Acts 2

¹And when the day of Pentecost was now come, they were all together in one place.

²And suddenly there came from heaven a sound as of the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

³And there appeared unto them tongues parting asunder, like as of fire; and it sat upon each one of them.

⁴And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

⁵Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven.

⁶And when this sound was heard, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speaking in his own language.

⁷And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying, Behold, are not all these that speak Galilæans?

⁸And how hear we, every man in our own language wherein we were born?

⁹Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, in Judæa and Cappadocia, in Pontus and Asia,

¹⁰in Phrygia and Pamphylia, in Egypt and the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and sojourners from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,

¹¹Cretans and Arabians, we hear them speaking in our tongues the mighty works of God.

¹²And they were all amazed, and were perplexed, saying one to another, What meaneth this?

¹³But others mocking said, They are filled with new wine.

¹⁴But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spake forth unto them, saying, Ye men of Judæa, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and give ear unto my words.

¹⁵For these are not drunken, as ye suppose; seeing it is but the third hour of the day;

¹⁶but this is that which hath been spoken through the prophet Joel:

¹⁷And it shall be in the last days, saith God, I will pour forth of my Spirit upon all flesh: And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, And your young men shall see visions, And your old men shall dream dreams:

¹⁸Yea and on my servants and on my handmaidens in those days Will I pour forth of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy.

¹⁹And I will show wonders in the heaven above, And signs on the earth beneath; Blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke:

²⁰The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the day of the Lord come, That great and notable day:

²¹And it shall be, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

²²Ye men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God unto you by mighty works and wonders and signs which God did by him in the midst of you, even as ye yourselves know;

²³him, being delivered up by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye by the hand of lawless men did crucify and slay:

²⁴whom God raised up, having loosed the pangs of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.

²⁵For David saith concerning him, I beheld the Lord always before my face; For he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:

²⁶Therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; Moreover my flesh also shall dwell in hope:

²⁷Because thou wilt not leave my soul unto Hades, Neither wilt thou give thy Holy One to see corruption.

²⁸Thou madest known unto me the ways of life; Thou shalt make me full of gladness with thy countenance.

²⁹Brethren, I may say unto you freely of the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us unto this day.

³⁰Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins he would set one upon his throne;

³¹he foreseeing this spake of the resurrection of the Christ, that neither was he left unto Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.

³²This Jesus did God raise up, whereof we all are witnesses.

³³Being therefore by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he hath poured forth this, which ye see and hear.

³⁴For David ascended not into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

³⁵Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet.

³⁶Let all the house of Israel therefore know assuredly, that God hath made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom ye crucified.

³⁷Now when they heardthis, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and the rest of the apostles, Brethren, what shall we do?

³⁸And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

³⁹For to you is the promise, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call unto him.

⁴⁰And with many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, Save yourselves from this crooked generation.

⁴¹They then that received his word were baptized: and there were added unto them in that day about three thousand souls.

⁴²And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread and the prayers.

⁴³And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles.

⁴⁴And all that believed were together, and had all things common;

⁴⁵and they sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all, according as any man had need.

⁴⁶And day by day, continuing stedfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart,

⁴⁷praising God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to them day by day those that were saved.

Acts 2

¹When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.

²Suddenly a sound like a mighty rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.

³They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.

⁴And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.

⁵Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven.

⁶And when this sound rang out, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking his own language.

⁷Astounded and amazed, they asked, “Are not all these men who are speaking Galileans?

⁸How is it then that each of us hears them in his own native language?

⁹Parthians, Medes, and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,

¹⁰Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome,

¹¹both Jews and converts to Judaism; Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!”

¹²Astounded and perplexed, they asked one another, “What does this mean?”

¹³But others mocked them and said, “They are drunk on new wine!”

¹⁴Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, lifted up his voice, and addressed the crowd: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen carefully to my words.

¹⁵These men are not drunk, as you suppose. It is only the third hour of the day!

¹⁶No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

¹⁷‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.

¹⁸Even on My menservants and maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.

¹⁹I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke.

²⁰The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord.

²¹And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’

²²Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know.

²³He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.

²⁴But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for Him to be held in its clutches.

²⁵David says about Him: ‘I saw the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

²⁶Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell in hope,

²⁷because You will not abandon my soul to Hades, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.

²⁸You have made known to me the paths of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence.’

²⁹Brothers, I can tell you with confidence that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.

³⁰But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne.

³¹Foreseeing this, David spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that He was not abandoned to Hades, nor did His body see decay.

³²God has raised this Jesus to life, to which we are all witnesses.

³³Exalted, then, to the right hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.

³⁴For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand

³⁵until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”’

³⁶Therefore let all Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ!”

³⁷When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and asked Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”

³⁸Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

³⁹This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.”

⁴⁰With many other words he testified, and he urged them, “Be saved from this corrupt generation.”

⁴¹Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.

⁴²They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

⁴³A sense of awe came over everyone, and the apostles performed many wonders and signs.

⁴⁴All the believers were together and had everything in common.

⁴⁵Selling their possessions and goods, they shared with anyone who was in need.

⁴⁶With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,

⁴⁷praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.