Early Church
New TestamentPentecost
The church begins
A festival crowd, a sudden movement, and the start of Acts' expansion narrative.
Reading plan
How the story unfolds
- 1
Wind and fire
The gathered disciples are described as filled.
- 2
Heard in every language
A pilgrim crowd hears in their own tongues.
- 3
Peter's sermon
The first public address of the movement.
- 4
A shared life
The chapter closes with a portrait of the community.