Acts:2:1-41

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* And when the day of Pentecost was now accomplishing , they were all together in one place . * And there came suddenly a sound out of heaven as of a violent impetuous blowing , and filled all the house where they were sitting . * And there appeared to them parted tongues , as of fire , and it sat upon each one of them . * And they were all filled with [the ] Holy Spirit , and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit gave to them to speak forth . * Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews , pious men , from every nation of those under heaven . * But the rumour of this having spread , the multitude came together and were confounded , because each one heard them speaking in his own dialect . * And all were amazed and wondered , saying , Behold , are not all these who are speaking Galilaeans ? * and how do we hear [them ] each in our own dialect in which we have been born , * Parthians , and Medes , and Elamites , and those who inhabit Mesopotamia , and Judaea , and Cappadocia , Pontus and Asia , * both Phrygia and Pamphylia , Egypt , and the parts of Libya which adjoin Cyrene , and the Romans sojourning [here ], both Jews and proselytes , * Cretans and Arabians , we hear them speaking in our own tongues the great things of God ? * And they were all amazed and in perplexity , saying one to another , What would this mean ? * But others mocking said , They are full of new wine . * But Peter , standing up with the eleven , lifted up his voice and spoke forth to them , Men of Judaea , and all ye inhabitants of Jerusalem , let this be known to you , and give heed to my words : * for these are not full of wine , as ye suppose , for it is the third hour of the day ; * but this is that which was spoken through the prophet Joel , * And it shall be in the last days , saith God , [that ] 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 elders shall dream with dreams ; * yea , even upon my bondmen and upon my bondwomen in those days will I pour out of my Spirit , and they shall prophesy . * And I will give wonders in the heaven above and signs on the earth below , blood , and fire , and vapour of smoke : * the sun shall be changed to darkness and the moon to blood , before the great and gloriously appearing day of [the ] Lord come . * And it shall be that whosoever shall call upon the name of [the ] Lord shall be saved . * Men of Israel , hear these words : Jesus the Nazaraean , a man borne witness to by God to you by works of power and wonders and signs , which God wrought by him in your midst , as yourselves know * -- him , given up by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God , ye , by [the ] hand of lawless [men ], have crucified and slain . * Whom God has raised up , having loosed the pains of death , inasmuch as it was not possible that he should be held by its power ; * for David says as to him , I foresaw the Lord continually before me , because he is at my right hand that I may not be moved . * Therefore has my heart rejoiced and my tongue exulted ; yea more , my flesh also shall dwell in hope , * for thou wilt not leave my soul in hades , nor wilt thou give thy gracious one to see corruption . * Thou hast made known to me [the ] paths of life , thou wilt fill me with joy with thy countenance . * Brethren , let it be allowed to speak with freedom to you concerning the patriarch David , that he has both died and been buried , and his monument is amongst us unto this day . * Being therefore a prophet , and knowing that God had sworn to him with an oath , of the fruit of his loins to set upon his throne ; * he , seeing [it ] before , spoke concerning the resurrection of the Christ , that neither has he been left in hades nor his flesh seen corruption . * This Jesus has God raised up , whereof all we are witnesses . * Having therefore been exalted by the right hand of God , and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit , he has poured out this which ye behold and hear . * For David has not ascended into the heavens , but he says himself , The Lord said unto my Lord , Sit at my right hand * until I have put thine enemies [to be ] the footstool of thy feet . * Let the whole house of Israel therefore know assuredly that God has made him , this Jesus whom ye have crucified , both Lord and Christ . * And having heard [it ] they were pricked in heart , and said to Peter and the other apostles , What shall we do , brethren ? * And Peter said to them , Repent , and be baptised , each one of you , in the name of Jesus Christ , for remission of sins , and ye will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit . * For to you is the promise and to your children , and to all who [are ] afar off , as many as [the ] Lord our God may call . * And with many other words he testified and exhorted them , saying , Be saved from this perverse generation . * Those then who had accepted his word were baptised ; and there were added in that day about three thousand souls .

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