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1 Now
when the day
of Pentecost had
come, they were
all with one accord
in one place.
2 Suddenly
there came from
the sky a
sound like the
rushing of a
mighty wind, and
it filled all
the house where
they were sitting.
3 Tongues
like fire appeared
and were distributed
to them, and
one sat on
each of them.
4 They
were all filled
with the Holy
Spirit and began
to speak with
other languages,
as the Spirit
gave them
the ability to
speak.
5 Now
there were
dwelling in
Jerusalem Jews,
devout men, from
every nation under
the sky.
6 When
this sound
was heard, the
multitude came
together and were
bewildered, because
everyone heard them
speaking in his
own language.
7 They
were all amazed
and marveled,
saying to one
another, “Behold, aren’t
all these who
speak Galileans?
8 How
do we hear,
everyone in our
own native
language?
9 Parthians,
Medes, Elamites,
and people from
Mesopotamia, Judea,
Cappadocia, Pontus,
Asia,
10 Phrygia,
Pamphylia, Egypt, the
parts of Libya
around Cyrene,
visitors from Rome,
both Jews and
proselytes,
11 Cretans
and Arabians—we hear
them speaking in
our languages the
mighty works of
God!”
12 They
were all amazed
and were perplexed,
saying to one
another, “What
does this mean?”
13 Others,
mocking, said, “They
are filled with new
wine.”
14 But
Peter, standing up
with the eleven,
lifted up his
voice and spoke
out to them, “You
men of Judea
and all you
who dwell at
Jerusalem, let
this be known
to you, and listen
to my words.
15 For
these aren’t
drunken, as you
suppose, seeing it
is only the
third hour of
the day.
16 But
this is what
has been spoken
through the
prophet Joel:
17 ‘It
will be in
the last days,
says God,
that I will
pour out my
Spirit on all
flesh.
Your sons and
your daughters
will prophesy.
Your young men
will see visions.
Your old men
will dream dreams.
18 Yes, and
on my servants
and on my
handmaidens in
those days,
I will pour
out my Spirit,
and they will
prophesy.
19 I
will show wonders
in the sky
above,
and signs on
the earth beneath:
blood, and fire,
and billows of
smoke.
20 The
sun will be
turned into
darkness,
and the moon
into blood,
before the great
and glorious day
of the Lord
comes.
21 It
will be that
whoever will call
on the name
of the Lord
will be
saved.’
22 “Men
of Israel, hear
these words! Jesus
of Nazareth, a
man approved by
God to you
by mighty works
and wonders and
signs which God
did by him
among you, even
as you yourselves
know,
23 him,
being delivered up
by the determined
counsel and
foreknowledge of
God, you have taken
by the hand
of lawless men,
crucified and killed;
24 whom
God raised up,
having freed him
from the agony
of death, because
it was not
possible that he
should be held
by it.
25 For
David says
concerning him,
‘I saw the
Lord always before
my face,
for he is
on my right
hand, that I
should not be
moved.
26 Therefore
my heart was
glad, and my
tongue rejoiced.
Moreover my flesh
also will dwell
in hope,
27 because
you will not
leave my soul
in Hades,
neither will you
allow your Holy
One to see
decay.
28 You
made known to
me the ways
of life.
You will make
me full of
gladness with your
presence.’
29 “Brothers,
I may tell
you freely of
the patriarch
David, that he
both died and
was buried, and
his tomb is
with us to
this day.
30 Therefore,
being a prophet,
and knowing that
God had sworn
with an oath
to him that
of the fruit
of his body,
according to
the flesh, he
would raise up
the Christ
to sit on
his throne,
31 he foreseeing this,
spoke about
the resurrection of
the Christ, that
his soul wasn’t
left in Hades,
and his
flesh didn’t see
decay.
32 This
Jesus God
raised up, to
which we all
are witnesses.
33 Being
therefore exalted
by the right
hand of God,
and having
received from the
Father the promise
of the Holy
Spirit, he has
poured out this
which you now see
and hear.
34 For
David didn’t
ascend into the
heavens, but he
says himself,
‘The Lord said
to my Lord, “Sit
by my right
hand
35 until
I make your
enemies a
footstool for your
feet.” ’
36 “Let
all the house
of Israel
therefore know
certainly that God
has made him
both Lord and
Christ, this Jesus
whom you
crucified.”
37 Now
when they heard
this, they were
cut to the
heart, and said
to Peter and
the rest of
the apostles, “Brothers, what
shall we do?”
38 Peter
said to them, “Repent
and be baptized,
every one of
you, in the
name of Jesus
Christ for
the forgiveness of sins,
and you will
receive the gift
of the Holy
Spirit.
39 For
the promise is
to you and
to your children,
and to all
who are far off,
even as many
as the Lord
our God will
call to himself.”
40 With
many other words
he testified and
exhorted them,
saying, “Save
yourselves from
this crooked
generation!”
41 Then
those who gladly received
his word
were baptized. There
were added that
day about three
thousand souls.
42 They
continued steadfastly in
the apostles’ teaching
and fellowship, in
the breaking
of bread, and
prayer.
43 Fear
came on every
soul, and many
wonders and signs
were done through
the apostles.
44 All
who believed were
together, and had
all things in
common.
45 They
sold their
possessions and
goods, and distributed
them to all,
according as
anyone had need.
46 Day
by day,
continuing steadfastly with
one accord in
the temple, and
breaking bread at
home, they took
their food
with gladness and singleness
of heart,
47 praising
God and having
favor with all
the people. The
Lord added to
the assembly day
by day those
who were being
saved.