Acts:2:1-41
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And ,
when the day of pentecost was filling up they were all together with one intent ;
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When there came suddenly out of heaven a sound ,
just as of a mighty rushing wind ,-
and it filled all the house where they were sitting ;
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And there appeared unto themparting asundertongues like as of fire ,
and it sat upon each one of them ;
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And they were all filled with Holy Spirit ,
and began to be speaking with other kinds of tongues just as the Spirit was giving unto them to be sounding forth .
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Now there were in Jerusalem sojourning Jews ,
reverent men from every nation who were under heaven ;
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And this sound occurring the throng came together and was thrown into confusion ,
because each one severally heard in his own language them who were speaking ;
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Yea they were beside themselves and did marvel ,
saying Lo !
are not all these who are speaking Galilaeans ?
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How then do ,
we ,
hear each one in our own language in which we were born ?
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Parthians and Medes and Elamites ,
and those dwelling in Mesopotamia ,
Judaea also and Cappadocia ,
Pontus and Asia ,
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Phrygia also and Pamphylia ,
Egypt and the parts of the Libya that is towards Cyrene ,
and the sojourning Romans ,
both Jews and proselytes ,
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Cretans and Arabians ,
we do hear them speaking in our own tongues the magnificent things of God .
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But they were all beside themselves and were utterly at a loss ,
saying one to another What doth this please to be ?
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While ,
others ,
in mockery were saying With sweet wine ,
are they drunken !
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But ,
taking his stand ,
Peter with the eleven lifted up his voice ,
and sounded out unto them Ye men of Judaea ,
and all ye who are sojourning in Jerusalem !
Let ,
this ,
unto you be known ,
and give ear unto my declarations ;
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For not ,
as ,
ye ,
suppose ,
are these men drunken ,
for it is the third hour of the day ;
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But this is that which hath been spoken through the prophet Joel
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And it shall be ,
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 ,
visions shall see and ,
your elders ,
in dreams shall dream ,
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And ,
even upon my men-servants and upon my maid-servants in those days ,
will I pour out of my Spirit ,
and they shall prophesy ;
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And I will set forth wonders in the heaven above ,
and signs upon the earth beneath ,
blood and fire and vapour of smoke :
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The sun ,
shall be turned into darkness and ,
the moon ,
into blood ,
before the coming of the day of the Lord ,
the great and manifest ;
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And it shall be Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord ,
shall be saved .
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Ye men of Israel !
hear these words :
Jesus the Nazarene ,
a man pointed out of God unto you by mighty works and wonders and signs ,
which God did through him in your midst ,
just as ye yourselves know ,
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The same ,
by the marked out counsel and foreknowledge of God given up ,
through the hands of lawless men ,
suspending ,
ye slew ,
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Whom ,
God ,
raised up ,
loosing the pangs of death ,
inasmuch as it was ,
not possible ,
for him to continue held fast by it .
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For ,
David ,
saith concerning him I foresaw the Lord before me continually ,
because he is ,
on my right hand ,
that I may not be shaken ;
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For this reason ,
was my heart made glad and my tongue exulted ,
ye further ,
even my flesh ,
shall encamp on hope :
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Because thou wilt not abandon my soul unto hades ,
neither wilt thou give thy man of lovingkindness to see corruption ;
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Thou madest known unto me paths of life ,
thou wilt make me full of gladness with thy countenance .
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Brethren !
it is ,
allowable ,
to say with freedom of speech unto you ,
concerning the patriarch David ,
that he both died and was buried ,
and ,
his tomb ,
is among us until this day .
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Being then ,
a prophet ,
and knowing that ,
with an oath ,
God had sworn unto him ,
of the fruit of his loins ,
to seat on his throne ,
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With foresight ,
spake he concerning the resurrection of the Christthat neither was he abandoned unto hades ,
nor did his flesh see corruption .
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The same Jesus ,
hath God raised up ,
whereof ,
all we ,
are witnesses !
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By the right hand of God ,
therefore ,
having been exalted ,
also ,
the promise of the Holy Spirit ,
having received from the Father ,
He hath poured out this which ,
yourselves ,
do see and hear .
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For ,
David ,
hath not ascended into the heavens ;
but he saith ,
himself ,
Said the Lord unto my Lord ,
Sit thou at my right hand ,
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Until I make thy foes thy footstool .
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Assuredly ,
then ,
let all the house of Israel know :
that ,
both Lord and Christ ,
hath God made him ,
even the same Jesus whom ,
ye ,
crucified !
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And ,
when they heard this ,
they were pricked to the heart ,
and said unto Peter and the rest of the apostles What are we to do ,
brethren ?
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And Peter unto them Repent ye ,
and let each one of you be immersed ,
in the name of Jesus Christ ,
into the remission of your sins ,
and ye shall receive the free-gift of the Holy Spirit ;
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For ,
unto you ,
is the promise ,
and unto your children ,
and unto all them who are afar off :
as many soever as the Lord our God shall call unto him .
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And ,
with many different words ,
bare he frail witness ,
and went on exhorting them saying Be saved from this perverse generation !
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They ,
therefore ,
who welcomed his word ,
were immersed ;
and there were added ,
on that day ,
about three thousand souls .