When ^athe day of ¹Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place, 2 and suddenly a sound came from heaven like a rushing violent wind, and it filled ^athe whole house where they were sitting. 3 There appeared to them tongues resembling fire, which were being distributed among them, and they rested on each one of them as each person received the Holy Spirit. 4 And they were all ^afilled that is, diffused throughout their being with the Holy Spirit and began to ^bspeak in other ¹tongues (different languages) , as the Spirit was giving them the ability to speak out clearly and appropriately.

5 Now there were Jews living in Jerusalem, ^adevout and God-fearing men from every nation under heaven. 6 And when ^athis sound was heard, a crowd gathered, and they were bewildered because each one was hearing those in the upper room speaking in his own language or dialect. 7 ^aThey were completely astonished, saying, “Look! Are not all of these who are speaking ^bGalileans? 8 Then how is it that each of us hears in our own language or native dialect? 9 Among us there are Parthians, Medes and Elamites, and people of Mesopotamia, Judea and ^aCappadocia, ^bPontus and ^1cAsia Minor, 10 ^aPhrygia and ^bPamphylia, Egypt and the districts of Libya around ^cCyrene, and the ^dvisitors from Rome, both Jews and ^eproselytes (Gentile converts to Judaism) , 11 Cretans and Arabs—we all hear them speaking in our native tongues about the mighty works of God!” 12 And ^athey were beside themselves with amazement and were greatly perplexed, saying one to another, “What could this mean?” 13 But others were laughing and joking and ridiculing them, saying, “^aThey are full of sweet wine and are drunk!”

14 But Peter, standing with ^athe eleven, raised his voice and addressed them: “Men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, let this be explained to you; listen closely and pay attention to what I have to say. 15 These people are not drunk, as you assume, ^asince it is only the third hour of the day (9:00 a.m.) ; 16 but this is the beginning of what was spoken of through the prophet Joel:

22 “Men of Israel, listen to these words: ^aJesus of Nazareth, ^ba Man accredited and pointed out and attested to you by God with the power to perform miracles and ^cwonders and signs which God worked through Him in your very midst, just as you yourselves know— 23 this Man, when handed over to the Roman authorities according to the ^apredetermined decision and foreknowledge of God, ^byou nailed to a cross and put to death by the hands of lawless and godless men. 24 But ^aGod raised Him up, releasing Him and bringing an end to the agony of death, since it ^bwas impossible for Him to be held in death’s power. 25 For David says of Him,‘^aI SAW THE LORD CONSTANTLY BEFORE ME;FOR HE IS AT MY RIGHT HAND, SO THAT I WILL NOT BE SHAKEN from my state of security.

29 “Brothers, I may confidently and freely say to you regarding the ^apatriarch David that he both ^bdied and ^cwas buried, and ^dhis tomb is with us to this day. 30 And so, being ^aa prophet and knowing fully that ^bGOD HAD SWORN TO HIM WITH AN OATH THAT HE WOULD SEAT one OF HIS DESCENDANTS ON HIS THRONE, 2+@Sam 7:12-16; Ps 132:11 31 he foresaw and spoke prophetically of the resurrection of the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed) , that ^aHE WAS NOT ABANDONED in death TO HADES (the realm of the dead) , NOR DID His body UNDERGO DECAY. Ps 16:10 32 ^aGod raised this Jesus bodily from the dead, and of that fact we are all ^bwitnesses. 33 Therefore having been exalted ^1ato the right hand of God, and ^bhaving received from the Father ^cthe promise of the Holy Spirit, He has ^dpoured out this blessing which you both see and hear. 34 For David did not ascend into the heavens, yet he himself says,‘^aTHE LORD the Father SAID TO MY ¹LORD the Son,“SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND,

36 Therefore let all the ^ahouse of Israel recognize beyond all doubt that God has made Him both ^bLord and Christ (Messiah, Anointed)—this Jesus ^cwhom you crucified.”

37 Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart with remorse and anxiety, and they said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, ^awhat are we to do?” 38 And Peter said to them, “^aRepent change your old way of thinking, turn from your sinful ways, accept and follow Jesus as the Messiah and be ^bbaptized, each 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 ^athe promise of the Holy Spirit is for you and your children and for all who are ^bfar away including the Gentiles, as many as the Lord our God calls to Himself.” Is 57:19; Joel 2:32 40 And Peter solemnly ^atestified and continued to admonish and urge them with many more words, saying, “¹Be saved from this ^bcrooked and unjust generation!” 41 So then, those who accepted his message were baptized; and on that day about ¹3,000 ^asouls were added to the body of believers. 42 They were continually and faithfully ^adevoting themselves to the instruction of the apostles, and to fellowship, to ^1beating meals together and to ^cprayers.

43 A sense of awe was felt by ¹everyone, and many ^awonders and signs (attesting miracles) were taking place through the apostles. 44 And all those who had believed in Jesus as Savior ¹were together and ^ahad all things in common considering their possessions to belong to the group as a whole. 45 And they ^abegan selling their property and possessions and were sharing the proceeds with all the other believers, as anyone had need. 46 ^aDay after day they met in the temple area continuing with one mind, and ^bbreaking bread in various private homes. They were eating their meals together with joy and generous hearts, 47 praising God continually, and ^ahaving favor with all the people. And the Lord ^bkept adding to their number daily ^cthose who were being saved.

When ^athe day of Pentecost ¹had come, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent rushing wind, and it filled ^athe whole house where they were sitting. 3 And there appeared to them tongues as of fire ¹distributing themselves, and ²they ³rested on each one of them. 4 And they were all ^afilled with the Holy Spirit and began to ^bspeak with other ¹tongues, as the Spirit was giving them ²utterance.

5 Now there were Jews living in Jerusalem, ^adevout men from every nation under heaven. 6 And when ^athis sound occurred, the crowd came together, and were bewildered because each one of them was hearing them speak in his own ¹language. 7 ^aThey were amazed and astonished, saying, “¹Why, are not all these who are speaking ^bGalileans? 8 And how is it that we each hear them in our own ¹language ²to which we were born? 9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and ^aCappadocia, ^bPontus and ^1cAsia, 10 ^aPhrygia and ^bPamphylia, Egypt and the districts of Libya around ^cCyrene, and ^1dvisitors from Rome, both Jews and ^2eproselytes, 11 Cretans and Arabs—we hear them in our own tongues speaking of the mighty deeds of God.” 12 And ^athey all continued in amazement and great perplexity, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” 13 But others were mocking and saying, “^aThey are full of ¹sweet wine.”

14 But Peter, ¹taking his stand with ^athe eleven, raised his voice and declared to them: “Men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you and give heed to my words. 15 For these men are not drunk, as you suppose, ^afor it is only the ¹third hour of the day; 16 but this is what was spoken of through the prophet Joel:

22 “Men of Israel, listen to these words: ^aJesus the Nazarene, ^ba man ¹attested to you by God with ²miracles and ^cwonders and ³signs which God performed through Him in your midst, just as you yourselves know— 23 this Man, delivered over by the ^apredetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, ^byou nailed to a cross by the hands of ¹godless men and put Him to death. 24 ¹But ^aGod raised Him up again, putting an end to the ²agony of death, since it ^bwas impossible for Him to be held ³in its power. 25 For David says of Him,‘^aI SAW THE LORD ALWAYS IN MY PRESENCE;FOR HE IS AT MY RIGHT HAND, SO THAT I WILL NOT BE SHAKEN.

29 “¹Brethren, I may confidently say to you regarding the ^apatriarch David that he both ^bdied and ^cwas buried, and ^dhis tomb is ²with us to this day. 30 And so, because he was ^aa prophet and knew that ^bGOD HAD SWORN TO HIM WITH AN OATH TO SEAT one ¹OF HIS DESCENDANTS ON HIS THRONE, 31 he looked ahead and spoke of the resurrection of ¹the Christ, that ^aHE WAS NEITHER ABANDONED TO HADES, NOR DID His flesh ²SUFFER DECAY. 32 This Jesus ^aGod raised up again, to which we are all ^bwitnesses. 33 Therefore having been exalted ^1ato the right hand of God, and ^bhaving received from the Father ^cthe promise of the Holy Spirit, He has ^dpoured forth this which you both see and hear. 34 For it was not David who ascended into ¹heaven, but he himself says:‘^aTHE LORD SAID TO MY LORD,“SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND,

36 Therefore let all the ^ahouse of Israel know for certain that God has made Him both ^bLord and ¹Christ—this Jesus ^cwhom you crucified.”

37 Now when they heard this, they were ¹pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “²Brethren, ^3awhat shall we do?” 38 Peter said to them, “^aRepent, and each of you be ^bbaptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For ^athe promise is for you and your children and for all who are ^bfar off, as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself.” 40 And with many other words he solemnly ^atestified and kept on exhorting them, saying, “¹Be saved from this ^bperverse generation!” 41 So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand ^1asouls. 42 They were ^acontinually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to ^bthe breaking of bread and ^1cto prayer.

43 ¹Everyone kept feeling a sense of awe; and many ^awonders and ²signs were taking place through the apostles. 44 And all those who had believed ¹were together and ^ahad all things in common; 45 and they ^abegan selling their property and possessions and were sharing them with all, as anyone might have need. 46 ^aDay by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and ^bbreaking bread ¹from house to house, they were taking their ²meals together with gladness and ³sincerity of heart, 47 praising God and ^ahaving favor with all the people. And the Lord ^bwas adding ¹to their number day by day ^cthose who were being saved.

And when ^athe day of Pentecost ¹had fully come, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent rushing ^awind, and it filled ^bthe whole house where they were sitting. 3 And there appeared to them tongues like fire ^1adistributing themselves, and ²they ³rested on each one of them. 4 And they were all ^afilled with the Holy Spirit and began to ^bspeak with other ¹tongues, as the Spirit was giving them ²utterance.

5 Now there were Jews living in Jerusalem, ^adevout men from every nation under heaven. 6 And when ^athis sound occurred, the multitude came together, and were bewildered because each one of them was hearing them speak in his own ¹language. 7 ^aSo they were astounded and marveling, saying, “Behold, are not all these who are speaking ^bGalileans? 8 And how is it that we each hear them in our own ¹language in which we were born? 9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and ^aCappadocia, ^bPontus and ^1cAsia, 10 ^aPhrygia and ^bPamphylia, Egypt and the district of Libya around ^cCyrene, and ^1dvisitors from Rome, both Jews and ^2eproselytes, 11 Cretans and Arabs—we hear them in our own tongues speaking of the mighty deeds of God.” 12 And ^athey all continued in astonishment and great perplexity, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” 13 But others, mocking, were saying, “^aThey are full of new wine.”

14 But Peter, ¹taking his stand with ^athe eleven, raised his voice and declared to them: “Men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you and give heed to my words. 15 For these men are not drunk, as you suppose, ^afor it is the ¹third hour of the day; 16 but this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel:

22 “Men of Israel, listen to these words: ^aJesus the Nazarene, ^ba man ¹attested to you by God with ²miracles and ^cwonders and ³signs which God did through Him in your midst, just as you yourselves know— 23 this Man, delivered over by the ^apredetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, ^byou nailed to a cross by the hands of lawless men and put Him to death. 24 ¹But ^aGod raised Him up again, putting an end to the ²agony of death, since it ^bwas impossible for Him to be held ³in its power. 25 For David says of Him,‘^aI SAW THE ¹LORD CONTINUALLY BEFORE ME;BECAUSE HE IS AT MY RIGHT HAND, SO THAT I WILL NOT BE SHAKEN.

29 “Men, brothers, I may confidently say to you regarding the ^apatriarch David that he both ^bdied and ^cwas buried, and ^dhis tomb is ¹with us to this day. 30 And so, because he was ^aa prophet and knew that ^bGOD HAD SWORN TO HIM WITH AN OATH TO SET one OF THE FRUIT ¹OF HIS BODY ON HIS THRONE, 31 he looked ahead and spoke of the resurrection of the ¹Christ, that ^aHE WAS NEITHER FORSAKEN TO HADES, NOR DID His flesh SEE CORRUPTION. 32 This Jesus ^aGod raised up again, to which we are all ^bwitnesses. 33 Therefore having been exalted ^1ato the right hand of God, and ^bhaving received from the Father ^cthe promise of the Holy Spirit, He has ^dpoured out this which you both see and hear. 34 For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says:‘^aTHE ¹LORD SAID TO MY LORD,“SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND,

36 Therefore let all the ^ahouse of Israel know for certain that God has made Him both ^bLord and ¹Christ—this Jesus ^cwhom you crucified.”

37 Now when they heard this, they were ¹pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Men, brothers, ^awhat should we do?” 38 And Peter said to them, “^aRepent, and each of you be ^bbaptized in the name of Jesus Christ ¹for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For ^athe promise is for you and your children and for all who are ^bfar off, as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself.” 40 And with many other words he solemnly ^abore witness and kept on exhorting them, saying, “¹Be saved from this ^bcrooked generation!” 41 So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand ^asouls. 42 And they were ^acontinually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to ^bthe breaking of bread and ^cto the prayers.

43 And fear came upon every soul; and many ^awonders and ¹signs were taking place through the apostles. 44 And all those who had believed ¹were together and ^ahad all things in common; 45 and they ^abegan selling their property and possessions and were ^bdividing them up with all, as anyone might have need. 46 ^aAnd daily devoting themselves with one accord in the temple and ^bbreaking bread ¹from house to house, they were taking their ²meals together with gladness and ³sincerity of heart, 47 praising God and ^ahaving favor with all the people. And the Lord ^bwas adding ¹to their number daily ^cthose who were being saved.