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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
New Living Translation

Peter Preaches to the Crowd

14 Then Peter stepped forward with the eleven other apostles and shouted to the crowd, “Listen carefully, all of you, fellow Jews and residents of Jerusalem! Make no mistake about this. 15 These people are not drunk, as some of you are assuming. Nine o’clock in the morning is much too early for that. 16 No, what you see was predicted long ago by the prophet Joel:

17 ‘In the last days,’ God says,
    ‘I will pour out my Spirit upon all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy.
    Your young men will see visions,
    and your old men will dream dreams.
18 In those days I will pour out my Spirit
    even on my servants—men and women alike—
    and they will prophesy.
19 And I will cause wonders in the heavens above
    and signs on the earth below—
    blood and fire and clouds of smoke.
20 The sun will become dark,
    and the moon will turn blood red
    before that great and glorious day of the Lord arrives.
21 But everyone who calls on the name of the Lord
    will be saved.’[a]

22 “People of Israel, listen! God publicly endorsed Jesus the Nazarene[b] by doing powerful miracles, wonders, and signs through him, as you well know. 23 But God knew what would happen, and his prearranged plan was carried out when Jesus was betrayed. With the help of lawless Gentiles, you nailed him to a cross and killed him. 24 But God released him from the horrors of death and raised him back to life, for death could not keep him in its grip. 25 King David said this about him:

‘I see that the Lord is always with me.
    I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me.
26 No wonder my heart is glad,
    and my tongue shouts his praises!
    My body rests in hope.
27 For you will not leave my soul among the dead[c]
    or allow your Holy One to rot in the grave.
28 You have shown me the way of life,
    and you will fill me with the joy of your presence.’[d]

29 “Dear brothers, think about this! You can be sure that the patriarch David wasn’t referring to himself, for he died and was buried, and his tomb is still here among us. 30 But he was a prophet, and he knew God had promised with an oath that one of David’s own descendants would sit on his throne. 31 David was looking into the future and speaking of the Messiah’s resurrection. He was saying that God would not leave him among the dead or allow his body to rot in the grave.

32 “God raised Jesus from the dead, and we are all witnesses of this. 33 Now he is exalted to the place of highest honor in heaven, at God’s right hand. And the Father, as he had promised, gave him the Holy Spirit to pour out upon us, just as you see and hear today. 34 For David himself never ascended into heaven, yet he said,

‘The Lord said to my Lord,
    “Sit in the place of honor at my right hand
35 until I humble your enemies,
    making them a footstool under your feet.”’[e]

36 “So let everyone in Israel know for certain that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, to be both Lord and Messiah!”

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Footnotes

  1. 2:17-21 Joel 2:28-32.
  2. 2:22 Or Jesus of Nazareth.
  3. 2:27 Greek in Hades; also in 2:31.
  4. 2:25-28 Ps 16:8-11 (Greek version).
  5. 2:34-35 Ps 110:1.
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