When athe day
of Pentecost
1had come
, they were all
together
in one
place.
And suddenly there came
from heaven
a noise
like
a violent
rushing
wind
, and it filled
athe whole
house
where
they were sitting
.
And there appeared to them tongues
as of fire
1distributing
themselves, and 2they 3rested
on each
one
of them.
And they were all afilled
with the Holy
Spirit
and began
to bspeak
with other
1tongues
, as the Spirit
was giving
them 2utterance
.
Now there were Jews
living
in Jerusalem
, adevout
men
from every
nation
under
heaven
.
And when athis sound
occurred
, the crowd
came
together
, and were bewildered
because
each
one
of them was hearing
them speak
in his own
1language
.
aThey were amazed and astonished
, saying
, " 1Why
, are not all
these
who are speaking
bGalileans
?
"And how is it that we each
hear
them in our own
1language
2to which
we were born
?
"Parthians and Medes
and Elamites
, and residents
of Mesopotamia
, Judea
and aCappadocia
, bPontus
and 1 cAsia
,
aPhrygia and bPamphylia
, Egypt
and the districts
of Libya
around
cCyrene
, and 1 dvisitors
from Rome
, both
Jews
and 2 eproselytes
,
Cretans and Arabs
--we hear
them in our own tongues
speaking
of the mighty
deeds
of God
."
And athey all continued in amazement
and great
perplexity
, saying
to one
another
, "What
does this
mean
?"
But others were mocking
and saying
, " aThey are full
of 1sweet
wine
."
But Peter, 1taking
his stand
with athe eleven
, raised
his voice
and declared
to them: "Men
of Judea
and all
you who live
in Jerusalem
, let this
be known
to you and give
heed
to my words
.
"For these men
are not drunk
, as you suppose
, afor it is only the 1third
hour
of the day
;
but this is what was spoken
of through
the prophet
Joel
:
` aAND IT SHALL BE IN THE LAST DAYS
,' God
says
, `THAT I WILL POUR
FORTH
OF MY SPIRIT
ON ALL
1MANKIND
; AND YOUR SONS
AND YOUR DAUGHTERS
SHALL PROPHESY
, AND YOUR YOUNG
MEN
SHALL SEE
VISIONS
, AND YOUR OLD
MEN
SHALL DREAM
DREAMS
;
EVEN ON MY BONDSLAVES
, BOTH MEN
AND WOMEN
, I WILL IN THOSE
DAYS
POUR
FORTH
OF MY SPIRIT
And they shall prophesy
.
`AND I WILL GRANT WONDERS
IN THE SKY
ABOVE
AND SIGNS
ON THE EARTH
BELOW
, BLOOD
, AND FIRE
, AND VAPOR
OF SMOKE
.
`THE SUN WILL BE TURNED
INTO DARKNESS
AND THE MOON
INTO BLOOD
, BEFORE
THE GREAT
AND GLORIOUS
DAY
OF THE LORD
SHALL COME
.
`AND IT SHALL BE THAT aEVERYONE WHO
CALLS
ON THE NAME
OF THE LORD
WILL BE SAVED
.'
"Men of Israel
, listen
to these
words
: aJesus
the Nazarene
, ba man
1attested
to you by God
with 2miracles
and cwonders
and 3signs
which
God
performed
through
Him in your midst
, just
as you yourselves
know
--
this Man, delivered
over by the apredetermined
plan
and foreknowledge
of God
, byou nailed
to a cross
by the hands
of 1godless
men
and put
Him to death
.
" 1But aGod raised
Him up again
, putting
an end
to the 2agony
of death
, since
it bwas impossible
for Him to be held
3in its power
.
"For David says
of Him, ` aI SAW
THE LORD
ALWAYS
IN MY PRESENCE
; FOR HE IS AT MY RIGHT
HAND
, SO
THAT I WILL NOT BE SHAKEN
.
`THEREFORE MY HEART
WAS GLAD
AND MY TONGUE
EXULTED
; MOREOVER
MY FLESH
ALSO
WILL LIVE
IN HOPE
;
BECAUSE YOU WILL NOT ABANDON
MY SOUL
TO aHADES
, bNOR
1ALLOW
YOUR 2HOLY
ONE
TO 3UNDERGO
DECAY
.
`YOU HAVE MADE KNOWN
TO ME THE WAYS
OF LIFE
; YOU WILL MAKE
ME FULL
OF GLADNESS
WITH YOUR PRESENCE
.'
" 1Brethren, I may
confidently
say
to you regarding
the apatriarch
David
that he both
bdied
and cwas buried
, and dhis tomb
is 2with us to this
day
.
"And so, because he was aa prophet
and knew
that bGOD
HAD SWORN
TO HIM WITH AN OATH
TO SEAT
one 1OF HIS DESCENDANTS
ON HIS THRONE
,
he looked ahead
and spoke
of the resurrection
of 1the Christ
, that aHE WAS NEITHER
ABANDONED
TO HADES
, NOR
DID His flesh
2SUFFER
DECAY
.
"This Jesus
aGod
raised
up again
, to which
we are all
bwitnesses
.
"Therefore having been exalted
1 ato the right
hand
of God
, and bhaving received
from the Father
cthe promise
of the Holy
Spirit
, He has dpoured
forth
this
which
you both
see
and hear
.
"For it was not David who ascended
into 1heaven
, but he himself
says
: ` aTHE LORD
SAID
TO MY LORD
, "SIT
AT MY RIGHT
HAND
,
UNTIL I MAKE
YOUR ENEMIES
A FOOTSTOOL
FOR YOUR FEET
."'
"Therefore let all
the ahouse
of Israel
know
for certain
that God
has made
Him both
bLord
and 1Christ
--this
Jesus
cwhom
you crucified
."
Now when they heard
this, they were 1pierced
to the heart
, and said
to Peter
and the rest
of the apostles
, " 2Brethren
, 3 awhat
shall we do
?"
Peter said to them, " aRepent
, and each
of you be bbaptized
in the name
of Jesus
Christ
for the forgiveness
of your sins
; and you will receive
the gift
of the Holy
Spirit
.
"For athe promise is for you and your children
and for all
who
are bfar
off
, as many
as the Lord
our God
will call
to Himself."
And with many other
words
he solemnly
atestified
and kept on exhorting
them, saying
, " 1Be saved
from this
bperverse
generation
!"
So then
, those
who had received
his word
were baptized
; and that day
there were added
about
three
thousand
1 asouls
.
They were acontinually devoting
themselves
to the apostles'
teaching
and to fellowship
, to bthe breaking
of bread
and 1 ato prayer
.
1Everyone kept feeling
a sense
of awe
; and many
awonders
and 2signs
were taking
place
through
the apostles
.
And all those
who had believed
1were together
and ahad
all
things
in common
;
and they abegan selling their property
and possessions
and were sharing
them with all
, as anyone
might have
need
.
aDay by day
continuing
with one
mind
in the temple
, and bbreaking
bread
1from house
to house
, they were taking
their 2meals
together
with gladness
and 3sincerity
of heart
,
praising God
and ahaving
favor
with all
the people
. And the Lord
bwas adding
1to their number
day
by day
cthose
who were being saved
.