we all are witnesses. ³³ Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, he hath poured out this which you now see and hear. ³⁴ For David did not ascend into the heavens; yet he saith, "The Lord said to my lord, Sit at my right hand, ³⁵ until I make thine enemies thy footstool." ³⁶ Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made the same Jesus whom ye have crucified, Lord and Christ. ³⁷ Upon hearing this, they were pierced to the heart and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, Men, brethren, What shall we do? ³⁸ Thereupon Peter said to them, Repent and let every one of you be baptized to the remission of sins for the name of Jesus Christ, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. ³⁹ For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all them afar off, whomsoever the Lord our God may invite." ⁴⁰ And with many other words he obtested and exhorted them, saying, "Save yourselves from this depraved generation." ⁴¹ Then they who gladly received his word were baptized, and about three thousand souls were that day added; ⁴² and continued stedfast in the doctrine of the apostles and in the community, and in the breaking of the loaf, and in prayers, ⁴³ and there was fear on every soul; and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles. ⁴⁴ Now all they who believed were together, and had all things in common; ⁴⁵ and they sold their possessions and goods and distributed them to all, as any had need. ⁴⁶ And continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they partook of food with joy and singleness of heart, ⁴⁷ praising God and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added daily to the congregation them who were cured.

²⁶ and in such a manner as the spirit joineth in helping our infirmities: for we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the spirit itself intercedeth for us with groans which cannot be expressed in words.

² For he who speaketh in a strange language, speaketh not to men but to God: for none understandeth; and with a spirit he speaketh mysteries.