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Acts 2:7-21
English Standard Version
Acts 2:7-21
English Standard Version
7 And (A)they were amazed and astonished, saying, “Are not all these who are speaking (B)Galileans? 8 And how is it that we hear, each of us in his own native language? 9 Parthians and (C)Medes and (D)Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, 11 both Jews and (E)proselytes, Cretans and Arabians—we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God.” 12 And (F)all were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” 13 But others (G)mocking said, “They are filled with new wine.”
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, (H)since it is only the third hour of the day.[a] 16 But this is what was uttered through the prophet Joel:
17 (I)“‘And in the last days it shall be, God declares,
(J)that I will pour out my Spirit (K)on all flesh,
and your sons and (L)your daughters shall prophesy,
and your young men shall see visions,
and your old men shall dream dreams;
18 even on my male servants and female servants
in those days I will pour out my Spirit, and (M)they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in the heavens above
and signs on the earth below,
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke;
20 (N)the sun shall be turned to darkness
and the moon to blood,
before (O)the day of the Lord comes, the great and magnificent day.
21 And it shall come to pass that (P)everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.’
Footnotes
- Acts 2:15 That is, 9 a.m.
Acts 2:7-21
New International Version
Acts 2:7-21
New International Version
7 Utterly amazed,(A) they asked: “Aren’t all these who are speaking Galileans?(B) 8 Then how is it that each of us hears them in our native language? 9 Parthians, Medes and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia,(C) Pontus(D) and Asia,[a](E) 10 Phrygia(F) and Pamphylia,(G) Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene;(H) 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.”(I)
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!(J) 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.(K)
Your sons and daughters will prophesy,(L)
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.(M)
19 I will show wonders in the heavens above
and signs on the earth below,(N)
blood and fire and billows of smoke.
20 The sun will be turned to darkness
and the moon to blood(O)
before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.
21 And everyone who calls
on the name of the Lord(P) will be saved.’[b](Q)
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