Coming of the Holy Spirit
1 Whenthe Day of Pentecost had fully come,they were all with one accord in one place.
2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and itfilled the whole house where they were sitting.
3 Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, andonesat upon each of them.
4 Andthey were all filled with the Holy Spirit and beganto speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
The Crowd’s Response
5 And there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews,devout men, from every nation under heaven.
6 And when this sound occurred, themultitude came together, and were confused, because everyone heard them speak in his own language.
7 Then they were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, “Look, are not all these who speakGalileans?
8 And howisitthatwe hear, each in our own language in which we were born?
9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites, those dwelling in Mesopotamia, Judea andCappadocia, Pontus and Asia,
10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya adjoining Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,
11 Cretans and Arabs—we hear them speaking in our own tongues the wonderful works of God.”
12 So they were all amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “Whatever could this mean?”
13 Others mocking said, “They are full of new wine.”
Peter’s Sermon
14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, raised his voice and said to them, “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and heed my words.
15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,since it isonlythe third hour of the day.
16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
17 ‘Andit shall come to pass in the last days, says God,
# That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh;
# Your sons andyour daughters shall prophesy,
Your young men shall see visions,
Your old men shall dream dreams.
18 And on My menservants and on My maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days;
# And they shall prophesy.
19 I will show wonders in heaven above
And signs in the earth beneath:
Blood and fire and vapor of smoke.
20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
And the moon into blood,
Before the coming of the great and awesome day of theLord.
21 And it shall come to pass
# Thatwhoever calls on the name of theLord
Shall be saved.’
22 “Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a Man attested by God to youby miracles, wonders, and signs which God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also know—
23 Him,being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God,you have taken by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to death;
24 whom God raised up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it.
25 For David says concerning Him:
# ‘I foresaw theLordalways before my face,
For He is at my right hand, that I may not be shaken.
26 Therefore my heart rejoiced, and my tongue was glad;
Moreover my flesh also will rest in hope.
27 For You will not leave my soul in Hades,
# Nor will You allow Your Holy One to seecorruption.
28 You have made known to me the ways of life;
You will make me full of joy in Your presence.’
29 “Menandbrethren, letmespeak freely to youof the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
30 Therefore, being a prophet,and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his body, according to the flesh, He would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne,
31 he, foreseeing this, spoke concerning the resurrection of the Christ,that His soul was not left in Hades, nor did His flesh see corruption.
32 This Jesus God has raised up,of which we are all witnesses.
33 Thereforebeing exalted tothe right hand of God, andhaving received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, Hepoured out this which you now see and hear.
34 “For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he says himself:
# ‘TheLordsaid to my Lord,
“Sit at My right hand,
35 Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.” ’
36 “Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.”
37 Now when they heardthis,they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Menandbrethren, what shall we do?”
38 Then Peter said to them,“Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
39 For the promise is to you andto your children, andto all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”
A Vital Church Grows
40 And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation.”
41 Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were addedtothem.
42 And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.
43 Then fear came upon every soul, andmany wonders and signs were done through the apostles.
44 Now all who believed were together, andhad all things in common,
45 and sold their possessions and goods, anddivided them among all, as anyone had need.
46 So continuing daily with one accordin the temple, andbreaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart,
47 praising God and having favor with all the people. Andthe Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.