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Acts 2:14-36
Christian Standard Bible

Peter’s Sermon

14 Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice, and proclaimed to them, “Fellow Jews and all you residents of Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and pay attention to my words. 15 For these people are not drunk, as you suppose, since it’s only nine in the morning.[a] 16 On the contrary, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel:

17 And it will be in the last days, says God,
that I will pour out my Spirit on all people;
then your sons and your daughters will prophesy,
your young men will see visions,
and your old men will dream dreams.(A)
18 I will even pour out my Spirit
on my servants in those days, both men and women
and they will prophesy.(B)
19 I will display wonders in the heaven above
and signs on the earth below:
blood and fire and a cloud of smoke.
20 The sun will be turned to darkness
and the moon to blood(C)
before the great and glorious day of the Lord(D) comes.
21 Then everyone who calls
on the name of the Lord will be saved.[b](E)

22 “Fellow Israelites, listen to these words: This Jesus of Nazareth was a man attested to you by God with miracles, wonders, and signs that God did among you through him, just as you yourselves know.(F) 23 Though he was delivered up according to God’s determined plan and foreknowledge, you used[c] lawless people to nail him to a cross and kill him.(G) 24 God raised him up, ending the pains of death,(H) because it was not possible for him to be held by death. 25 For David says of him:

I saw the Lord ever before me;
because he is at my right hand,
I will not be shaken.
26 Therefore my heart is glad
and my tongue rejoices.
Moreover, my flesh will rest in hope,
27 because you will not abandon me in Hades
or allow your holy one to see decay.(I)
28 You have revealed the paths of life to me;
you will fill me with gladness
in your presence.[d](J)

29 “Brothers and sisters, I can confidently speak to you about the patriarch David: He is both dead and buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.(K) 30 Since he was a prophet, he knew that God had sworn an oath to him to seat one of his descendants[e] on his throne.(L) 31 Seeing what was to come, he spoke concerning the resurrection of the Messiah: He[f] was not abandoned in Hades, and his flesh did not experience decay.[g](M)

32 “God has raised(N) this Jesus; we are all witnesses of this. 33 Therefore, since he has been exalted to the right hand of God(O) and has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit,(P) he has poured out(Q) what you both see and hear. 34 For it was not David who ascended into the heavens, but he himself says:

The Lord declared to my Lord,
‘Sit at my right hand
35 until I make your enemies your footstool.’[h](R)

36 “Therefore let all the house of Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah.”(S)

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Footnotes

  1. 2:15 Lit it’s the third hour of the day
  2. 2:17–21 Jl 2:28–32
  3. 2:23 Other mss read you have taken
  4. 2:25–28 Ps 16:8–11
  5. 2:30 Other mss add according to the flesh to raise up the Messiah
  6. 2:31 Other mss read His soul
  7. 2:31 Ps 16:10
  8. 2:34–35 Ps 110:1
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Acts 2:14-36
International Standard Version

Peter Addresses the Crowd

14 Then Peter stood up among the eleven apostles[a] and raised his voice to address them:

“Men of Judea and everyone living in Jerusalem! You must understand something, so pay close attention to my words. 15 These men are not drunk as you suppose, for it’s only nine o’clock in the morning.[b] 16 Rather, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel:

17 ‘In the last days, God says,
    I will pour out my Spirit on everyone.[c]
Your sons and your daughters will prophesy,
    your young men will see visions,
        and your old men will dream dreams.
18 In those days I will even pour out my Spirit
    on my slaves, men and women alike,
        and they will prophesy.
19 I will display wonders in the sky above
    and signs on the earth below:
        blood, fire, and clouds of smoke.
20 The sun will become dark,
    and the moon turn to blood,
        before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord.[d]
21 Then whoever calls on the name of the Lord[e] will be saved.’[f]

22 “Fellow Israelis, listen to these words: Jesus from Nazareth[g] was a man authenticated to you by God through miracles, wonders, and signs that God performed through him among you, as you yourselves know. 23 After he was arrested according to the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified this very man and killed him using the hands of lawless men. 24 But God raised him up, putting an end to the suffering of death,[h] since it was impossible for him to be held by it, 25 since David says about him,

‘I always keep my eyes on the Lord,[i]
    for he is at my right hand
        so that I cannot be shaken.
26 That is why my heart is glad
    and my tongue rejoices,
        yes, even my body still rests securely in hope.
27 For you will not abandon my soul to Hades[j]
    or allow your Holy One to experience decay.
28 You have made the ways of life known to me,
    and you will fill me with gladness in your presence.’[k]

29 “Brothers, I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried, and that his tomb is among us to this day. 30 Therefore, since he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him with an oath to put one of his descendants on his throne, 31 he looked ahead and spoke about the resurrection of the Messiah:[l]

‘He was not abandoned to Hades,[m]
    and his flesh did not experience decay.’[n]

32 “It was this very Jesus whom God raised—and we’re all witnesses of that. 33 He has been exalted to the right hand of God, has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit,[o] and has caused you to experience what you are seeing and hearing. 34 After all, David did not go up to heaven, but he said,

‘The Lord[p] told my Lord,
    “Sit at my right hand,
35 until I make your enemies your footstool.”’[q]

36 “Therefore, let all the people[r] of Israel understand beyond a doubt that God made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah!”[s]

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 2:14 The Gk. lacks apostles
  2. Acts 2:15 Lit. the third hour of the day
  3. Acts 2:17 Lit. on all flesh
  4. Acts 2:20 MT source citation reads Lord
  5. Acts 2:21 MT source citation reads Lord
  6. Acts 2:21 Cf. Joel 2:28-32
  7. Acts 2:22 Or Jesus the Nazarene; the Gk. Nazoraios may be a word play between Heb. netser, meaning branch (cf. Isa 11:1), and the name Nazareth.
  8. Acts 2:24 Other mss. read Hades (the realm of the dead)
  9. Acts 2:25 Lit. always see the Lord in front of me; MT source citation reads Lord
  10. Acts 2:27 I.e. the realm of the dead
  11. Acts 2:28 Cf. Ps 16:8-11
  12. Acts 2:31 Or Christ
  13. Acts 2:31 I.e. the realm of the dead
  14. Acts 2:31 Cf. Ps 16:10
  15. Acts 2:33 Or the promise of the Holy Spirit
  16. Acts 2:34 MT source citation reads Lord
  17. Acts 2:35 Cf. Ps 110:1
  18. Acts 2:36 Lit. house
  19. Acts 2:36 Or Christ
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