Acts 1:8-2:47

New American Standard Bible

⁸ but you will receive power ^(A)when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be ^(B)My witnesses both in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and ^(C)Samaria, and as far as ^(D)the remotest part of the earth.”

The Ascension

⁹ And after He had said these things, ^(E)He was lifted up while they were watching, and a cloud took Him up, out of their sight. ¹⁰ And as they were gazing intently into the sky while He was going, then behold, ^(F)two men in white clothing stood beside them, ¹¹ and they said, “^(G)Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who ^(H)has been taken up from you into heaven, will ^(I)come in the same way as you have watched Him go into heaven.”

The Upper Room

¹² Then they ^(J)returned to Jerusalem from the ^[a](K)mountain called ^[b]Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a ^[c]Sabbath day’s journey away. ¹³ When they had entered the city, they went up to ^(L)the upstairs room where they were staying, that is, ^(M)Peter, John, ^[d]James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, ^[e]James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and ^(N)Judas the ^[f]son of ^[g]James. ¹⁴ All these ^(O)were continually devoting themselves with one ^[h]mind to prayer, along with ^(P)the women, and Mary the ^(Q)mother of Jesus, and with His ^(R)brothers.

^15 [i]At this time Peter stood up among ^(S)the brothers and sisters (a group of about 120 ^[j]people was there together), and said, ¹⁶ “^[k]Brothers, ^(T)the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit foretold by the mouth of David concerning Judas, ^(U)who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus. ¹⁷ For he was ^(V)counted among us and received his share in ^(W)this ministry.” ¹⁸ (Now this man ^(X)acquired a field with ^(Y)the price of his wickedness, and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his intestines gushed out. ¹⁹ And it became known to all the residents of Jerusalem; as a result that field was called Hakeldama in ^(Z)their own language, that is, Field of Blood.) ²⁰ “For it is written in the book of Psalms:

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²¹ Therefore it is necessary that of the men who have accompanied us all the time that ^(AC)the Lord Jesus went in and out ^[m]among us— ^22 (AD)beginning ^[n]with the baptism of John until the day that He ^(AE)was taken up from us—one of these must become a ^(AF)witness with us of His resurrection.” ²³ So they put forward two men, Joseph called Barsabbas (who was also called Justus), and ^(AG)Matthias. ²⁴ And they ^(AH)prayed and said, “You, Lord, who ^(AI)know the hearts of all people, show which one of these two You have chosen ²⁵ to ^[o]occupy ^(AJ)this ministry and ^(AK)apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.” ²⁶ And they ^[p](AL)drew lots for them, and the lot fell ^[q]to ^(AM)Matthias; and he was added to ^(AN)the eleven apostles.

The Day of Pentecost

2 When ^(AO)the day of Pentecost ^[r]had come, they were all together in one place. ² And suddenly a noise like a violent rushing wind came from heaven, and it filled ^(AP)the whole house where they were sitting. ³ And tongues that looked like fire appeared to them, ^[s]distributing themselves, and a tongue ^[t]rested on each one of them. ⁴ And they were all ^(AQ)filled with the Holy Spirit and began to ^(AR)speak with different ^[u]tongues, as the Spirit was giving them the ability to speak out.

⁵ Now there were Jews residing in Jerusalem, ^(AS)devout men from every nation under heaven. ⁶ And when ^(AT)this sound occurred, the crowd came together and they were bewildered, because each one of them was hearing them speak in his own ^[v]language. ^7 (AU)They were amazed and astonished, saying, “^[w]Why, are not all these who are speaking ^(AV)Galileans? ⁸ And how is it that we each hear them in our own ^[x]language ^[y]to which we were born? ⁹ Parthians, Medes, and Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea, and ^(AW)Cappadocia, ^(AX)Pontus and ^[z](AY)Asia, ^10 (AZ)Phrygia and ^(BA)Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya around ^(BB)Cyrene, and ^[aa](BC)visitors from Rome, both Jews and ^[ab](BD)proselytes, ¹¹ Cretans and Arabs—we hear them speaking in our own ^[ac]tongues of the mighty deeds of God.” ¹² And ^(BE)they all continued in amazement and great perplexity, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” ¹³ But others were jeering and saying, “^(BF)They are full of ^[ad]sweet wine!”

Peter’s Sermon

¹⁴ But Peter, taking his stand with ^(BG)the other eleven, raised his voice and declared to them: “Men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, ^[ae]know this, and pay attention to my words. ¹⁵ For these people are not drunk, as you assume, ^(BH)since it is only the ^[af]third hour of the day; ¹⁶ but this is what has been spoken through the prophet Joel:

²² “Men of Israel, listen to these words: ^(BK)Jesus the Nazarene, ^(BL)a Man ^[al]attested to you by God with ^[am]miracles and ^(BM)wonders and ^[an]signs which God performed through Him in your midst, just as you yourselves know— ²³ this Man, delivered over by the ^(BN)predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, ^(BO)you nailed to a cross by the hands of ^[ao]godless men and put Him to death. ^24 [ap]But ^(BP)God raised Him from the dead, putting an end to the ^[aq]agony of death, since it ^(BQ)was impossible for Him to be held ^[ar]in its power. ²⁵ For David says of Him,

²⁹ “^[av]Brothers, I may confidently say to you regarding the ^(BU)patriarch David that he both ^(BV)died and ^(BW)was buried, and ^(BX)his tomb is ^[aw]with us to this day. ³⁰ So because he was ^(BY)a prophet and knew that ^(BZ)God had sworn to him with an oath to seat one ^[ax]of his descendants on his throne, ³¹ he looked ahead and spoke of the resurrection of the ^[ay]Christ, that ^(CA)He was neither abandoned to Hades, nor did His flesh ^[az]suffer decay. ³² It is this Jesus whom ^(CB)God raised up, ^[ba]a fact to which we are all ^(CC)witnesses. ³³ Therefore, ^[bb]since He has been exalted ^[bc](CD)at the right hand of God, and ^(CE)has received ^(CF)the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, He has ^(CG)poured out this which you both see and hear. ³⁴ For it was not David who ascended into ^[bd]heaven, but he himself says:

³⁶ Therefore let all the ^(CI)house of Israel know for certain that God has made Him both ^(CJ)Lord and ^[be]Christ—this Jesus ^(CK)whom you crucified.”

³⁷ Now when they heard this, they were ^[bf]pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “^[bg]Brothers, ^(CL)what are we to do?” ³⁸ Peter said to them, “^(CM)Repent, and each of you be ^(CN)baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. ³⁹ For ^(CO)the promise is for you and your children and for all who are ^(CP)far away, as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself.” ⁴⁰ And with many other words he solemnly ^(CQ)testified and kept on urging them, saying, “^[bh]Be saved from this ^(CR)perverse generation!” ⁴¹ So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand ^[bi](CS)souls. ⁴² They were ^(CT)continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to ^(CU)the breaking of bread and ^(CV)to ^[bj]prayer.

^43 [bk]Everyone kept feeling a sense of awe; and many ^(CW)wonders and ^[bl]signs were taking place through the apostles. ⁴⁴ And all the believers ^[bm]were together and ^(CX)had all things in common; ⁴⁵ and they ^(CY)would sell their property and possessions and share them with all, to the extent that anyone had need. ^46 (CZ)Day by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and ^(DA)breaking bread ^[bn]from house to house, they were taking their ^[bo]meals together with gladness and ^[bp]sincerity of heart, ⁴⁷ praising God and ^(DB)having favor with all the people. And the Lord ^(DC)was adding to ^[bq]their number day by day ^(DD)those who were being saved.