Acts 27:7
protestant「And when we had sailed slowly many days, and were come with difficulty over against Cnidus, the wind not further suffering us, we sailed under the lee of Crete, over against Salmone;」
Acts 13:9
protestant「But Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fastened his eyes on him,」
Acts 20:32
protestant「And now I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you the inheritance among all them that are sanctified.」
Acts 4:32
protestant「And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and soul: and not one of them said that aught of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.」
Acts 17:18
protestant「And certain also of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him. And some said, What would this babbler say? others, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.」
Acts 9:22
protestant「But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews that dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.」
At Pentecost, why did the disciples speak in the languages of other nations rather than in their local Aramaic?
Acts 2 records the disciples being filled with the Spirit and speaking in other tongues — what theological significance lies beneath this phenomenon?
What do the symbols of the Holy Spirit and fire signify in the Pentecost event?
A sound like a mighty wind and tongues like fire appeared as the Spirit filled the disciples, giving them utterance and power.
Why did the Holy Spirit descend on the fiftieth day, exactly ten days after Jesus' ascension?
Jesus told the disciples to wait, and on the day of Pentecost the Spirit came as tongues of fire and they began speaking in other languages.
Why did Peter quote the prophet Joel in his Pentecost sermon?
Peter stood up to explain the signs of the last days, citing Joel to show the Spirit's outpouring in the end times.
What continuity exists between Pentecost and believers' experience today?
Is the Spirit's work in apostolic times continuous with today?
Why does Peter quote the prophecy of Joel in his Pentecost sermon?
Peter cites Joel 2 in Acts 2 — how does this Old Testament prophecy frame the events of the day?