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A vinda do Espírito Santo

Quando chegou o dia de Pentecostes, todos eles estavam reunidos no mesmo lugar. De repente eles ouviram um som vindo do céu parecido com o de uma ventania. Todos eles, que estavam sentados, ouviram o som por toda a casa. E então apareceram línguas como de fogo[a] que se espalharam e pousaram sobre cada um deles. Todos ficaram cheios do Espírito Santo e começaram a falar em outras línguas, de acordo com o que o Espírito lhes concedia que falassem.

Estavam morando em Jerusalém judeus cheios de fé, que tinham vindo de todas as partes do mundo conhecido de então. Ao ouvirem aquele som, a multidão se ajuntou e todos ficaram muito perplexos, pois cada um os ouvia falar em sua própria língua. Muito surpresos, diziam uns aos outros:

—Não são galileus[b] todos estes homens que estão falando? Como é, então, que cada um de nós os ouve falar em nossa própria língua nativa? Viemos da Pártia, da Média, do Elão, da Mesopotâmia, da Judeia, da Capadócia, do Ponto, da Ásia, 10 da Frígia, da Panfília, do Egito e das regiões da Líbia, que fica perto de Cirene. Alguns de nós são de Roma, 11 outros vieram de Creta e outros da Arábia. Alguns são judeus e outros são convertidos ao judaísmo. Nós os estamos ouvindo falar sobre a grandeza de Deus em nossas próprias línguas! 12 Eles estavam todos surpresos e sem saber o que pensar, e diziam uns aos outros:

—O que quer dizer tudo isto?

13 Outros, porém, debochavam deles e diziam:

—Eles estão bêbados.

A mensagem de Pedro

14 Então Pedro se levantou junto com os onze apóstolos e, em voz bem alta, começou a falar para a multidão, dizendo:

—Homens da Judeia! Todos vocês que estão morando em Jerusalém! Deixem que eu lhes diga uma coisa e prestem muita atenção ao que eu vou dizer. 15 Estes homens não estão bêbados como vocês pensam que estão, pois mal passa das nove horas da manhã! 16 Ao contrário! O que está acontecendo diz respeito ao que o profeta Joel falou:

17 “Nos últimos dias—diz Deus—derramarei o meu Espírito
    sobre todos os povos.
Os seus filhos e filhas profetizarão,
    os jovens terão visões
    e os idosos terão sonhos.
18 Sim, naqueles dias derramarei o meu Espírito
    sobre os meus servos e as minhas servas,
    e eles profetizarão.
19 Eu farei grandes maravilhas em cima, no céu,
    e sinais em baixo, na terra:
    haverá sangue e fogo e nuvens de fumaça.
20 O sol se transformará em escuridão
    e a lua em sangue.
Então virá
    o grande e glorioso dia do Senhor.
21 E Deus salvará a todos os que chamam por ele”[c]. (A)

22 —Homens de Israel! Escutem o que eu vou dizer: Jesus de Nazaré foi um homem cujas credenciais foram aprovadas por Deus entre vocês, por meio de muitos milagres, maravilhas e sinais que o próprio Deus realizou por meio dele, como vocês bem sabem. 23 Esse homem foi entregue a vocês de acordo com o propósito e o prévio conhecimento de Deus; e vocês, com a ajuda de homens maus, mataram-no, crucificando-o. 24 Deus, porém, o ressuscitou, livrando-o das dores da morte, pois não era possível que ele fosse dominado por ela. 25 Pois Davi disse isto a respeito dele:

“Eu vi o Senhor sempre à minha frente;
    ele está à minha direita para que eu não seja abalado.
26 Por isso, o meu coração está feliz,
    a minha boca fala coisas alegres
    e o meu corpo vive em esperança.
27 Isso acontece porque o senhor não abandonará a minha alma no mundo dos mortos[d]
    e também não permitirá que o seu Santo entre em decomposição.
28 O Senhor me revelou os caminhos da vida
    e me encherá de alegria com a sua presença”.(B)

29 —Irmãos! Eu posso lhes dizer com confiança a respeito do patriarca Davi: Ele morreu, foi sepultado e o seu túmulo se encontra entre nós até os dias de hoje. 30 Ele era um profeta e sabia que Deus lhe tinha jurado que um dos seus descendentes se sentaria no seu trono.[e] 31 Vendo antecipadamente, Davi falou a respeito da ressurreição de Cristo. Davi disse que Cristo não seria abandonado no lugar dos mortos e também que seu corpo não entraria em decomposição.[f] 32 Deus ressuscitou a Jesus e nós somos testemunhas disso. 33 Depois de ter sido levado para a direita de Deus,[g] ele recebeu do Pai o Espírito Santo, que o próprio Pai havia prometido, e derramou o que vocês agora estão vendo e ouvindo. 34 Porque não foi Davi quem subiu para o céu e ele mesmo diz:

“O Senhor disse ao meu Senhor:
    ‘Sente-se à minha direita,
até eu pôr os seus inimigos
35     debaixo dos seus pés’”.(C)

36 Portanto que todo o povo de Israel tenha certeza de que esse mesmo Jesus, a quem vocês crucificaram, Deus o fez Senhor e Cristo!

Os primeiros batismos

37 Ao ouvirem aquilo, todos sentiram um profundo remorso e perguntaram a Pedro e aos demais apóstolos:

—O que devemos fazer então, irmãos?

38 Pedro lhes disse:

—Mudem o seu comportamento e cada um de vocês seja batizado em nome de Jesus Cristo, para o perdão dos pecados de vocês. Então receberão um presente de Deus: o Espírito Santo. 39 Pois esta promessa é para quem o Senhor, nosso Deus, chamar para si: vocês, seus filhos e todos aqueles que estão longe.

40 E Pedro continuava a testemunhar, e os encorajava com muitas outras palavras, dizendo:

—Salvem-se desta geração má!

41 Aqueles que aceitaram a sua mensagem foram batizados e, mais ou menos, três mil pessoas foram adicionadas naquele dia.

A igreja cristã

42 Eles se dedicavam ao ensino dos apóstolos, à comunhão, a comer juntos[h] e às orações. 43 Os apóstolos fizeram muitos sinais e maravilhas, e um sentimento de muito respeito tomou conta de todos. 44 Todos os que tinham crido ficavam juntos e repartiam tudo o que tinham. 45 Eles vendiam suas propriedades e os seus bens e distribuíam entre todos, conforme a necessidade de cada um. 46 Eles se reuniam no templo todos os dias, e comiam juntos de casa em casa, repartindo a comida com alegria e com sinceridade no coração. 47 Eles louvavam a Deus e eram estimados por todas as pessoas. E todos os dias o Senhor aumentava aquele grupo com pessoas que iam sendo salvas.

Footnotes

  1. 2.3 línguas como de fogo A mesma palavra grega é traduzida como língua no sentido de idioma nos versículos 4 e 11.
  2. 2.7 galileus As pessoas achavam que os galileus só podiam falar a sua própria língua.
  3. 2.21 chamam por ele Isto é, os que mostram fé nele ao adorá-lo ou pedir pela sua ajuda na oração.
  4. 2.27 mundo dos mortos Literalmente, “Hades”. Ver Hades no vocabulário.
  5. 2.30 Deus lhe tinha jurado (…) no seu trono Ver 2Sm 7.12,13 e Sl 132.11.
  6. 2.31 Ver Sl 16.10.
  7. 2.33 a direita de Deus O lugar de maior honra lá no céu.
  8. 2.42 a comer juntos Pode se tratar da Ceia do Senhor. Igual no versículo 46. Ver Lc 22.14-20.

The Holy Spirit Comes at Pentecost

When the day of Pentecost(A) came, they were all together(B) in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.(C) They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit(D) and began to speak in other tongues[a](E) as the Spirit enabled them.

Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing(F) Jews from every nation under heaven. When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard their own language being spoken. Utterly amazed,(G) they asked: “Aren’t all these who are speaking Galileans?(H) Then how is it that each of us hears them in our native language? Parthians, Medes and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia,(I) Pontus(J) and Asia,[b](K) 10 Phrygia(L) and Pamphylia,(M) Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene;(N) visitors from Rome 11 (both Jews and converts to Judaism); Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!” 12 Amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, “What does this mean?”

13 Some, however, made fun of them and said, “They have had too much wine.”(O)

Peter Addresses the Crowd

14 Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: “Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, let me explain this to you; listen carefully to what I say. 15 These people are not drunk, as you suppose. It’s only nine in the morning!(P) 16 No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

17 “‘In the last days, God says,
    I will pour out my Spirit on all people.(Q)
Your sons and daughters will prophesy,(R)
    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.(S)
19 I will show wonders in the heavens above
    and signs on the earth below,(T)
    blood and fire and billows of smoke.
20 The sun will be turned to darkness
    and the moon to blood(U)
    before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.
21 And everyone who calls
    on the name of the Lord(V) will be saved.’[c](W)

22 “Fellow Israelites, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth(X) was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs,(Y) which God did among you through him,(Z) as you yourselves know. 23 This man was handed over to you by God’s deliberate plan and foreknowledge;(AA) and you, with the help of wicked men,[d] put him to death by nailing him to the cross.(AB) 24 But God raised him from the dead,(AC) freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him.(AD) 25 David said about him:

“‘I saw the Lord always before me.
    Because he is at my right hand,
    I will not be shaken.
26 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;
    my body also will rest in hope,
27 because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,
    you will not let your holy one see decay.(AE)
28 You have made known to me the paths of life;
    you will fill me with joy in your presence.’[e](AF)

29 “Fellow Israelites,(AG) I can tell you confidently that the patriarch(AH) David died and was buried,(AI) and his tomb is here(AJ) to this day. 30 But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that he would place one of his descendants on his throne.(AK) 31 Seeing what was to come, he spoke of the resurrection of the Messiah, that he was not abandoned to the realm of the dead, nor did his body see decay.(AL) 32 God has raised this Jesus to life,(AM) and we are all witnesses(AN) of it. 33 Exalted(AO) to the right hand of God,(AP) he has received from the Father(AQ) the promised Holy Spirit(AR) and has poured out(AS) what you now see and hear. 34 For David did not ascend to heaven, and yet he said,

“‘The Lord said to my Lord:
    “Sit at my right hand
35 until I make your enemies
    a footstool for your feet.”’[f](AT)

36 “Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord(AU) and Messiah.”(AV)

37 When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”(AW)

38 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized,(AX) every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins.(AY) And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.(AZ) 39 The promise is for you and your children(BA) and for all who are far off(BB)—for all whom the Lord our God will call.”

40 With many other words he warned them; and he pleaded with them, “Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.”(BC) 41 Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number(BD) that day.

The Fellowship of the Believers

42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching(BE) and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread(BF) and to prayer.(BG) 43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles.(BH) 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common.(BI) 45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need.(BJ) 46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts.(BK) They broke bread(BL) in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people.(BM) And the Lord added to their number(BN) daily those who were being saved.

Footnotes

  1. Acts 2:4 Or languages; also in verse 11
  2. Acts 2:9 That is, the Roman province by that name
  3. Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32
  4. Acts 2:23 Or of those not having the law (that is, Gentiles)
  5. Acts 2:28 Psalm 16:8-11 (see Septuagint)
  6. Acts 2:35 Psalm 110:1

Pentecost and the Coming of the Holy Spirit

And when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in the same place. And suddenly a sound like a violent rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. And divided[a] tongues like fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages[b] as the Spirit gave them ability to speak out.

Now there were Jews residing in Jerusalem, devout men from every nation under heaven. And when[c] this sound occurred, the crowd gathered and was in confusion, because each one was hearing them speaking in his own language. And they were astounded and astonished, saying, “Behold, are not all these who are speaking Galileans? And how do we hear, each one of us, in our own native language?[d] Parthians and Medes and Elamites and those residing in Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,[e] 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya toward Cyrene, and the Romans who were in town, 11 both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs—we hear them speaking in our own languages the great deeds of God!” 12 And all were amazed and greatly perplexed, saying to one another,[f]What can this mean?[g] 13 But others jeered and[h] said, “They are full of sweet new wine!”

Peter’s Sermon on the Day of Pentecost

14 But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and declared to them, “Judean men, and all those who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and pay attention to my words! 15 For these men are not drunk, as you assume, because it is the third hour of the day. 16 But this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel:

17 ‘And it will be in the last days,’ God says,
    ‘I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh,
        and your sons and your daughters will prophesy,
        and your young men will see visions,
        and your old men will dream dreams.
18 And even on my male slaves and on my female slaves
    I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.
19 And I will cause wonders in the heaven[i] above
    and signs on the earth below,
    blood and fire and vapor of smoke.
20 The sun will be changed to darkness
    and the moon to blood,
    before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And it will be that everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved.’[j]

22 “Israelite men, listen to these words! Jesus the Nazarene, a man attested to you by God with deeds of power and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, just as you yourselves know— 23 this man, delivered up by the determined plan and foreknowledge of God, you executed by[k] nailing to a cross[l] through the hand of lawless men. 24 God raised him[m] up, having brought to an end the pains of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it. 25 For David says with reference to him,

‘I saw the Lord before me continually,[n]
    for he is at my right hand so that I will not be shaken.
26 For this reason my heart was glad
    and my tongue rejoiced greatly,
    furthermore also my flesh will live in hope,
27 because you will not abandon my soul in Hades,
    nor will you permit your Holy One to experience decay.
28 You have made known to me the paths of life;
    you will fill me with gladness with your presence.’[o]

29 “Men and brothers, it is possible to speak with confidence to you about the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us until this day. 30 Therefore, because he[p] was a prophet and knew that God had sworn to him with an oath to seat one of his descendants[q] on his throne, 31 by[r] having foreseen this,[s] he spoke about the resurrection of the Christ,[t] that neither was he abandoned in Hades nor did his flesh experience decay. 32 This Jesus God raised up, of which[u] we all are witnesses. 33 Therefore, having been exalted to the right hand of God and having received the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, he has poured out this that you see and hear.[v] 34 For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says,

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

36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know beyond a doubt, that God has made him both Lord and Christ—this Jesus whom you crucified!”

The Response to Peter’s Sermon

37 Now when they[x] heard this,[y] they were pierced to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “What should we do, men and brothers?” 38 And Peter said[z] to them, “Repent and be baptized, each one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is for you and for your children, and for all those who are far away, as many as the Lord our God calls to himself.” 40 And with many other words he solemnly urged and exhorted them, saying, “Be saved from this crooked generation!” 41 So those who accepted his message were baptized, and on that day about three thousand souls were added.

The Fellowship of the First Believers

42 And they were devoting themselves to the teaching of the apostles and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayers. 43 And fear came on every soul, and many wonders and signs were being performed by the apostles. 44 And all who believed were in the same place, and had everything in common. 45 And they began selling[aa] their[ab] possessions and property, and distributing these things to all, to the degree that anyone had need. 46 And every day, devoting themselves to meeting[ac] with one purpose in the temple courts[ad] and breaking bread from house to house, they were eating their food with joy and simplicity of heart, 47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding every day to the total of those who were being saved.

Footnotes

  1. Acts 2:3 Or perhaps “distributed”
  2. Acts 2:4 Or “tongues”
  3. Acts 2:6 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“happened”)
  4. Acts 2:8 Literally “our own language in which we were born”
  5. Acts 2:9 A reference to the Roman province of Asia (modern Asia Minor)
  6. Acts 2:12 Literally “one to the other”
  7. Acts 2:12 Literally “what does this want to be”
  8. Acts 2:13 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“jeered”) has been translated as a finite verb
  9. Acts 2:19 Or “sky”
  10. Acts 2:21 A quotation from Joel 2:28–32
  11. Acts 2:23 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“nailing to”) which is understood as means
  12. Acts 2:23 The words “a cross” are not in the Greek text but are implied by the nature of the verb
  13. Acts 2:24 Literally “whom”; it is necessary to specify “him” in the translation to avoid confusion with the “lawless men” in the previous verse
  14. Acts 2:25 Literally “through everything”
  15. Acts 2:28 A quotation from Ps 16:8–11
  16. Acts 2:30 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was”) which is understood as causal
  17. Acts 2:30 Literally “from the fruit of his loins”
  18. Acts 2:31 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“having foreseen”) which is understood as means
  19. Acts 2:31 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  20. Acts 2:31 Or “Messiah”
  21. Acts 2:32 Or “of whom,” referring to Jesus
  22. Acts 2:33 Some manuscripts have “both see and hear”
  23. Acts 2:35 A quotation from Ps 110:1
  24. Acts 2:37 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
  25. Acts 2:37 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  26. Acts 2:38 Some manuscripts explicitly add “said”
  27. Acts 2:45 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began selling”)
  28. Acts 2:45 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  29. Acts 2:46 The words “to meeting” are not in the Greek text but are implied
  30. Acts 2:46 Here “courts” is supplied to distinguish this area from the interior of the temple building itself