On the Jewish feast of Pentecost, soon after Christ's ascension to heaven, the apostles "were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues...The multitudes came together (again, a public display of the gifts!) and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans? And how hear we every man in our own tongue (the same Greek word translated 'languages') wherein we were born? Parthians and Medes...we do hear them speak in our tongues...And they were all amazed" (Acts 2:4-12).
Wakashangaa wote, wakastaajabu na kuambiana, Tazama, hawa watu wasemao si wagalilaya hao? Waparthi, Wamedi … tunawasikia hawa wakisema kwa lugha zetu … wakashangaa wote"(Matendo ya mitume 2: 4-12) Haielekei ya kwamba huu mkazo maradufu wa mshangao wa watu na kustaajabu kwao ulikuwa wa lazima ikiwa walisikia mambo yasiyo na maana tu yakinenwa na hao wenye kadhia ya Kuwa na karama siku hizi.; yanayozuka katika maneno madogo ya uchokozi au kutopendelea, kuliko mshangao na uthibitisho unaotokana na kufahamu maneno yaliyonenwa, yaliyoshuhudiwa katika matendo 2.