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And they were all ^(C1)filled with the Holy Spirit and began to ^(C2)speak with different ^(F1)tongues, as the Spirit was giving them the ability to speak out.

Now there were Jews residing in Jerusalem, ^(C1)devout men from every nation under heaven.

And when ^(C1)this sound occurred, the crowd came together and they were bewildered, because each one of them was hearing them speak in his own ^(F1)language.

^(C1)They were amazed and astonished, saying, "^(F1)Why, are not all these who are speaking ^(C2)Galileans?

"And how is it that we each hear them in our own ^(F1)language ^(F2)to which we were born?

"Parthians, Medes, and Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea, and ^(C1)Cappadocia, ^(C2)Pontus and ^(F1)(C3)Asia,

^(C1)Phrygia and ^(C2)Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya around ^(C3)Cyrene, and ^(F1)(C4)visitors from Rome, both Jews and ^(F2)(C5)proselytes,

Cretans and Arabs—we hear them speaking in our own ^(F1)tongues of the mighty deeds of God."

And ^(C1)they all continued in amazement and great perplexity, saying to one another, "What does this mean?"

But others were jeering and saying, "^(C1)They are full of ^(F1)sweet wine!"