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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
Evangelical Heritage Version

Peter’s Pentecost Message

14 Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice, and spoke loudly and clearly to them: “Men of Judea, and all you residents of Jerusalem, understand this, and listen closely to my words. 15 These men are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only the third hour of the day.[a] 16 On the contrary, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

17 This is what God says will happen in the last days:
I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh.
Your sons and your daughters will prophesy.
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.
19 I will show wonders in the sky above,
and signs on the earth below,
blood and fire and a rising cloud of smoke.
20 The sun will be turned to darkness
and the moon to blood
before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.
21 And this will happen: Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord
    will be saved.[b]

22 “Men of Israel, hear these words! Jesus the Nazarene was a man recommended to you by God with miracles, wonders, and signs that God did through him among you, as you yourselves know. 23 This man, who was handed over by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, you[c] killed by having lawless men nail him to a cross. 24 He is the one God raised up by freeing him from the agony of death, because death was not able to hold him in its grip.

25 “Indeed, David says concerning him:

I saw the Lord always before me.
Because he is at my right hand,
I will not be shaken.
26 Therefore my heart was glad,
and my tongue rejoiced.
My flesh also will rest in hope,
27 because you will not abandon my life to the grave,[d]
nor will you let your Holy One see decay.
28 You have made known to me the paths of life.
You will fill me with joy in your presence.[e]

29 “Gentlemen, brothers, I can speak confidently to you about the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. 30 Since he was a prophet and knew that God had sworn to him with an oath that he would seat one of his descendants[f] on his throne,[g] 31 he saw what was coming and spoke about the resurrection of Christ, saying that he[h] was neither abandoned to the grave nor did his flesh see decay.[i]

32 “This Jesus is the one God has raised up. We are all witnesses of that. 33 So, after he was exalted to the right hand of God and after he received the promised Holy Spirit from the Father, he poured out what you are now seeing and hearing.

34 “For David did not ascend into heaven, and yet he says:

The Lord said to my Lord,
‘Sit at my right hand,
35 until I make your enemies
a footstool under your feet.’[j]

36 “Therefore let all the house of Israel know for certain that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.”

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 2:15 9 am
  2. Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32
  3. Acts 2:23 Some witnesses to the text add took and.
  4. Acts 2:27 Greek hades
  5. Acts 2:28 Psalm 16:8-11
  6. Acts 2:30 Some witnesses to the text read that he would raise Christ, one of his descendants according to the flesh, to sit.
  7. Acts 2:30 Psalm 89:3-4; 132:11
  8. Acts 2:31 A few witnesses to the text read his life.
  9. Acts 2:31 Psalm 16:10
  10. Acts 2:35 Psalm 110:1
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