How it works
The Bible tells how people from many lands came to Jerusalem for a harvest feast called Pentecost. The friends of Jesus waited together in one room.
A sound like a rushing wind filled the house, and the friends began to speak in other languages. The Bible says it looked like little flames of light, and this was the Holy Spirit, God's gift.
Visitors from Egypt, Rome, Crete and Arabia hurried over, and each heard the friends in their own language. Peter stood up with the eleven and spoke to the crowd.
He told them to turn back to God and be baptised, which means to be dipped in water as a sign of a fresh start. About three thousand people joined that day, and that was the first church.
Worked examples
Many languages
- In those days each land had its own language.
- Visitors from Egypt, Rome, Crete and Arabia stood in the crowd.
- Each one heard the friends speak in their own language.
What baptised means
- To be baptised was to be dipped in water.
- It was a sign of a fresh start.
- Many people were glad to say yes to Jesus and were baptised that day.