Acts 2:1-31

English Standard Version

The Coming of the Holy Spirit

2 When ^(A)the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. ²And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like ^(B)a mighty rushing wind, and ^(C)it filled the entire house where they were sitting. ³And divided tongues ^(D)as of fire appeared to them and rested^[a] on each one of them. ⁴And they were all ^(E)filled with the Holy Spirit and began ^(F)to speak in other tongues ^(G)as the Spirit gave them utterance.

⁵Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven. ⁶And ^(H)at this sound the multitude came together, and they were bewildered, because each one was hearing them speak in his own language. ⁷And ^(I)they were amazed and astonished, saying, “Are not all these who are speaking ^(J)Galileans? ⁸And how is it that we hear, each of us in his own native language? ⁹Parthians and ^(K)Medes and ^(L)Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, ¹⁰Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, ¹¹both Jews and ^(M)proselytes, Cretans and Arabians—we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God.” ¹²And ^(N)all were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” ¹³But others ^(O)mocking said, “They are filled with new wine.”

Peter's Sermon at Pentecost

¹⁴But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words. ¹⁵For these people are not drunk, as you suppose, ^(P)since it is only the third hour of the day.^[b] ¹⁶But this is what was uttered through the prophet Joel:

¹⁷^(Q)“‘And in the last days it shall be, God declares,
^(R)that I will pour out my Spirit ^(S)on all flesh,
and your sons and ^(T)your daughters shall prophesy,
    and your young men shall see visions,
    and your old men shall dream dreams;
¹⁸even on my male servants and female servants
    in those days I will pour out my Spirit, and ^(U)they shall prophesy.
¹⁹And I will show wonders in the heavens above
    and signs on the earth below,
    blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke;
²⁰^(V)the sun shall be turned to darkness
    and the moon to blood,
    before ^(W)the day of the Lord comes, the great and magnificent day.
²¹And it shall come to pass that ^(X)everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.’

²²“Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, ^(Y)a man attested to you by God ^(Z)with ^(AA)mighty works and wonders and signs that ^(AB)God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know— ²³this Jesus,^[c] ^(AC)delivered up according to ^(AD)the definite plan and ^(AE)foreknowledge of God, ^(AF)you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. ²⁴^(AG)God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because ^(AH)it was not possible for him to be held by it. ²⁵For David says concerning him,

^(AI)“‘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 ^(AJ)in hope.
²⁷For you will not abandon my soul to ^(AK)Hades,
    ^(AL)or let your ^(AM)Holy One ^(AN)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 ^(AO)the patriarch David ^(AP)that he both died and ^(AQ)was buried, and ^(AR)his tomb is with us to this day. ³⁰^(AS)Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that ^(AT)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 ^(AU)he was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.