Acts 2
2
The Day of Pentecost
1 And when the day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all together in the same place. 2 And suddenly a sound like a violent rushing wind came from heaven, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 And there appeared to them tongues as of fire distributing themselves, and one rested on each of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit was giving them utterance.*
5 Now there were Jews living in Jerusalem, pious men from every nation under heaven.* 6 And when this sound came about, the crowd came together and were thrown into confusion because each one was hearing them speaking in his own language. 7 And they were continually amazed and were wondering, saying, “See, are not all these who are speaking Galileans? 8 And how do we hear, each one of us, in our own language to which we were born? 9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites and those living in Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya towards Cyrene, and those who were visiting from Rome, 11 both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs—we hear them speaking in our own tongues the magnificent things of God.” 12 And all were astonished and thoroughly perplexed, saying to one another,* “What does this mean”* 13 But others were scorning and saying, “They are full of sweet new wine.”
The First Apostolic Preaching
14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, raised his voice and spoke out to them: “Men of Judea, and all those who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to my words. 15 For these men are not drunk, just as you suppose, for it is the third hour of the day. 16 But this is what was spoken about through the prophet Joel:
17 ‘And it will be in the last days,’ says God,
‘I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh,
and your sons and daughters will prophesy,
and your young men will see visions,
and your old men will dream dreams.
18 And even on My male servants and on My female servants
I will pour out of My Spirit in those days,*
and they will prophesy.*
19 And I will show wonders in the heaven above
and signs on the earth below,
blood and fire and a dense cloud of smoke.*
20 The sun will be changed to darkness
and the moon to blood,
before the coming of the great and glorious* day of the Lord.
21 And it will be that every person who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved.’*
22 “Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a Man accredited by God to you with miracles and wonders and signs, which God performed through Him in your midst, just as you yourselves know— 23 this One, given over by the determined plan and foreknowledge of God, you murdered by crucifying through the hand of lawless ones, 24 whom God raised up, having loosed the agonies of death, since it was not possible for Him to be held by it.
25 For David says with regard to Him:
‘I kept the Lord continually in view before me,
for He is at my right hand that I may not be shaken;
26 Because of this, my heart was glad and my tongue rejoiced greatly;
and now also my flesh will dwell in hope.
27 For You will not abandon my soul in Hades,
nor will You allow Your Holy One to experience corruption.
28 You have made known to me the paths of life;
You will fill me with joy in Your presence.’*
29 “Men and brothers, it is realistic to speak with confidence to you concerning 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 to him with an oath to seat one of his descendants* on his throne,* 31 and having seen this in advance, he spoke concerning the resurrection of the Christ, that He was neither abandoned to Hades, nor did His flesh see corruption. 32 This Jesus, God raised up, to which we all are witnesses. 33 Therefore, having been 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 are both seeing and hearing. 34 For David did not ascend into heaven,* but he himself says:
‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at My right hand,
35 until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.” ’*
36 Therefore, let all the house of Israel know with certainty 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 they said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Men and brothers, what shall we do?” 38 Then Peter declared to them, “Repent, and be baptised, each 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. 39 For the promise is to you and to your children and to all those who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself.” 40 And with many other words he testified and was exhorting them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation.” 41 So those who received his message were baptised, and on that day there were added about three thousand souls.
The Fellowship of the Believers
42 And they were continually devoting themselves to the teaching of the apostles and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to prayers. 43 And fear was coming on every soul, and many wonders and signs were being performed by the apostles. 44 And all those who believed were in the same place, and were having everything in common. 45 And they were selling their property and possessions, and were distributing these things to all, as anyone had need. 46 And every day, steadfastly continuing with one mind in the temple* and breaking bread from house to house, they were sharing their food with joy and sincerity* of heart, 47 praising God and having favour with all the people. And the Lord was adding every day those who were being saved to their number.
Notes
4 Greek the Spirit was giving to them to utter forth
5 Greek from every nation of those under the heaven
12 Greek saying another to another
12 Greek what wishes this to be?
17-21 Quoted from Joel 2:28-32
18 One ancient Greek manuscript omits the prepositional phrase in those days
18 The same Greek manuscript that omits in those days also omits the coordinate independent clause and they will prophesy
19 The same Greek manuscript that omits the two expressions stated above regarding v. 18 also omits the coordinate noun phrase blood and fire and a dense cloud of smoke in v. 19
20 Two ancient Greek manuscripts omit the coordinated adjective phrase and glorious
25-28 Quoted from Ps. 16:8-11
30 Greek out of the fruit of his loins
30 Some ancient Greek manuscripts instead read: Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to Him that, from His descendants according to the flesh, He would raise up the Christ to sit on His throne
34 Greek into the heavens
34-35 Quoted from Ps. 110:1
46 Or outer courts of the temple
46 Or simplicity
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