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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Acts 2
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1And in the day of the Pentecost being fulfilled, they were all with one accord at the same place,
2and there came suddenly out of the heaven a sound as of a bearing violent breath, and it filled all the house where they were sitting,
3and there appeared to them divided tongues, as it were of fire; it sat also upon each one of them,
4and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, according as the Spirit was giving them to declare.
5And there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation of those under the heaven,
6and the rumour of this having come, the multitude came together, and was confounded, because they were each one hearing them speaking in his proper dialect,
7and they were all amazed, and did wonder, saying one unto another, ‘Lo, are not all these who are speaking Galileans?
8and how do we hear, each in our proper dialect, in which we were born?
9Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and those dwelling in Mesopotamia, in Judea also, and Cappadocia, Pontus, and Asia,
10Phrygia also, and Pamphylia, Egypt, and the parts of Libya, that [are] along Cyrene, and the strangers of Rome, both Jews and proselytes,
11Cretes and Arabians, we did hear them speaking in our tongues the great things of God.’
12And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one unto another, ‘What would this wish to be?’
13and others mocking said, — ‘They are full of sweet wine;’
14and Peter having stood up with the eleven, lifted up his voice and declared to them, ‘Men, Jews! and all those dwelling in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and harken to my sayings,
15for these are not drunken, as ye take it up, for it is the third hour of the day.
16‘But this is that which hath been spoken through the prophet Joel:
17And it shall be in the last days, saith God, 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 old men shall dream dreams;
18and also upon My men-servants, and upon My maid-servants, in those days, I will pour out of My Spirit, and they shall prophesy;
19and I will give wonders in the heaven above, and signs upon the earth beneath — blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke,
20the sun shall be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the day of the Lord — the great and illustrious;
21and it shall be, every one — whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, he shall be saved.
22‘Men, Israelites! hear these words, Jesus the Nazarene, a man approved of God among you by mighty works, and wonders, and signs, that God did through him in the midst of you, according as also ye yourselves have known;
23this one, by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, being given out, having taken by lawless hands, having crucified — ye did slay;
24whom God did raise up, having loosed the pains of the death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it,
25for David saith in regard to him: I foresaw the Lord always before me — because He is on my right hand — that I may not be moved;
26because of this was my heart cheered, and my tongue was glad, and yet — my flesh also shall rest on hope,
27because Thou wilt not leave my soul to hades, nor wilt Thou give Thy Kind One to see corruption;
28Thou didst make known to me ways of life, Thou shalt fill me with joy with Thy countenance.
29‘Men, brethren! it is permitted to speak with freedom unto you concerning the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is among us unto this day;
30a prophet, therefore, being, and knowing that with an oath God did swear to him, out of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, to raise up the Christ, to sit upon his throne,
31having foreseen, he did speak concerning the rising again of the Christ, that his soul was not left to hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.
32‘This Jesus did God raise up, of which we are all witnesses;
33at the right hand then of God having been exalted — also the promise of the Holy Spirit having received from the Father — he was shedding forth this, which now ye see and hear;
34for David did not go up to the heavens, and he saith himself: The Lord saith to my lord, Sit thou at my right hand,
35till I make thy foes thy footstool;
36assuredly, therefore, let all the house of Israel know, that both Lord and Christ did God make him — this Jesus whom ye did crucify.’
37And having heard, they were pricked to the heart; they say also to Peter, and to the rest of the apostles, ‘What shall we do, men, brethren?’
38and Peter said unto them, ‘Reform, and be baptized each of you on the name of Jesus Christ, to remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,
39for to you is the promise, and to your children, and to all those afar off, as many as the Lord our God shall call.’
40Also with many more other words he was testifying and exhorting, saying, ‘Be saved from this perverse generation;’
41then those, indeed, who did gladly receive his word were baptized, and there were added on that day, as it were, three thousand souls,
42and they were continuing stedfastly in the teaching of the apostles, and the fellowship, and the breaking of the bread, and the prayers.
43And fear came on every soul, many wonders also and signs were being done through the apostles,
44and all those believing were at the same place, and had all things common,
45and the possessions and the goods they were selling, and were parting them to all, according as any one had need.
46Daily also continuing with one accord in the temple, breaking also at every house bread, they were partaking of food in gladness and simplicity of heart,
47praising God, and having favour with all the people, and the Lord was adding those being saved every day to the assembly.
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