Acts 2
1And when the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place.
2And suddenly a sound came from heaven like a strong rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.
3And there appeared to them tongues as if of fire, which spreading out, came to rest upon each one of them.
4And they were all filled with holy spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the spirit was giving them utterance.
5Now there were Jews staying in Jerusalem, deeply religious men from every nation under heaven.
6And when this sound occurred, the multitude came together and were bewildered, because each one was hearing them speaking in his own language.
7And they were all amazed and marveled, saying, “Look! Aren’t all of these people who are speaking Galileans?
8And how is it that we are hearing them speaking, each of us, in our own native language?”
9Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and those who live in Mesopotamia, in Judea and Cappadocia, in Pontus and the province of Asia,
10in Phrygia and Pamphylia, in Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene, and visitors 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 perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?”
13But others mocking them said, “They are filled with sweet, new wine!”
14But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice and spoke to them, saying, “Fellow Jews, and all you who are residing in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and pay close attention to my words.
15For these people are not drunk, as you suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.
16But this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel:
17‘And it will be in the last days,’ says God, ‘I will pour out a portion of my spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters will prophesy, and your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.
18And even on my male servants and on my female servants I will pour out a portion of my spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.
19And I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth beneath: blood, and fire, and a cloud of smoke.
20The sun will be turned into darkness and the moon into blood before the great and glorious Day of the Lord comes.
21And it will be that whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
22“You men of Israel, listen to these words! Jesus of Nazareth, a man publicly attested to you by God with miracles and wonders and signs, which God did through him in the midst of you, just as you yourselves know.
23This man, delivered up by the decreed plan and foreknowledge of God, you, by lawless hands, crucified and killed.
24But God raised him up, having freed him from the birth pains of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it.
25For David says concerning him, ‘I saw the Lord always before me, for he is at my right hand so that I would not be moved.
26Therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced, moreover my flesh also will rest in hope
27because you will not abandon my soul to Hades, nor will you allow your Devout One to see corruption.
28You made known to me the ways of life; you will make me full of gladness with your presence.’
29“Men, brothers, I can speak to you with confidence about the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
30Since he was a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that, from the fruit of his body, He would seat one of his descendants on his throne,
31he, foreseeing this, spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to the Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.
32God has raised this Jesus; we all are witnesses of this.
33Then, being exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promised holy spirit, he has poured out this that you see and hear.
34For David did not ascend into the heavens, 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.’
36“Therefore, let all the house of Israel know for certain that God has made him—this Jesus whom you crucified—both Lord and Christ.”
37Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Men, brothers, what should we do?”
38And Peter said to them, “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.
39For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all who are far off, even to as many as the Lord our God will call.”
40And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation.”
41Then those who received his word were baptized, and in that day there were added to their number about 3,000 souls.
42And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ teaching, and in fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayer.
43And fear came on every soul, and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.
44And all those who believed were together and had all things in common,
45and they began selling their property and possessions, and were dividing them among all, as anyone had need.
46And day after day, continuing with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they were receiving their food with great joy and sincerity of heart,
47praising God, and having favor with all the people. And day after day the Lord was adding to them those who were being saved.