Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ

^13 (A)Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” ¹⁴ And they said, “Some say ^(B)John the Baptist, others say ^(C)Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” ¹⁵ He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” ¹⁶ Simon Peter replied, ^(D)“You are ^(E)the Christ, ^(F)the Son of ^(G)the living God.” ¹⁷ And Jesus answered him, ^(H)“Blessed are you, ^(I)Simon Bar-Jonah! For ^(J)flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, ^(K)but my Father who is in heaven. ¹⁸ And I tell you, ^(L)you are Peter, and ^(M)on this rock^[a] I will build my church, and ^(N)the gates of ^(O)hell^[b] shall not prevail against it.

¹⁸ And Jesus came and said to them, ^(A)“All authority ^(B)in heaven and on earth has been given to me. ^19 (C)Go therefore and ^(D)make disciples of ^(E)all nations, ^(F)baptizing them ^(G)in^{[a] (H)}the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, ²⁰ teaching them ^(I)to observe all that ^(J)I have commanded you. And behold, ^(K)I am with you always, to ^(L)the end of the age.”

⁸ But you will receive ^(A)power ^(B)when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and ^(C)you will be ^(D)my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and ^(E)Samaria, and ^(F)to the end of the earth.”

Peter's Sermon at Pentecost

¹⁴ But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words. ¹⁵ For these people are not drunk, as you suppose, ^(A)since it is only the third hour of the day.^{[a] 16} But this is what was uttered through the prophet Joel:

²² “Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, ^(J)a man attested to you by God ^(K)with ^(L)mighty works and wonders and signs that ^(M)God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know— ²³ this Jesus,^{[b] (N)}delivered up according to ^(O)the definite plan and ^(P)foreknowledge of God, ^(Q)you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. ^24 (R)God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because ^(S)it was not possible for him to be held by it. ²⁵ For David says concerning him,

²⁹ “Brothers, I may say to you with confidence about ^(Z)the patriarch David ^(AA)that he both died and ^(AB)was buried, and ^(AC)his tomb is with us to this day. ^30 (AD)Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that ^(AE)God had sworn with an oath to him that he would set one of his descendants on his throne, ³¹ he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that ^(AF)he was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption. ³² This Jesus ^(AG)God raised up, ^(AH)and of that we all are witnesses. ^33 (AI)Being therefore ^(AJ)exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from ^(AK)the Father ^(AL)the promise of the Holy Spirit, ^(AM)he has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing. ³⁴ For ^(AN)David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says,

³⁶ Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that ^(AP)God has made him ^(AQ)both Lord and Christ, this Jesus ^(AR)whom you crucified.”

³⁷ Now when ^(AS)they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, ^(AT)what shall we do?” ³⁸ And Peter said to them, ^(AU)“Repent and ^(AV)be baptized every one of you ^(AW)in the name of Jesus Christ ^(AX)for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive ^(AY)the gift of the Holy Spirit. ³⁹ For ^(AZ)the promise is for you and ^(BA)for your children and for all ^(BB)who are far off, everyone ^(BC)whom the Lord our God calls to himself.” ⁴⁰ And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, ^(BD)“Save yourselves from this ^(BE)crooked generation.” ⁴¹ So those who received his word were baptized, and ^(BF)there were added that day about three thousand souls.

The Fellowship of the Believers

⁴² And ^(BG)they devoted themselves to the apostles' ^(BH)teaching and the ^(BI)fellowship, to ^(BJ)the breaking of bread and the prayers. ⁴³ And awe^[c] came upon every soul, and ^(BK)many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. ⁴⁴ And all who believed were together and ^(BL)had all things in common. ⁴⁵ And ^(BM)they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. ⁴⁶ And day by day, ^(BN)attending the temple ^(BO)together and ^(BP)breaking bread in their homes, they received their food ^(BQ)with glad and generous hearts, ⁴⁷ praising God and ^(BR)having favor with all the people. And the Lord ^(BS)added to their number ^(BT)day by day those who ^(BU)were being saved.