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The Coming of the Holy Spirit

¹ When ^(a)the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. ² And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like ^(b)a mighty rushing wind, and ^(c)it filled the entire house where they were sitting. ³ And divided tongues ^(d)as of fire appeared to them and rested^[a] on each one of them. ⁴ And they were all ^(e)filled with the Holy Spirit and began ^(f)to speak in other tongues ^(g)as the Spirit gave them utterance.

⁵ Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven. ⁶ And ^(h)at this sound the multitude came together, and they were bewildered, because each one was hearing them speak in his own language. ⁷ And ⁽ⁱ⁾they were amazed and astonished, saying, "Are not all these who are speaking ^(j)Galileans? ⁸ And how is it that we hear, each of us in his own native language? ⁹ Parthians and ^(k)Medes and ^(l)Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, ¹⁰ Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, ¹¹ both Jews and ^(m)proselytes, Cretans and Arabians—we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God." ¹² And ⁽ⁿ⁾all were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, "What does this mean?" ¹³ But others ^(o)mocking said, "They are filled with new wine."

Peter's Sermon at Pentecost

¹⁴ But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them: "Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words. ¹⁵ For these people are not drunk, as you suppose, ^(p)since it is only the third hour of the day.^{[b] 16} But this is what was uttered through the prophet Joel:

²² "Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, ^(y)a man attested to you by God ^(z)with ^(aa)mighty works and wonders and signs that ^(ab)God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know— ²³ this Jesus,^{[c] (ac)}delivered up according to ^(ad)the definite plan and ^(ae)foreknowledge of God, ^(af)you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. ^24 (ag)God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because ^(ah)it was not possible for him to be held by it. ²⁵ For David says concerning him,

²⁹ "Brothers, I may say to you with confidence about ^(ao)the patriarch David ^(ap)that he both died and ^(aq)was buried, and ^(ar)his tomb is with us to this day. ^30 (as)Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that ^(at)God had sworn with an oath to him that he would set one of his descendants on his throne, ³¹ he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that ^(au)he was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption. ³² This Jesus ^(av)God raised up, ^(aw)and of that we all are witnesses. ^33 (ax)Being therefore ^(ay)exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from ^(az)the Father ^(ba)the promise of the Holy Spirit, ^(bb)he has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing. ³⁴ For ^(bc)David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says,

³⁶ Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that ^(be)God has made him ^(bf)both Lord and Christ, this Jesus ^(bg)whom you crucified."

³⁷ Now when ^(bh)they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brothers, ^(bi)what shall we do?" ³⁸ And Peter said to them, ^(bj)"Repent and ^(bk)be baptized every one of you ^(bl)in the name of Jesus Christ ^(bm)for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive ^(bn)the gift of the Holy Spirit. ³⁹ For ^(bo)the promise is for you and ^(bp)for your children and for all ^(bq)who are far off, everyone ^(br)whom the Lord our God calls to himself." ⁴⁰ And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, ^(bs)"Save yourselves from this ^(bt)crooked generation." ⁴¹ So those who received his word were baptized, and ^(bu)there were added that day about three thousand souls.

The Fellowship of the Believers

⁴² And ^(bv)they devoted themselves to the apostles' ^(bw)teaching and the ^(bx)fellowship, to ^(by)the breaking of bread and the prayers. ⁴³ And awe^[d] came upon every soul, and ^(bz)many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. ⁴⁴ And all who believed were together and ^(ca)had all things in common. ⁴⁵ And ^(cb)they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. ⁴⁶ And day by day, ^(cc)attending the temple ^(cd)together and ^(ce)breaking bread in their homes, they received their food ^(cf)with glad and generous hearts, ⁴⁷ praising God and ^(cg)having favor with all the people. And the Lord ^(ch)added to their number ^(ci)day by day those who ^(cj)were being saved.