The Promise of the Holy Spirit

In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach,

He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God.

And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, “you heard from me;

for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

The Ascension

So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?”

And when he had said these things, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight.

and said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.”

All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.

(Now this man acquired a field with the reward of his wickedness, and falling headlong he burst open in the middle and all his bowels gushed out.

beginning from the baptism of John until the day when he was taken up from us—one of these men must become with us a witness to his resurrection.”

And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.

But others mocking said, “They are filled with new wine.”

Peter's Sermon at Pentecost

But 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.

“Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know—

God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it.

For David says concerning him, “‘I saw the Lord always before me, for he is at my right hand that I may not be shaken;

You have made known to me the paths of life; you will make me full of gladness with your presence.’

“Brothers, I may say to you with confidence about the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.

Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that he would set one of his descendants on his throne,

For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says, “‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand,

Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.”

For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself.”

And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation.”

And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts,