Acts:2:14-47
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But 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 :
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For these are not drunken ,
as ye suppose ,
seeing it is but the third hour of the day .
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But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel ;
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And 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 :
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And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit ;
and they shall prophesy :
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And I will shew wonders in heaven above ,
and signs in 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 that great and notable day of the Lord come :
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And it shall come to pass ,
that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved .
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Ye 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 :
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Him ,
being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God ,
ye have taken ,
and by wicked hands have crucified and slain :
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Whom God hath raised up ,
having loosed the pains of death :
because it was not possible that he should be holden of it .
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For 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 :
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Therefore did my heart rejoice ,
and my tongue was glad ;
moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope :
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Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell ,
neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption .
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Thou hast made known to me the ways of life ;
thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance .
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Men 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 .
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Therefore 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 ;
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He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ ,
that his soul was not left in hell ,
neither his flesh did see corruption .
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This Jesus hath God raised up ,
whereof we all are witnesses .
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Therefore 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 .
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For David is not ascended into the heavens :
but he saith himself ,
The LORD said unto my Lord ,
Sit thou on my right hand ,
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Until I make thy foes thy footstool .
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Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly ,
that God hath made that same Jesus ,
whom ye have crucified ,
both Lord and Christ .
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Now 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 ?
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Then 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 .
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For 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 .
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And with many other words did he testify and exhort ,
saying ,
Save yourselves from this untoward generation .
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Then they that gladly received his word were baptized :
and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls .
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And they continued stedfastly in the apostles '
doctrine and fellowship ,
and in breaking of bread ,
and in prayers .
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And fear came upon every soul :
and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles .
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And all that believed were together ,
and had all things common ;
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And sold their possessions and goods ,
and parted them to all men ,
as every man had need .
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And 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 ,
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Praising God ,
and having favour with all the people .
And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved .