Coming of the Holy Spirit
1 When athe Day of Pentecost had fully come, bthey were all with one accord in one place.
2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it afilled the whole house where they were sitting.
3 Then there appeared to them1 divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them.
4 And athey were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began bto speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
The Crowd’s Response
5 And there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, adevout men, from every nation under heaven.
6 And when this sound occurred, the amultitude came together, and were confused, because everyone heard them speak in his own language.
7 Then they were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, “Look, are not all these who speak aGalileans?
8 And how is it that we hear, each in our own1 language in which we were born?
9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites, those dwelling in Mesopotamia, Judea and aCappadocia, Pontus and Asia,
10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya adjoining Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,
11 Cretans and Arabs—we hear them speaking in our own tongues the wonderful works of God.”
12 So they were all amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “Whatever could this mean?”
13 Others mocking said, “They are full of new wine.”
Peter’s Sermon
14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, raised his voice and said to them, “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and heed my words.
15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose, asince it is only the third hour of the day.
16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
17 ‘Anda it shall come to pass in the last days, says God,
bThat I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh;
Your sons and cyour daughters shall prophesy,
Your young men shall see visions,
Your old men shall dream dreams.
bThat I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh;
Your sons and cyour daughters shall prophesy,
Your young men shall see visions,
Your old men shall dream dreams.
18 And on My menservants and on My maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days;
aAnd they shall prophesy.
I will pour out My Spirit in those days;
aAnd they shall prophesy.
19 aI will show wonders in heaven above
And signs in the earth beneath:
Blood and fire and vapor of smoke.
And signs in the earth beneath:
Blood and fire and vapor of smoke.
20 aThe sun shall be turned into darkness,
And the moon into blood,
Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord.
And the moon into blood,
Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord.
22 “Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a Man attested by God to you aby miracles, wonders, and signs which God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also know—
23 Him, abeing delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, byou have taken by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to death;
24 awhom God raised up, having loosed the2 pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it.
25 For David says concerning Him:
a‘I foresaw the Lord always before my face,
For He is at my right hand, that I may not be shaken.
a‘I foresaw the Lord always before my face,
For He is at my right hand, that I may not be shaken.
28 You have made known to me the ways of life;
You will make me full of joy in Your presence.’
You will make me full of joy in Your presence.’
29 “Men and brethren, let me speak freely to you aof the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
30 Therefore, being a prophet, aand knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his body,1 according to the flesh, He would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne,
31 he, foreseeing this, spoke concerning the resurrection of the Christ, athat His soul was not left in Hades, nor did His flesh see corruption.
32 aThis Jesus God has raised up, bof which we are all witnesses.
33 Therefore abeing exalted to bthe right hand of God, and chaving received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He dpoured out this which you now see and hear.
34 “For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he says himself:
a‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at My right hand,
a‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at My right hand,
35 Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.” ’
36 “Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.”
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Commentaries:
No entry exists in Adam Clarke for Acts 2:1.
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