Acts 2
1 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.
2 Suddenly a sound came from heaven, like a strong wind blowing, and filled the whole house where they were sitting.
3 And tongues like fire appeared to them, spreading out and resting on each one of them.
4 They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit enabled them to speak.
5 Now there were devout Jews living in Jerusalem, from every nation under heaven.
6 When this sound was heard, the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in his own language.
7 They were astonished and amazed, saying, “Aren’t all these people who are speaking Galileans?
8 How is it that each of us hears them in the language we were born speaking?
9 Parthians, Medes, and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea, and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,
10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the regions of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome,
11 Jews and converts, Cretans and Arabs—we hear them speaking in our own languages about the great things God has done.”
12 They were all astonished and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?”
13 Others, however, mocked them, saying, “They are full of sweet wine.”
14 Then Peter stood up with the eleven, raised his voice, and addressed them: “Jews and all who live in Jerusalem, understand this and pay attention to my words.
15 These people are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only nine in the morning.
16 Rather, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel:
17 ‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out some of my Spirit on all people; your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.
18 And even on my male and female servants in those days I will pour out some of my Spirit, and they will prophesy.
19 I will show wonders above in heaven and signs below on earth: blood, fire, and a cloud of smoke.
20 The sun will turn to darkness and the moon to blood before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
22 People of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you through miracles, wonders, and signs, which God performed through him among you, as you yourselves know.
23 This man, handed over according to God’s determined plan and foreknowledge, you killed by nailing him to a cross through the hands of lawless men.
24 But God raised him up, freeing him from the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it.
25 For David says about him: ‘I always saw the Lord before me, because he is at my right hand, so that I will not be shaken.
26 Therefore my heart was glad and my tongue rejoiced; my body, too, will rest in hope.
27 For you will not abandon my life to Hades, nor let your Holy One see decay.
28 You have made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence.’”
29 “Brothers, I can speak openly to you about the patriarch David: he died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
30 He was a prophet, and he knew that God had sworn to him with an oath to place on his throne someone from the fruit of his body.
31 Seeing this beforehand, he spoke about the resurrection of the Christ: he was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his body see decay.
32 God raised this Jesus, and we are all witnesses of it.
33 So, exalted to the right hand of God and having received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit, he poured out what you see and hear.
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 the whole house of Israel know for certain that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.”
37 When they heard this, they were pierced to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what should we do?”
38 Peter replied to them, “Repent, and each one of you be baptized 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 for you, for your children, and for all who are far away, everyone whom the Lord our God calls.”
40 With many other words he testified and urged them, saying, “Be saved from this corrupt generation.”
41 Then those who accepted his word were baptized, and about three thousand people were added that day.
42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayers.
43 Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and signs were happening through the apostles.
44 All who believed were together and held everything in common.
45 They sold their property and possessions and shared them among everyone, according to each person’s need.
46 Every day they devoted themselves with one purpose in the temple, broke bread from house to house, and shared their food with gladness and sincere hearts,
47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And day by day the Lord added to their group those who were being saved.
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