Acts:2:1-41

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* When the day of Pentecost was fully come , and they were all together in the same place , * there came suddenly from the sky a sound like the onrush of a mighty wind , and it filled all the house where they were sitting . * There appeared to them tongues , like flame , distributing themselves , one resting upon the head of each one , * and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit , and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit was giving them utterance . * Now there were , staying in Jerusalem . devout Jews from many and distant lands . * So when this noise was heard , the crowd gathered in bewilderment because each man heard them speaking in his own language . * The were beside themselves with wonder . "Are not these Galileans who are speaking ?" they exclaimed . * "Then how is it that each one of us hears them speak his own mother tongue ? * Parthians , Medes , Elamites , dwellers in Mesopotamia , in Judea , in Cappadocia , in Pontus and Asia , * in Phrygia , Pamphylia , Egypt , and the district of Lybia around Cretans and Arabians , * we all hear these men telling in our own tongue what great things God has done ." * All were astonished and bewildered and kept saying to one another , "What can this mean ?" * But others were saying with jeer , "These men are full of sweet wine ." * Then Peter , with the Eleven , stood up and addresses them in a loud voice . "Men of Judea and dwellers in Jerusalem , have no doubt about this matter , but listen to what I say . * "These men are not drunk , as you suppose , since it is only nine oclock in the morning . * "No , this is what the prophet Joel predicted . * "In the last days , God says , it shall come to pass that I will pour out my Spirit upon all mankind ; "Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy , your young men shall see visions , your old men shall dream dreams ; * upon my slaves , both men and women , in those days , will I pour out my Spirit , and they shall prophesy . * In the sky above I will show marvels , And signs in the earth beneath ; Blood and fire , and vapor of smoke . * Into darkness shall the sun be turned , And into blood the moon , Ere the day of the Lord come , that great and terrible day . * And every one who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved . * "Men of Israel , listen to these words . Jesus the Nazarene , a man accredited to you by God , through mighty works and wonders and signs which God did by him among you , as you yourselves know ; * him , delivered up by the settled purpose and fore-knowledge of God , you crucified and killed at the hands of lawless men ; * but God has raised him to life , having loosed the pangs of death , because it was not possible for death to hold him . * For David says of him . "I beheld the Lord always before my face ; For he is at my right hand lest I be shaken . * "Therefore my heart is glad , my tongue exults , my very body also shall pitch its tent in hope . * "For thou wilt not leave my soul in Hades , Nor give up thy Holy One to see corruption . * "Thou hast made known to me the paths of life , Thou wilt fill me with gladness in thy presence . * "Men and brothers , I can speak plainly to you concerning the patriarch David , because he not only died and was buried , but his tomb is among us even to this very day . * "Because he was a prophet and knew that God had sworn to him with an oath that of the fruit of his loins he would set one on his throne , * "he , foreseeing this , spoke of the resurrection of Christ that neither was he left in Hades , nor did his flesh see corruption . * This Jesus God has raised up , of this we are all witnesses . * Since he is by the mighty hand of God exalted , and has received from his Father the promise of the Holy Spirit , he has poured forth this which you now see and hear . * For David did not ascend into heaven ; but he himself said , "The Lord said to my Lord Sit thou on my right hand * "Until I make thine enemies A footstool under thy feet . * "Therefore let the whole House of Israel know assuredly that Gods has made him both Lord and Christ , this Jesus whom you have crucified ." * When they heard these words they were stung to the heart , and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles . "Men and brothers , what shall we do ?" * "Repent ," answered Peter , "and be baptized , every one of you , in the name of Jesus Christ , for the remission of your sins , and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit . * "For the promise belongs to you and to your children and to all who are afar off , whomever the Lord may call ." * With many other words he continued to bear testimony , and kept entreating them , saying , "Save yourselves from this perverse generation ." * Then those who welcomed his message were baptized , and in that day about three thousand souls were added to them ;

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