Acts 2
2
The Coming of the Holy Spirit
1#Ac 20:16; 1Co 16:8When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. 2#Ac 4:31; 1Ki 19:11Suddenly a sound like a mighty rushing wind came from heaven, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3#Mt 3:11There appeared to them tongues as of fire, being distributed and resting on each of them, 4#Mk 16:17; 1Co 12:10and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to speak.
5#Ac 8:2; Lk 2:25Now dwelling in Jerusalem were Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven. 6When this sound occurred, the crowd came together and were confounded, because each man heard them speaking in his own language. 7#Ac 1:11; 2:12They were all amazed and marveled, saying to each other, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? 8How is it that we hear, each in our own native language? 9#1Pe 1:1; Ac 16:6; 18:2Parthians, Medes and Elamites, residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10#Ac 13:13; 15:38Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the regions of Libya near Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, 11#Ex 15:11Cretans and Arabs—we hear them speaking in our own languages the mighty works of God.” 12They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other, “What does this mean?”
13#1Co 14:23Others mocking said, “These men are full of new wine.”
Peter’s Speech at Pentecost
14#Ac 1:26But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice and said to them, “Men of Judea and all you who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to my words. 15For these are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is the third hour of the day. 16But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
17#Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45 ‘In the last days it shall be,’ says God,
‘that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions,
and your old men shall dream dreams.
18Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days;
and they shall prophesy.
19And I will show wonders in heaven above
and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke.
20#Mt 24:29; 2Pe 3:10 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood,
before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21#Ac 22:16 And whoever calls
on the name of the Lord shall be saved.’
22#Jn 3:2; Mt 12:28“Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth was a man attested to you by God with powerful works and wonders and signs, which God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves know. 23#Lk 22:22; Ac 3:18You have taken Him, who was handed over to you by the ordained counsel and foreknowledge of God, and by lawless hands have crucified and killed Him, 24#Ac 2:32; 1Co 6:14whom God raised up by loosening the pull of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it. 25#Ps 16:8–11For David says concerning Him:
‘I foresaw the Lord always before me,
for He is at my right hand,
that I may not be shaken.
26Therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced;
moreover my flesh will dwell in hope.
27#Ac 2:31; Lk 1:35; Rev 1:18 For You will not abandon my soul to Hades,
nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption.
28You have made known to me the ways of life;
You will make me full of joy with Your presence.’#Gk. 15 orguias, about 27 meters.
29#1Ki 2:10; Ac 13:36“Brothers, I may speak confidently to you concerning the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. 30#2Sa 23:2But being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of his seed according to the flesh, He would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne, 31#Ac 2:27; Ps 16:10he foresaw this and spoke concerning the resurrection of the Christ, that His soul was not abandoned to Hades, nor did His flesh see corruption. 32#Ac 2:24; 1:8God raised up this Jesus, of which we all are witnesses. 33#Ac 1:4; Mk 16:19Therefore being exalted to 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#Ps 110:1For David has not ascended to the heavens, yet he says:
‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at My right hand,
35Until I make Your enemies
Your footstool.” ’
36“Therefore, let all the house of Israel assuredly know that God has made this Jesus, whom you have crucified, both Lord and Christ.”
37#Lk 3:10; Ac 5:33When they heard this, they were stung in the heart and said to Peter and to the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”
38#Lk 24:47; Ac 8:12; 22:16Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39#Joel 2:32; Isa 44:3For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all who are far away, as many as the Lord our God will call.”
40#Mt 17:17; Dt 32:5With many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation.” 41#Ac 2:37; 2:47Then those who gladly received his word were baptized, and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.
Life Among the Believers
42#Ac 1:14; 20:7; 2:46They continued steadfastly in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread and in the prayers. 43Fear came to every soul. And many wonders and signs were done through the apostles. 44#Ac 4:32All who believed were together and had all things in common. 45They sold their property and goods and distributed them to all, according to their need. 46#Ac 5:42; 20:7And continuing daily with one mind in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart, 47#Ac 11:24; 2:41praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.
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Acts 2
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The Ruach Fills the Disciples
1When the day of Shavuot had come, they were all together in one place.
2Suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.
3And tongues like fire spreading out appeared to them and settled on each one of them.
4They were all filled with the Ruach ha-Kodesh and began to speak in other tongues as the Ruach enabled them to speak out.
5Now Jewish people were staying in Jerusalem, devout men from every nation under heaven.
6And when this sound came, the crowd gathered. They were bewildered, because each was hearing them speaking in his own language.
7And they were amazed and astonished, saying, “All these who are speaking—aren’t they Galileans?
8How is it that we each hear our own birth language?
9Parthians and Medes and Elamites and those living in Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,
10Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and parts of Libya toward Cyrene, and visitors from Rome
11(both Jewish people and proselytes), Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring in our own tongues the mighty deeds of God!”
12And they were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other, “What does this mean?”
13Others, poking fun, were saying, “They are full of sweet new wine!”
Peter Speaks to the Shavuot Crowd
14But Peter, standing with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed them: “Fellow Judeans and all who are staying in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and pay attention to my words.
15These men are not drunk, as you suppose—for it’s only the third hour of the day!
16But this is what was spoken about through the prophet Joel:
17‘And it shall be in the last days,’ says God, ‘that I will pour out My Ruach on all flesh. Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18Even on My slaves, male and female, I will pour out My Ruach in those days, and they shall prophesy.
19And I will give wonders in the sky above and signs on the earth beneath— blood, and fire, and smoky vapor.
20The sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the great and glorious Day of Adonai comes.
21And it shall be that everyone who calls on the name of Adonai shall be saved.’
22“Men of Israel, hear these words! Yeshua ha-Natzrati—a Man authenticated to you by God with mighty deeds and wonders and signs God performed through Him in your midst, as you yourselves know—
23this Yeshua, given over by God’s predetermined plan and foreknowledge, nailed to the cross by the hand of lawless men, you killed.
24But God raised Him up, releasing Him from the pains of death, since it was impossible for Him to be held by it.
25For David says about Him, ‘I saw Adonai always before me, for He is at my right hand so that I might not be shaken.
26Therefore my heart was glad and my tongue rejoiced; moreover, my body also will live in hope,
27because You will not abandon my soul to Sheol or 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.’
29“Brothers, I can confidently tell you that the patriarch David died and was buried—his tomb is with us to this day.
30So because he was a prophet and knew God had sworn with an oath to him to seat one of his descendants on his throne,
31David saw beforehand and spoke of Messiah’s resurrection—that He was not abandoned to Sheol, and His body did not see decay.
32“This Yeshua God raised up—we all are witnesses!
33Therefore, being exalted to the right hand of God and receiving from the Father the promise of the Ruach ha-Kodesh, He poured out this—what you now see and hear.
34For David did not ascend into the heavens; yet he himself says, ‘Adonai said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand,
35until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”’
36“Therefore let the whole house of Israel know for certain that God has made Him—this Yeshua whom you had crucified—both Lord and Messiah!”
Teshuvah—Thousands Immersed
37Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the rest of the emissaries, “Fellow brethren, what shall we do?”
38Peter said to them, “Repent, and let each of you be immersed in the name of Messiah Yeshua for the removal of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Ruach ha-Kodesh.
39For the promise is for you and your children, and for all who are far away—as many as Adonai our God calls to Himself.”
40With many other words he warned them and kept urging them, saying, “Save yourselves from this twisted generation!”
41So those who received his message were immersed, and that day about three thousand souls were added.
New Covenant Community Begins
42They were devoting themselves to the teaching of the emissaries and to fellowship, to breaking bread and to prayers.
43Fear lay upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were happening through the emissaries.
44And all who believed were together, having everything in common.
45They began selling their property and possessions and sharing them with all, as any had need.
46Day by day they continued with one mind, spending time at the Temple and breaking bread from house to house. They were sharing meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,
47praising God and having favor with all the people. And every day the Lord was adding to their number those being saved.
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