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The Day of Pentecost

¹ When ^(C1)the day of Pentecost ^(F1)had come, they were all together in one place.² And suddenly a noise like a violent rushing wind came from heaven, and it filled ^(C1)the whole house where they were sitting.³ And tongues that looked like fire appeared to them, ^(F1)distributing themselves, and a tongue ^(F2)rested on each one of them.⁴ And they were all ^(C1)filled with the Holy Spirit and began to ^(C2)speak with different ^(F1)tongues, as the Spirit was giving them the ability to speak out.

⁵ Now there were Jews residing in Jerusalem, ^(C1)devout men from every nation under heaven.⁶ And when ^(C1)this sound occurred, the crowd came together and they were bewildered, because each one of them was hearing them speak in his own ^(F1)language.^7 (C1)They were amazed and astonished, saying, "^(F1)Why, are not all these who are speaking ^(C2)Galileans?⁸ "And how is it that we each hear them in our own ^(F1)language ^(F2)to which we were born?⁹ "Parthians, Medes, and Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea, and ^(C1)Cappadocia, ^(C2)Pontus and ^(F1)(C3)Asia,^10 (C1)Phrygia and ^(C2)Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya around ^(C3)Cyrene, and ^(F1)(C4)visitors from Rome, both Jews and ^(F2)(C5)proselytes,¹¹ Cretans and Arabs—we hear them speaking in our own ^(F1)tongues of the mighty deeds of God."¹² And ^(C1)they all continued in amazement and great perplexity, saying to one another, "What does this mean?"¹³ But others were jeering and saying, "^(C1)They are full of ^(F1)sweet wine!"

Peter's Sermon

¹⁴ But Peter, taking his stand with ^(C1)the other eleven, raised his voice and declared to them: "Men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, ^(F1)know this, and pay attention to my words.¹⁵ "For these people are not drunk, as you assume, ^(C1)since it is only the ^(F1)third hour of the day;¹⁶ but this is what has been spoken through the prophet Joel:

¹⁷ '^(C1)AND IT SHALL BE IN THE LAST DAYS,' God says,
'THAT I WILL POUR OUT MY SPIRIT ON ALL ^(F1)MANKIND;
AND YOUR SONS AND YOUR DAUGHTERS WILL PROPHESY,
AND YOUR YOUNG MEN WILL SEE VISIONS,
AND YOUR OLD MEN WILL ^(F2)HAVE DREAMS;

¹⁸ AND EVEN ON MY MALE AND FEMALE ^(F1)SERVANTS
I WILL POUR OUT MY SPIRIT IN THOSE DAYS,
And they will prophesy.

¹⁹ 'AND I WILL ^(F1)DISPLAY WONDERS IN THE SKY ABOVE
AND SIGNS ON THE EARTH BELOW,
BLOOD, FIRE, AND ^(F2)VAPOR OF SMOKE.

²⁰ 'THE SUN WILL BE TURNED INTO DARKNESS
AND THE MOON INTO BLOOD,
BEFORE THE GREAT AND GLORIOUS DAY OF THE LORD COMES.

²¹ 'AND IT SHALL BE THAT ^(C1)EVERYONE WHO CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED.'

²² "Men of Israel, listen to these words: ^(C1)Jesus the Nazarene, ^(C2)a Man ^(F1)attested to you by God with ^(F2)miracles and ^(C3)wonders and ^(F3)signs which God performed through Him in your midst, just as you yourselves know—²³ this Man, delivered over by the ^(C1)predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, ^(C2)you nailed to a cross by the hands of ^(F1)godless men and put Him to death.²⁴ "^(F1)But ^(C1)God raised Him from the dead, putting an end to the ^(F2)agony of death, since it ^(C2)was impossible for Him to be held ^(F3)in its power.²⁵ "For David says of Him,

'^(C1)I SAW THE LORD CONTINUALLY 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 WAS OVERJOYED;
MOREOVER MY FLESH ALSO WILL LIVE IN HOPE;

²⁷ FOR YOU WILL NOT ABANDON MY SOUL TO ^(C1)HADES,
^(C2)NOR WILL YOU ^(F1)ALLOW YOUR ^(F2)HOLY ONE TO ^(F3)UNDERGO DECAY.

²⁸ 'YOU HAVE MADE KNOWN TO ME THE WAYS OF LIFE;
YOU WILL MAKE ME FULL OF GLADNESS WITH YOUR PRESENCE.'

²⁹ "^(F1)Brothers, I may confidently say to you regarding the ^(C1)patriarch David that he both ^(C2)died and ^(C3)was buried, and ^(C4)his tomb is ^(F2)with us to this day.³⁰ "So because he was ^(C1)a prophet and knew that ^(C2)God had sworn to him with an oath to seat one ^(F1)of his descendants on his throne,³¹ he looked ahead and spoke of the resurrection of the ^(F1)Christ, that ^(C1)He was neither abandoned to Hades, nor did His flesh ^(F2)suffer decay.³² "It is this Jesus whom ^(C1)God raised up, ^(F1)a fact to which we are all ^(C2)witnesses.³³ "Therefore, ^(F1)since He has been exalted ^(F2)(C1)at the right hand of God, and ^(C2)has received ^(C3)the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, He has ^(C4)poured out this which you both see and hear.³⁴ "For it was not David who ascended into ^(F1)heaven, but he himself says:

'^(C1)THE LORD SAID TO MY LORD,
"SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND,

³⁵ UNTIL I MAKE YOUR ENEMIES A FOOTSTOOL FOR YOUR FEET."'

³⁷ Now when they heard this, they were ^(F1)pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "^(F2)Brothers, ^(C1)what are we to do?"³⁸ Peter said to them, "^(C1)Repent, and each of you be ^(C2)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 ^(C1)the promise is for you and your children and for all who are ^(C2)far away, as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself."⁴⁰ And with many other words he solemnly ^(C1)testified and kept on urging them, saying, "^(F1)Be saved from this ^(C2)perverse generation!"⁴¹ So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand ^(F1)(C1)souls.⁴² They were ^(C1)continually devoting themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to ^(C2)the breaking of bread and ^(C1)to ^(F1)prayer.

^43 (F1)Everyone kept feeling a sense of awe; and many ^(C1)wonders and ^(F2)signs were taking place through the apostles.⁴⁴ And all the believers ^(F1)were together and ^(C1)had all things in common;⁴⁵ and they ^(C1)would sell their property and possessions and share them with all, to the extent that anyone had need.^46 (C1)Day by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and ^(C2)breaking bread ^(F1)from house to house, they were taking their ^(F2)meals together with gladness and ^(F3)sincerity of heart,⁴⁷ praising God and ^(C1)having favor with all the people. And the Lord ^(C2)was adding to ^(F1)their number day by day ^(C3)those who were being saved.