1And when the day of Pentecost was fully
come, they were all with one accord in one place.
2And suddenly there came a sound from heaven
as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the
house where they were sitting.
3And there appeared unto them cloven tongues
like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.
4And they were all filled with the Holy
Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the
Spirit gave them utterance.
5And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews,
devout men, out of every nation under heaven.
6Now when this was noised abroad, the
multitude came together, and were confounded,
because that every man heard them speak in his own
language.
7And they were all amazed and marvelled,
saying one to another, Behold, are not all these
which speak Galilaeans?
8And how hear we every man in our own tongue,
wherein we were born?
9Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the
dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and
Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,
10Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in
the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of
Rome, Jews and proselytes,
11Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak
in our tongues the wonderful works of God.
12And they were all amazed, and were in
doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this?
13Others mocking said, These men are full of
new wine.
14But Peter, standing up with the eleven,
lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of
Judaea, and all ye that
dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and
hearken to my words:
15For these are not drunken, as ye suppose,
seeing it is but the
third hour of the day.
16But this is that which was spoken by the
prophet Joel;
17And it shall come to pass in the last days,
saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all
flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall
prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and
your old men shall dream dreams:
18And on my servants and on my handmaidens I
will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they
shall prophesy:
19And I will shew wonders in heaven above,
and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and
vapour of smoke:
20The sun shall be turned into darkness, and
the moon into blood, before that great and notable
day of the Lord come:
21And it shall come to pass, that whosoever
shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
22Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus
of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by
miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him
in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:
23Him, being delivered by the determinate
counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and
by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
24Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the
pains of death: because it was not possible that he
should be holden of it.
25For David speaketh concerning him, I
foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on
my right hand, that I should not be moved:
26Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my
tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest
in hope:
27Because thou wilt not leave my soul in
hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see
corruption.
28Thou hast made known to me the ways of
life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy
countenance.
29Men and brethren,
let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David,
that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre
is with us unto this day.
30Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that
God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit
of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise
up Christ to sit on his throne;
31He seeing this before spake of the
resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left
in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.
32This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we
all are witnesses.
33Therefore being by the right hand of God
exalted, and having received of the Father the
promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this,
which ye now see and hear.
34For David is not ascended into the heavens:
but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord,
Sit thou on my right hand,
35Until I make thy foes thy footstool.
36Therefore let all the house of Israel know
assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom
ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
37Now when they heard this,
they were pricked in their heart, and said unto
Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren,
what shall we do?
38Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be
baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus
Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall
receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
39For the promise is unto you, and to your
children, and to all that are afar off, even as
many as the Lord our God shall call.
40And with many other words did he testify
and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this
untoward generation.
41Then they that gladly received his word
were baptized: and the same day there were added unto
them about three thousand souls.
42And they continued stedfastly in the
apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking
of bread, and in prayers.
43And fear came upon every soul: and many
wonders and signs were done by the apostles.
44And all that believed were together, and
had all things common;
45And sold their possessions and goods, and
parted them to all men,
as every man had need.
46And they, continuing daily with one accord
in the temple, and breaking bread from house to
house, did eat their meat with gladness and
singleness of heart,
47Praising God, and having favour with all
the people. And the Lord added to the church daily
such as should be saved.
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