Acts 2:19-47

English Standard Version

¹⁹And I will show wonders in the heavens above
    and signs on the earth below,
    blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke;
²⁰^(A)the sun shall be turned to darkness
    and the moon to blood,
    before ^(B)the day of the Lord comes, the great and magnificent day.
²¹And it shall come to pass that ^(C)everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.’

²²“Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, ^(D)a man attested to you by God ^(E)with ^(F)mighty works and wonders and signs that ^(G)God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know— ²³this Jesus,^[a] ^(H)delivered up according to ^(I)the definite plan and ^(J)foreknowledge of God, ^(K)you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. ²⁴^(L)God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because ^(M)it was not possible for him to be held by it. ²⁵For David says concerning him,

^(N)“‘I saw the Lord always before me,
    for he is at my right hand that I may not be shaken;
²⁶therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced;
    my flesh also will dwell ^(O)in hope.
²⁷For you will not abandon my soul to ^(P)Hades,
    ^(Q)or let your ^(R)Holy One ^(S)see corruption.
²⁸You have made known to me the paths of life;
    you will make me full of gladness with your presence.’

²⁹“Brothers, I may say to you with confidence about ^(T)the patriarch David ^(U)that he both died and ^(V)was buried, and ^(W)his tomb is with us to this day. ³⁰^(X)Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that ^(Y)God had sworn with an oath to him that he would set one of his descendants on his throne, ³¹he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that ^(Z)he was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption. ³²This Jesus ^(AA)God raised up, ^(AB)and of that we all are witnesses. ³³^(AC)Being therefore ^(AD)exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from ^(AE)the Father ^(AF)the promise of the Holy Spirit, ^(AG)he has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing. ³⁴For ^(AH)David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says,

^(AI)“‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at my right hand,
³⁵ until I make your enemies your footstool.”’

³⁶Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that ^(AJ)God has made him ^(AK)both Lord and Christ, this Jesus ^(AL)whom you crucified.”

³⁷Now when ^(AM)they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, ^(AN)what shall we do?” ³⁸And Peter said to them, ^(AO)“Repent and ^(AP)be baptized every one of you ^(AQ)in the name of Jesus Christ ^(AR)for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive ^(AS)the gift of the Holy Spirit. ³⁹For ^(AT)the promise is for you and ^(AU)for your children and for all ^(AV)who are far off, everyone ^(AW)whom the Lord our God calls to himself.” ⁴⁰And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, ^(AX)“Save yourselves from this ^(AY)crooked generation.” ⁴¹So those who received his word were baptized, and ^(AZ)there were added that day about three thousand souls.

The Fellowship of the Believers

⁴²And ^(BA)they devoted themselves to the apostles' ^(BB)teaching and the ^(BC)fellowship, to ^(BD)the breaking of bread and the prayers. ⁴³And awe^[b] came upon every soul, and ^(BE)many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. ⁴⁴And all who believed were together and ^(BF)had all things in common. ⁴⁵And ^(BG)they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. ⁴⁶And day by day, ^(BH)attending the temple ^(BI)together and ^(BJ)breaking bread in their homes, they received their food ^(BK)with glad and generous hearts, ⁴⁷praising God and ^(BL)having favor with all the people. And the Lord ^(BM)added to their number ^(BN)day by day those who ^(BO)were being saved.