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Acts 2:14-36
Legacy Standard Bible

Peter’s Sermon at Pentecost

14 But Peter, [a]taking his stand with (A)the eleven, raised his voice and declared to them: “Men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you and give heed to my words. 15 For these men are not drunk, as you suppose, (B)for it is the [b]third hour of the day; 16 but this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel:

17 ‘(C)And it shall be in the last days,’ God says,
‘That I will pour out My Spirit on all [c]mankind;
And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
And your young men shall see visions,
And your old men shall dream dreams;
18 Even on My male slaves and female slaves,
I will in those days pour out My Spirit
And they shall prophesy.
19 And I will put wonders in the sky above
And signs on the earth below,
Blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke.
20 The sun will be turned into darkness
And the moon into blood,
Before the great and awesome day of the [d]Lord comes.
21 And it will be that (D)everyone who calls on the name of the [e]Lord will be saved.’

22 “Men of Israel, listen to these words: (E)Jesus the Nazarene, (F)a man [f]attested to you by God with [g]miracles and (G)wonders and [h]signs which God did through Him in your midst, just as you yourselves know— 23 this Man, delivered over by the (H)predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, (I)you nailed to a cross by the hands of lawless men and put Him to death. 24 [i]But (J)God raised Him up again, putting an end to the [j]agony of death, since it (K)was impossible for Him to be held [k]in its power. 25 For David says of Him,

‘(L)I saw the [l]Lord continually before me;
Because He is at my right hand, so that I will not be shaken.
26 Therefore my heart was glad and my tongue exulted;
Moreover my flesh also will live in hope;
27 Because You will not forsake my soul to (M)Hades,
(N)Nor give Your [m]Holy One over to see corruption.
28 You have made known to me the ways of life;
You will make me full of gladness with Your presence.’

29 “Men, brothers, I may confidently say to you regarding the (O)patriarch David that he both (P)died and (Q)was buried, and (R)his tomb is [n]with us to this day. 30 And so, because he was (S)a prophet and knew that (T)God had sworn to him with an oath to set one of the fruit [o]of his body on his throne, 31 he looked ahead and spoke of the resurrection of the [p]Christ, that (U)He was neither forsaken to Hades, nor did His flesh see corruption. 32 This Jesus (V)God raised up again, to which we are all (W)witnesses. 33 Therefore having been exalted [q](X)to the right hand of God, and (Y)having received from the Father (Z)the promise of the Holy Spirit, He has (AA)poured out this which you both see and hear. 34 For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says:

‘(AB)The [r]Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at My right hand,
35 Until I put Your enemies as a footstool for Your feet.”’

36 Therefore let all the (AC)house of Israel know for certain that God has made Him both (AD)Lord and [s]Christ—this Jesus (AE)whom you crucified.”

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 2:14 Or being put forward as spokesman
  2. Acts 2:15 9 a.m.
  3. Acts 2:17 Lit flesh
  4. Acts 2:20 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Joel 2:31
  5. Acts 2:21 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Joel 2:32
  6. Acts 2:22 Or exhibited, accredited
  7. Acts 2:22 Or works of power
  8. Acts 2:22 Or attesting miracles
  9. Acts 2:24 Lit Whom God raised up
  10. Acts 2:24 Lit birth pains
  11. Acts 2:24 Lit by it
  12. Acts 2:25 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Ps 16:8
  13. Acts 2:27 Or devout or pious
  14. Acts 2:29 Lit among
  15. Acts 2:30 Offspring; lit of his loins
  16. Acts 2:31 Messiah
  17. Acts 2:33 Or by
  18. Acts 2:34 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Ps 110:1
  19. Acts 2:36 Messiah
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Acts 2:14-36
American Standard Version

14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spake forth unto them, saying, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and give ear unto 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 hath been spoken through the prophet Joel:

17 [a]And it shall be in the last days, saith God,
I will pour forth 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 Yea and on my [b]servants and on my [c]handmaidens in those days
Will I pour forth of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in the heaven above,
And signs on the earth beneath;
Blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke:
20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
And the moon into blood,
Before the day of the Lord come,
That great and notable day:
21 And it shall be, 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 unto you by [d]mighty works and wonders and signs which God did by him in the midst of you, even as ye yourselves know; 23 him, being delivered up by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye by the hand of [e]lawless men did crucify and slay: 24 whom God raised up, having loosed the pangs of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it. 25 For David saith concerning him,

[f]I beheld the Lord always before my face;
For he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:
26 Therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced;
Moreover my flesh also shall [g]dwell in hope:
27 Because thou wilt not leave my soul unto Hades,
Neither wilt thou give thy Holy One to see corruption.
28 Thou madest known unto me the ways of life;
Thou shalt make me full of gladness [h]with thy countenance.

29 Brethren, I may say unto you freely of the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us unto this day. 30 Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins [i]he would set one upon his throne; 31 he foreseeing this spake of the resurrection of the Christ, that neither was he left unto Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption. 32 This Jesus did God raise up, [j]whereof we all are witnesses. 33 Being therefore [k]by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he hath poured forth this, which ye see and hear. 34 For David ascended not into the heavens: but he saith himself,

[l]The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
35 Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet.

36 Let [m]all the house of Israel therefore know assuredly, that God hath made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom ye crucified.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 2:17 Joel 2:28ff.
  2. Acts 2:18 Greek bondmen.
  3. Acts 2:18 Greek bondmaidens.
  4. Acts 2:22 Greek powers.
  5. Acts 2:23 Or, men without the law. See Rom. 2:12.
  6. Acts 2:25 Ps. 16:8ff.
  7. Acts 2:26 Or, tabernacle
  8. Acts 2:28 Or, in thy presence
  9. Acts 2:30 Or, one should sit
  10. Acts 2:32 Or, of whom
  11. Acts 2:33 Or, at
  12. Acts 2:34 Ps. 110:1.
  13. Acts 2:36 Or, every house
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