Exodus 19:1-20
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At Mount Sinai
19 On the first day of the third month after the Israelites left Egypt(A)—on that very day—they came to the Desert of Sinai.(B) 2 After they set out from Rephidim,(C) they entered the Desert of Sinai, and Israel camped there in the desert in front of the mountain.(D)
3 Then Moses went up to God,(E) and the Lord called(F) to him from the mountain and said, “This is what you are to say to the descendants of Jacob and what you are to tell the people of Israel: 4 ‘You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt,(G) and how I carried you on eagles’ wings(H) and brought you to myself.(I) 5 Now if you obey me fully(J) and keep my covenant,(K) then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession.(L) Although the whole earth(M) is mine, 6 you[a] will be for me a kingdom of priests(N) and a holy nation.’(O) These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites.”
7 So Moses went back and summoned the elders(P) of the people and set before them all the words the Lord had commanded him to speak.(Q) 8 The people all responded together, “We will do everything the Lord has said.”(R) So Moses brought their answer back to the Lord.
9 The Lord said to Moses, “I am going to come to you in a dense cloud,(S) so that the people will hear me speaking(T) with you and will always put their trust(U) in you.” Then Moses told the Lord what the people had said.
10 And the Lord said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate(V) them today and tomorrow. Have them wash their clothes(W) 11 and be ready by the third day,(X) because on that day the Lord will come down(Y) on Mount Sinai(Z) in the sight of all the people. 12 Put limits(AA) for the people around the mountain and tell them, ‘Be careful that you do not approach the mountain or touch the foot of it. Whoever touches the mountain is to be put to death. 13 They are to be stoned(AB) or shot with arrows; not a hand is to be laid on them. No person or animal shall be permitted to live.’ Only when the ram’s horn(AC) sounds a long blast may they approach the mountain.”(AD)
14 After Moses had gone down the mountain to the people, he consecrated them, and they washed their clothes.(AE) 15 Then he said to the people, “Prepare yourselves for the third day. Abstain(AF) from sexual relations.”
16 On the morning of the third day there was thunder(AG) and lightning, with a thick cloud(AH) over the mountain, and a very loud trumpet blast.(AI) Everyone in the camp trembled.(AJ) 17 Then Moses led the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.(AK) 18 Mount Sinai was covered with smoke,(AL) because the Lord descended on it in fire.(AM) The smoke billowed up from it like smoke from a furnace,(AN) and the whole mountain[b] trembled(AO) violently. 19 As the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke and the voice(AP) of God answered(AQ) him.[c]
20 The Lord descended to the top of Mount Sinai(AR) and called Moses to the top of the mountain. So Moses went up
Footnotes
- Exodus 19:6 Or possession, for the whole earth is mine. 6 You
- Exodus 19:18 Most Hebrew manuscripts; a few Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint and all the people
- Exodus 19:19 Or and God answered him with thunder
Leviticus 23:15-21
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The Festival of Weeks(A)
15 “‘From the day after the Sabbath, the day you brought the sheaf of the wave offering, count off seven full weeks. 16 Count off fifty days up to the day after the seventh Sabbath,(B) and then present an offering of new grain to the Lord. 17 From wherever you live, bring two loaves made of two-tenths of an ephah(C) of the finest flour, baked with yeast, as a wave offering of firstfruits(D) to the Lord. 18 Present with this bread seven male lambs, each a year old and without defect, one young bull and two rams. They will be a burnt offering to the Lord, together with their grain offerings and drink offerings(E)—a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the Lord. 19 Then sacrifice one male goat for a sin offering[a] and two lambs, each a year old, for a fellowship offering. 20 The priest is to wave the two lambs before the Lord as a wave offering,(F) together with the bread of the firstfruits. They are a sacred offering to the Lord for the priest. 21 On that same day you are to proclaim a sacred assembly(G) and do no regular work.(H) This is to be a lasting ordinance for the generations to come, wherever you live.
Footnotes
- Leviticus 23:19 Or purification offering
Deuteronomy 16:10
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10 Then celebrate the Festival of Weeks to the Lord your God by giving a freewill offering in proportion to the blessings the Lord your God has given you.
Isaiah 44:3
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Ezekiel 1:4
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4 I looked, and I saw a windstorm(A) coming out of the north(B)—an immense cloud with flashing lightning and surrounded by brilliant light. The center of the fire looked like glowing metal,(C)
Ezekiel 36:27
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27 And I will put my Spirit(A) in you and move you to follow my decrees(B) and be careful to keep my laws.(C)
Ezekiel 39:21-29
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21 “I will display my glory among the nations, and all the nations will see the punishment I inflict and the hand I lay on them.(A) 22 From that day forward the people of Israel will know that I am the Lord their God. 23 And the nations will know that the people of Israel went into exile for their sin, because they were unfaithful to me. So I hid my face from them and handed them over to their enemies, and they all fell by the sword.(B) 24 I dealt with them according to their uncleanness and their offenses, and I hid my face from them.(C)
25 “Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will now restore the fortunes of Jacob[a](D) and will have compassion(E) on all the people of Israel, and I will be zealous for my holy name.(F) 26 They will forget their shame and all the unfaithfulness they showed toward me when they lived in safety(G) in their land with no one to make them afraid.(H) 27 When I have brought them back from the nations and have gathered them from the countries of their enemies, I will be proved holy through them in the sight of many nations.(I) 28 Then they will know that I am the Lord their God, for though I sent them into exile among the nations, I will gather them(J) to their own land, not leaving any behind.(K) 29 I will no longer hide my face(L) from them, for I will pour out my Spirit(M) on the people of Israel, declares the Sovereign Lord.(N)”
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 39:25 Or now bring Jacob back from captivity
Joel 2:20-31
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20 “I will drive the northern horde(A) far from you,
pushing it into a parched and barren land;
its eastern ranks will drown in the Dead Sea
and its western ranks in the Mediterranean Sea.
And its stench(B) will go up;
its smell will rise.”
Surely he has done great things!
21 Do not be afraid,(C) land of Judah;
be glad and rejoice.(D)
Surely the Lord has done great things!(E)
22 Do not be afraid, you wild animals,
for the pastures in the wilderness are becoming green.(F)
The trees are bearing their fruit;
the fig tree(G) and the vine(H) yield their riches.(I)
23 Be glad, people of Zion,
rejoice(J) in the Lord your God,
for he has given you the autumn rains
because he is faithful.(K)
He sends you abundant showers,(L)
both autumn(M) and spring rains,(N) as before.
24 The threshing floors will be filled with grain;
the vats will overflow(O) with new wine(P) and oil.
25 “I will repay you for the years the locusts(Q) have eaten(R)—
the great locust and the young locust,
the other locusts and the locust swarm[a]—
my great army(S) that I sent among you.
26 You will have plenty to eat, until you are full,(T)
and you will praise(U) the name of the Lord your God,
who has worked wonders(V) for you;
never again will my people be shamed.(W)
27 Then you will know(X) that I am in Israel,
that I am the Lord(Y) your God,
and that there is no other;
never again will my people be shamed.(Z)
The Day of the Lord
28 “And afterward,
I will pour out my Spirit(AA) on all people.(AB)
Your sons and daughters will prophesy,(AC)
your old men will dream dreams,(AD)
your young men will see visions.
29 Even on my servants,(AE) both men and women,
I will pour out my Spirit in those days.(AF)
30 I will show wonders in the heavens(AG)
and on the earth,(AH)
blood and fire and billows of smoke.
31 The sun will be turned to darkness(AI)
and the moon to blood
before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.(AJ)
Footnotes
- Joel 2:25 The precise meaning of the four Hebrew words used here for locusts is uncertain.
Zechariah 12:10
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Mourning for the One They Pierced
10 “And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit[a](A) of grace and supplication.(B) They will look on[b] me, the one they have pierced,(C) and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child,(D) and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son.(E)
Footnotes
- Zechariah 12:10 Or the Spirit
- Zechariah 12:10 Or to
Acts 2:1-5
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The Holy Spirit Comes at Pentecost
2 When the day of Pentecost(A) came, they were all together(B) in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.(C) 3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit(D) and began to speak in other tongues[a](E) as the Spirit enabled them.
5 Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing(F) Jews from every nation under heaven.
Footnotes
- Acts 2:4 Or languages; also in verse 11
Acts 2:12
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12 Amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, “What does this mean?”
Acts 2:17-18
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Joel 2:28-32
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The Day of the Lord
28 “And afterward,
I will pour out my Spirit(A) on all people.(B)
Your sons and daughters will prophesy,(C)
your old men will dream dreams,(D)
your young men will see visions.
29 Even on my servants,(E) both men and women,
I will pour out my Spirit in those days.(F)
30 I will show wonders in the heavens(G)
and on the earth,(H)
blood and fire and billows of smoke.
31 The sun will be turned to darkness(I)
and the moon to blood
before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.(J)
32 And everyone who calls
on the name of the Lord(K) will be saved;(L)
for on Mount Zion(M) and in Jerusalem
there will be deliverance,(N)
as the Lord has said,
even among the survivors(O)
whom the Lord calls.[a](P)
Footnotes
- Joel 2:32 In Hebrew texts 2:28-32 is numbered 3:1-5.
1 Corinthians 16:8
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Romans 11:26
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26 and in this way[a] all Israel will be saved.(A) As it is written:
“The deliverer will come from Zion;
he will turn godlessness away from Jacob.
Footnotes
- Romans 11:26 Or and so
Ezekiel 36:27
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27 And I will put my Spirit(A) in you and move you to follow my decrees(B) and be careful to keep my laws.(C)
Philippians 4:19
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James 1:18
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18 He chose to give us birth(A) through the word of truth,(B) that we might be a kind of firstfruits(C) of all he created.
2 Corinthians 3:6
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6 He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant(A)—not of the letter(B) but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.(C)
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