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Acts - Chapter 2

	Act 2:1	When the day of Pentecost [fn] had come, they were all together in one place.
	Act 2:2	And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.
	Act 2:3	And there appeared to them tongues as of fire [fn] distributing themselves, and [fn] they [fn] rested on each one of them.
	Act 2:4	And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other [fn] tongues, as the Spirit was giving them [fn] utterance.
	Act 2:5	Now there were Jews living in Jerusalem, devout men from every nation under heaven.
	Act 2:6	And when this sound occurred, the crowd came together, and were bewildered because each one of them was hearing them speak in his own [fn] language.
	Act 2:7	They were amazed and astonished, saying, " [fn] Why, are not all these who are speaking Galileans?
	Act 2:8	"And how is it that we each hear them in our own [fn] language [fn] to which we were born?
	Act 2:9	"Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and [fn] Asia,
	Act 2:10	Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the districts of Libya around Cyrene, and [fn] visitors from Rome, both Jews and [fn] proselytes,
	Act 2:11	Cretans and Arabs—we hear them in our own tongues speaking of the mighty deeds of God."
	Act 2:12	And they all continued in amazement and great perplexity, saying to one another, "What does this mean?"
	Act 2:13	But others were mocking and saying, "They are full of [fn] sweet wine."
	Act 2:14	But Peter, [fn] taking his stand with the eleven, raised his voice and declared to them: "Men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you and give heed to my words.
	Act 2:15	"For these men are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only the [fn] third hour of the day;
	Act 2:16	but this is what was spoken of through the prophet Joel:
	Act 2:17	'AND IT SHALL BE IN THE LAST DAYS,' God says, 'THAT I WILL POUR FORTH OF MY SPIRIT ON ALL [fn] MANKIND; AND YOUR SONS AND YOUR DAUGHTERS SHALL PROPHESY, AND YOUR YOUNG MEN SHALL SEE VISIONS, AND YOUR OLD MEN SHALL DREAM DREAMS;
	Act 2:18	EVEN ON MY BONDSLAVES, BOTH MEN AND WOMEN, I WILL IN THOSE DAYS POUR FORTH OF MY SPIRIT And they shall prophesy.
	Act 2:19	'AND I WILL GRANT WONDERS IN THE SKY ABOVE AND SIGNS ON THE EARTH BELOW, BLOOD, AND FIRE, AND VAPOR OF SMOKE.
	Act 2:20	'THE SUN WILL BE TURNED INTO DARKNESS AND THE MOON INTO BLOOD, BEFORE THE GREAT AND GLORIOUS DAY OF THE LORD SHALL COME.
	Act 2:21	'AND IT SHALL BE THAT EVERYONE WHO CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED.'
	Act 2:22	"Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man [fn] attested to you by God with [fn] miracles and wonders and [fn] signs which God performed through Him in your midst, just as you yourselves know—
	Act 2:23	this Man, delivered over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you nailed to a cross by the hands of [fn] godless men and put Him to death.
	Act 2:24	" [fn] But God raised Him up again, putting an end to the [fn] agony of death, since it was impossible for Him to be held [fn] in its power.
	Act 2:25	"For David says of Him, 'I SAW THE LORD ALWAYS IN MY PRESENCE; FOR HE IS AT MY RIGHT HAND, SO THAT I WILL NOT BE SHAKEN.
	Act 2:26	'THEREFORE MY HEART WAS GLAD AND MY TONGUE EXULTED; MOREOVER MY FLESH ALSO WILL LIVE IN HOPE;
	Act 2:27	BECAUSE YOU WILL NOT ABANDON MY SOUL TO HADES, NOR [fn] ALLOW YOUR [fn] HOLY ONE TO [fn] UNDERGO DECAY.
	Act 2:28	'YOU HAVE MADE KNOWN TO ME THE WAYS OF LIFE; YOU WILL MAKE ME FULL OF GLADNESS WITH YOUR PRESENCE.'
	Act 2:29	" [fn] Brethren, I may confidently say to you regarding the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is [fn] with us to this day.
	Act 2:30	"And so, because he was a prophet and knew that GOD HAD SWORN TO HIM WITH AN OATH TO SEAT one [fn] OF HIS DESCENDANTS ON HIS THRONE,
	Act 2:31	he looked ahead and spoke of the resurrection of [fn] the Christ, that HE WAS NEITHER ABANDONED TO HADES, NOR DID His flesh [fn] SUFFER DECAY.
	Act 2:32	"This Jesus God raised up again, to which we are all witnesses.
	Act 2:33	"Therefore having been exalted [fn] to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He has poured forth this which you both see and hear.
	Act 2:34	"For it was not David who ascended into [fn] heaven, but he himself says: 'THE LORD SAID TO MY LORD, "SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND,
	Act 2:35	UNTIL I MAKE YOUR ENEMIES A FOOTSTOOL FOR YOUR FEET."'
	Act 2:36	"Therefore let all the house of Israel know for certain that God has made Him both Lord and [fn] Christ—this Jesus whom you crucified."
	Act 2:37	Now when they heard this, they were [fn] pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, " [fn] Brethren, [fn] what shall we do?"
	Act 2:38	Peter said to them, "Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
	Act 2:39	"For the promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself."
	Act 2:40	And with many other words he solemnly testified and kept on exhorting them, saying, " [fn] Be saved from this perverse generation!"
	Act 2:41	So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand [fn] souls.
	Act 2:42	They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and [fn] to prayer.
	Act 2:43	[fn] Everyone kept feeling a sense of awe; and many wonders and [fn] signs were taking place through the apostles.
	Act 2:44	And all those who had believed [fn] were together and had all things in common;
	Act 2:45	and they began selling their property and possessions and were sharing them with all, as anyone might have need.
	Act 2:46	Day by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and breaking bread [fn] from house to house, they were taking their [fn] meals together with gladness and [fn] sincerity of heart,
	Act 2:47	praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding [fn] to their number day by day those who were being saved.

NASB Footnotes:

(2:1) Lit. was being fulfilled
(2:3) Or being distribushelted
(2:3) Lit. it
(2:3) Or sat
(2:4) Or languages
(2:4) Or ability to speak out
(2:6) Or dialect
(2:7) Lit. Behold
(2:8) Or dialect
(2:8) Lit. in
(2:9) I.e. west coast province of Asia Minor
(2:10) Lit. the sojourning Romans
(2:10) I.e. Gentile converts to Judaism
(2:13) I.e. new wine
(2:14) Or being put forward as spokesman
(2:15) I.e. 9 a.m.
(2:17) Lit. flesh
(2:22) Or exhibited or accredited
(2:22) Or works of power
(2:22) Or attesting miracles
(2:23) Lit. men without the Law; i.e. pagan
(2:24) Lit. Whom God rai.e. up
(2:24) Lit. birth pains
(2:24) Lit. by it
(2:27) Lit. give
(2:27) Or devout or pious
(2:27) Lit. see corruption
(2:29) Lit. Men brothers
(2:29) Lit. among
(2:30) Lit. of the fruit of his loins
(2:31) I.e. the Messiah
(2:31) Lit. see corruption
(2:33) Or by
(2:34) Lit. the heavens
(2:36) I.e. Messiah
(2:37) Or wounded in conscience
(2:37) Lit. Men brothers
(2:37) Or what are we to do
(2:40) Or Escape
(2:41) I.e. persons
(2:42) Lit. the prayers
(2:43) Lit. fear was occurring to every soul
(2:43) Or attesting miracles
(2:44) One early manuscript does not contain were and and
(2:46) Or in the various private homes
(2:46) Lit. food
(2:46) Or simplicity
(2:47) Lit. together

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