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

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

²And there came suddenly a sound out of heaven as of a violent impetuous blowing, and filled all the house where they were sitting.

³And there appeared to them parted tongues, 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 to them to speak forth.

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

⁶But the rumour of this having spread, the multitude came together and were confounded, because each one heard them speaking in his own dialect.

⁷And all were amazed and wondered, saying, Behold, are not all these who are speaking Galilaeans?

⁸and how do we hear [them] each in our own dialect in which we have been born,

⁹Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and those who inhabit Mesopotamia, and Judaea, and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,

¹⁰both Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt, and the parts of Libya which adjoin Cyrene, and the Romans sojourning [here], both Jews and proselytes,

¹¹Cretans and Arabians, we hear them speaking in our own tongues the great things ofGod?

¹²And they were all amazed and in perplexity, saying one to another, What would this mean?

¹³But others mocking said, They are full of new wine.

¹⁴But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice and spoke forth to them, Men of Judaea, and all ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give heed to my words:

¹⁵for these are not full of wine, as ye suppose, for it is the third hour of the day;

¹⁶but this is that which was spoken through the prophet Joel,

¹⁷And it shall be in the last days, saithGod, [that] I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your elders shall dream with dreams;

¹⁸yea, even upon my bondmen and upon my bondwomen in those days will I pour out of my Spirit, and they shall prophesy.

¹⁹And I will give wonders in the heaven above and signs on the earth below, blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:

²⁰the sun shall be changed to darkness and the moon to blood, before the great and gloriously appearing day of [the] Lord come.

²¹And it shall be that whosoever shall call upon the name of [the] Lord shall be saved.

²²Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus the Nazaraean, a man borne witness to byGod to you by works of power and wonders and signs, whichGod wrought by him in your midst, as yourselves know

²³— him, given up by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge ofGod, ye, by [the] hand of lawless [men], have crucified and slain.

²⁴WhomGod has raised up, having loosed the pains of death, inasmuch as it was not possible that he should be held by its power;

²⁵for David says as to him, I foresaw the Lord continually before me, because he is at my right hand that I may not be moved.

²⁶Therefore has my heart rejoiced and my tongue exulted; yea more, my flesh also shall dwell in hope,

²⁷for thou wilt not leave my soul in hades, nor wilt thou give thy gracious one to see corruption.

²⁸Thou hast made known to me [the] paths of life, thou wilt fill me with joy with thy countenance.

²⁹Brethren, let it be allowed to speak with freedom to you concerning the patriarch David, that he has both died and been buried, and his monument is amongst us unto this day.

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

³¹he, seeing [it] before, spoke concerning the resurrection of the Christ, that neither has he been left in hades nor his flesh seen corruption.

³²This Jesus hasGod raised up, whereof all we are witnesses.

³³Having therefore been exalted by the right hand ofGod, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this which ye behold and hear.

³⁴For David has not ascended into the heavens, but he says himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit at my right hand

³⁵until I have put thine enemies [to be] the footstool of thy feet.

³⁶Let the whole house of Israel therefore know assuredly thatGod has made him, this Jesus whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.

³⁷And having heard [it] they were pricked in heart, and said to Peter and the other apostles, What shall we do, brethren?

³⁸And Peter said to them, Repent, and be baptised, each one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, for remission of sins, and ye will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

³⁹For to you is the promise and to your children, and to all who [are] afar off, as many as [the] Lord ourGod may call.

⁴⁰And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, Be saved from this perverse generation.

⁴¹Those then who had accepted his word were baptised; and there were added in that day about three thousand souls.

⁴²And they persevered in the teaching and fellowship of the apostles, in breaking of bread and prayers.

⁴³And fear was upon every soul, and many wonders and signs took place through the apostles' means.

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

⁴⁵and sold their possessions and substance, and distributed them to all, according as any one might have need.

⁴⁶And every day, being constantly in the temple with one accord, and breaking bread in [the] house, they received their food with gladness and simplicity of heart,

⁴⁷praisingGod, and having favour with all the people; and the Lord added [to the assembly] daily those that were to be saved.