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Ang Pagdating ng Espiritu Santo

Nagkakatipon(A) silang lahat sa isang lugar nang sumapit ang araw ng Pentecostes. Walang anu-ano'y may ingay na nagmula sa langit, na tulad ng ugong ng malakas na hangin, at napuno nito ang bahay na kinaroroonan nila. May nakita silang parang mga dilang apoy na dumapo sa bawat isa sa kanila, at silang lahat ay napuspos ng Espiritu Santo at nagsimulang magsalita ng iba't ibang wika, ayon sa ipinagkaloob sa kanila ng Espiritu.

May mga debotong Judio noon sa Jerusalem na nagmula sa bawat bansa sa buong mundo. Nang marinig nila ang ugong, nagdatingan ang maraming tao. Namangha sila sapagkat nagsasalita ang mga alagad sa wika ng mga nakikinig. Sa pagkamangha at pagtataka ay kanilang nasabi, “Hindi ba taga-Galilea silang lahat? Bakit sila nakapagsasalita sa ating wika? Tayo'y mga taga-Partia, Media, Elam, Mesopotamia, Judea at Capadocia, Ponto at Asia[a]. 10 Mayroon pa sa ating taga-Frigia at Pamfilia, Egipto at sa mga lupain ng Libya na malapit sa bayan ng Cirene, at mga nagmula sa Roma, mga Judio at mga Hentil na nahikayat sa pananampalatayang Judio. 11 May mga taga-Creta at Arabia rin. Paano sila nakapagsasalita sa ating mga wika tungkol sa mga kahanga-hangang ginawa ng Diyos?” 12 Hindi nila lubusang maunawaan ang nangyari, kaya't nagtanungan sila, “Ano ang kahulugan nito?”

13 Ngunit may ilang nagsabi nang pakutya, “Lasing lang ang mga iyan!”

Nangaral si Pedro

14 Kaya't tumayo si Pedro, kasama ng labing-isang apostol, at nagsalita nang malakas, “Mga taga-Judea, at kayong lahat na nakatira sa Jerusalem, pakinggan ninyong mabuti ang sasabihin ko. 15 Hindi lasing ang mga taong ito, gaya ng palagay ninyo. Alas nuwebe pa lamang ng umaga ngayon. 16 Ang nakikita ninyo'y katuparan ng ipinahayag ni Propeta Joel,

17 ‘Ito(B) ang gagawin ko sa mga huling araw,’ sabi ng Diyos,
‘Ibubuhos ko ang aking Espiritu sa lahat ng tao;
    ipahahayag ng inyong mga anak na lalaki at babae ang aking mensahe.
Ang inyong mga kabataang lalaki ay makakakita ng mga pangitain,
    at ang inyong matatandang lalaki ay magkakaroon ng mga panaginip.
18 Sa panahong iyon, ibubuhos ko rin ang aking Espiritu,
    sa aking mga alipin, maging lalaki at maging babae,
    at ipahahayag nila ang aking mensahe.
19 Magpapakita ako ng mga kababalaghan sa langit
    at mga himala sa lupa;
    dugo, apoy at makapal na usok.
20 Ang araw ay magdidilim,
    ang buwan ay pupulang parang dugo,
    bago dumating ang dakila at maluwalhating araw ng Panginoon.
21 At sinumang tumawag sa pangalan ng Panginoon ay maliligtas.’

22 “Mga Israelita, pakinggan ninyo ito! Si Jesus na taga-Nazaret ay sinugo ng Diyos. Pinatunayan ito ng mga himala, mga kababalaghan, at mga palatandaang ginawa ng Diyos sa pamamagitan niya. Alam ninyo ito sapagkat ang lahat ng ito ay naganap sa kalagitnaan ninyo. 23 Ang Jesus na ito, na ipinagkanulo sa inyo ayon sa pasya at kaalaman ng Diyos sa mula't mula pa, ay ipinapako ninyo at ipinapatay sa mga taong masasama. 24 Subalit(C) siya'y muling binuhay ng Diyos at pinalaya mula sa kapangyarihan ng kamatayan, sapagkat hindi maaaring siya'y bihagin nito, 25 gaya(D) ng sinabi ni David tungkol sa kanya,

‘Nakita ko ang Panginoon na lagi kong kasama,
    hindi ako matitinag sapagkat kapiling ko siya.
26 Dahil dito, natuwa ang puso ko at
    ang mga salita ko'y napuno ng galak,
    at ang katawan ko'y mananatiling may pag-asa.
27 Sapagkat ang kaluluwa ko'y di mo pababayaan sa daigdig ng mga patay,[b]
At hindi mo hahayaang makaranas ng pagkabulok ang iyong Banal na Lingkod.
28 Itinuro mo sa akin ang mga landas patungo sa buhay,
    dahil ikaw ang kasama ko, ako'y mapupuno ng kagalakan.’

29 “Mga kapatid, may katiyakang sinasabi ko sa inyo na ang ninuno nating si David ay namatay at inilibing, at naririto ang kanyang libingan hanggang ngayon. 30 Siya'y(E) propeta at alam niya ang pangako sa kanya ng Diyos, na magiging haring tulad niya ang isang magmumula sa kanyang angkan. 31 Noon pa man ay nakita na ni David ang muling pagkabuhay ng Cristo at ipinahayag niya ito nang kanyang sabihing, ‘hindi siya pinabayaan sa daigdig ng mga patay,[c] at hindi nakaranas ng pagkabulok ang kanyang katawan.’ 32 Ang Jesus na ito ay muling binuhay ng Diyos at saksi kaming lahat sa pangyayaring iyon. 33 Pinaupo siya sa kanan ng Diyos at tinanggap niya mula sa Ama ang ipinangakong Espiritu Santo. Ito ang kanyang ibinuhos sa amin, tulad ng inyong nakikita at naririnig. 34 Hindi(F) si David ang umakyat sa langit, kundi sinabi lamang niya,

‘Sinabi ng Panginoon sa aking Panginoon,
    “Maupo ka sa kanan ko,
35 hanggang lubusan kong mapasuko sa iyo ang mga kaaway mo.”’

36 “Kaya't dapat malaman ng buong Israel na itong si Jesus na ipinako ninyo sa krus ay siyang ginawa ng Diyos na Panginoon at Cristo!”

37 Nabagabag ang kanilang kalooban nang marinig ito, kaya't tinanong nila si Pedro at ang ibang mga apostol, “Mga kapatid, ano ang dapat naming gawin?”

38 Sumagot si Pedro, “Pagsisihan ninyo't talikuran ang inyong mga kasalanan at magpabautismo kayo sa pangalan ni Jesu-Cristo upang kayo'y patawarin; at tatanggapin ninyo ang kaloob ng Espiritu Santo. 39 Sapagkat ang pangako ay para sa inyo at sa inyong mga anak, at sa lahat ng nasa malayo, sa bawat taong tatawagin ng ating Panginoong Diyos.”

40 Marami pang inilahad si Pedro upang patunayan ang kanyang sinabi, at nanawagan siya sa kanila, “Iligtas ninyo ang inyong mga sarili mula sa parusang sasapitin ng masamang lahing ito.”

41 Kaya't ang mga naniwala sa ipinangaral niya ay nagpabautismo, at nadagdagan ang mga alagad ng may tatlong libong katao nang araw na iyon. 42 Inilaan nila ang kanilang mga sarili upang matuto sa turo ng mga apostol, magsama-sama bilang magkakapatid, magsalu-salo sa pagkain ng tinapay, at manalangin.

Ang Pamumuhay ng mga Sumasampalataya

43 Dahil sa maraming himala at kababalaghang ginagawa sa pamamagitan ng mga apostol [sa Jerusalem],[d] naghari sa lahat ang takot. 44 Nagsama-sama(G) ang lahat ng sumasampalataya at ang kanilang mga ari-arian ay itinuring na para sa lahat. 45 Ipinagbili nila ang kanilang mga ari-arian at ang napagbilhan ay ipinamahagi sa bawat isa ayon sa kanyang pangangailangan. 46 Araw-araw, sila'y nagkakatipon sa Templo at nagpipira-piraso ng tinapay sa kanilang mga tahanan, na masaya at may malinis na kalooban. 47 Nagpupuri sila sa Diyos, at kinalulugdan sila ng lahat ng tao. At bawat araw ay idinaragdag sa kanila ng Panginoon ang mga inililigtas.

Footnotes

  1. Mga Gawa 2:9 ASIA: Nang panahong iyon, ang “Asia” ay tumutukoy sa isang lalawigan na sakop ng Imperyong Romano. Malaking bahagi ng lugar na ito ay sakop ngayon ng bansang Turkey.
  2. Mga Gawa 2:27 daigdig ng mga patay: Sa Griego ay Hades .
  3. Mga Gawa 2:31 daigdig ng mga patay: Sa Griego ay Hades .
  4. Mga Gawa 2:43 sa Jerusalem: Sa ibang manuskrito’y hindi nakasulat ang mga salitang ito .

The Holy Spirit Comes at Pentecost

When the day of Pentecost(A) came, they were all together(B) in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.(C) They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit(D) and began to speak in other tongues[a](E) as the Spirit enabled them.

Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing(F) Jews from every nation under heaven. When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard their own language being spoken. Utterly amazed,(G) they asked: “Aren’t all these who are speaking Galileans?(H) Then how is it that each of us hears them in our native language? Parthians, Medes and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia,(I) Pontus(J) and Asia,[b](K) 10 Phrygia(L) and Pamphylia,(M) Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene;(N) visitors from Rome 11 (both Jews and converts to Judaism); Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!” 12 Amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, “What does this mean?”

13 Some, however, made fun of them and said, “They have had too much wine.”(O)

Peter Addresses the Crowd

14 Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: “Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, let me explain this to you; listen carefully to what I say. 15 These people are not drunk, as you suppose. It’s only nine in the morning!(P) 16 No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

17 “‘In the last days, God says,
    I will pour out my Spirit on all people.(Q)
Your sons and daughters will prophesy,(R)
    your young men will see visions,
    your old men will dream dreams.
18 Even on my servants, both men and women,
    I will pour out my Spirit in those days,
    and they will prophesy.(S)
19 I will show wonders in the heavens above
    and signs on the earth below,(T)
    blood and fire and billows of smoke.
20 The sun will be turned to darkness
    and the moon to blood(U)
    before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.
21 And everyone who calls
    on the name of the Lord(V) will be saved.’[c](W)

22 “Fellow Israelites, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth(X) was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs,(Y) which God did among you through him,(Z) as you yourselves know. 23 This man was handed over to you by God’s deliberate plan and foreknowledge;(AA) and you, with the help of wicked men,[d] put him to death by nailing him to the cross.(AB) 24 But God raised him from the dead,(AC) freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him.(AD) 25 David said about him:

“‘I saw the Lord always before me.
    Because he is at my right hand,
    I will not be shaken.
26 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;
    my body also will rest in hope,
27 because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,
    you will not let your holy one see decay.(AE)
28 You have made known to me the paths of life;
    you will fill me with joy in your presence.’[e](AF)

29 “Fellow Israelites,(AG) I can tell you confidently that the patriarch(AH) David died and was buried,(AI) and his tomb is here(AJ) to this day. 30 But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that he would place one of his descendants on his throne.(AK) 31 Seeing what was to come, he spoke of the resurrection of the Messiah, that he was not abandoned to the realm of the dead, nor did his body see decay.(AL) 32 God has raised this Jesus to life,(AM) and we are all witnesses(AN) of it. 33 Exalted(AO) to the right hand of God,(AP) he has received from the Father(AQ) the promised Holy Spirit(AR) and has poured out(AS) what you now see and hear. 34 For David did not ascend to heaven, and yet he said,

“‘The Lord said to my Lord:
    “Sit at my right hand
35 until I make your enemies
    a footstool for your feet.”’[f](AT)

36 “Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord(AU) and Messiah.”(AV)

37 When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”(AW)

38 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized,(AX) every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins.(AY) And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.(AZ) 39 The promise is for you and your children(BA) and for all who are far off(BB)—for all whom the Lord our God will call.”

40 With many other words he warned them; and he pleaded with them, “Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.”(BC) 41 Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number(BD) that day.

The Fellowship of the Believers

42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching(BE) and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread(BF) and to prayer.(BG) 43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles.(BH) 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common.(BI) 45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need.(BJ) 46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts.(BK) They broke bread(BL) in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people.(BM) And the Lord added to their number(BN) daily those who were being saved.

Footnotes

  1. Acts 2:4 Or languages; also in verse 11
  2. Acts 2:9 That is, the Roman province by that name
  3. Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32
  4. Acts 2:23 Or of those not having the law (that is, Gentiles)
  5. Acts 2:28 Psalm 16:8-11 (see Septuagint)
  6. Acts 2:35 Psalm 110:1

And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.

And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.

And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.

Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.

And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans?

And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?

Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,

10 Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,

11 Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.

12 And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this?

13 Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.

14 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:

15 For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.

16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;

17 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:

18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:

19 And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:

20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and notable day of the Lord come:

21 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

22 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:

23 Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:

24 Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.

25 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:

26 Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:

27 Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

28 Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.

29 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.

30 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;

31 He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.

32 This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.

33 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.

34 For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

35 Until I make thy foes thy footstool.

36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made the same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.

37 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?

38 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.

39 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.

40 And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.

41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.

42 And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

43 And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.

44 And all that believed were together, and had all things common;

45 And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.

46 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,

47 Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.