1 And when the day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing violent wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
3 And there appeared to them tongues as of fire, parting among them, and it sat upon each one of them.
4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
5 And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation of those under heaven.
6 And when this sound arose, the multitude came together and was thrown into confusion, because each one was hearing them speak in his own dialect.
7 And they were all beside themselves and marveling, saying to one another, "See, are not all these who are speaking Galileans?
8 And how is it that we hear, each of us in our own tongue in which we were born?
9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and those dwelling in Mesopotamia, in Judea and Cappadocia, in Pontus and Asia,
10 in Phrygia and Pamphylia, in Egypt and the parts of Libya around Cyrene, and sojourners from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,
11 Cretans and Arabians: we hear them speaking in our tongues the mighty things of God."
12 And they were all amazed and at a loss, saying to one another, "What can this mean?"
13 But others mocked and said, "They are full of sweet wine."
14 But Peter, taking his stand with the eleven, lifted up his voice and declared to them: "Men of Judea, and all you who dwell at Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words.
15 For these men are not drunk, as you suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.
16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel:
17 'And it shall be in the last days, says God, that I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams;
18 and even upon my menservants and upon my maidservants in those days I will pour out of my Spirit, and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in the heaven above and signs on the earth beneath, blood and fire and vapor of smoke;
20 the sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood, before the great and notable day of the Lord comes.
21 And it shall be that whoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.'
22 "Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man approved by God among you by mighty works and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as you yourselves also know,
23 this man, delivered up by the determined counsel and foreknowledge of God, you took, and by lawless hands you fastened him to a cross and killed him.
24 God raised him up, having loosed the pangs of death, since it was not possible that he should be held by it.
25 For David speaks concerning him: 'I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is at my right hand, that I may not be moved.
26 Therefore my heart rejoiced and my tongue was glad; moreover my flesh also shall encamp in hope,
27 because you will not leave my soul in Hades, nor will you allow your Holy One to see decay.
28 You have made known to me the ways of life; you will fill me with gladness in your presence.'
29 "Men and brothers, let me speak freely to you of the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
30 Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn to him with an oath that of the fruit of his loins, as to the flesh, he would raise up the Christ to sit upon his throne,
31 he, seeing this beforehand, spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that his soul was not left in Hades, nor did his flesh see decay.
32 This Jesus God has raised up, of which we are all witnesses.
33 Therefore, being exalted by the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has shed forth this which you now see and hear.
34 For it was not David who ascended into the heavens, but he says himself, 'The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand,
35 until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet."'
36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ."
37 When they heard this, they were stung to the heart, and they said to Peter and to the rest of the apostles, "Men and brothers, what shall we do?"
38 And Peter said to them, "Repent, and let each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
39 For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call to himself."
40 And with many other words he testified and kept exhorting, saying, "Be saved from this crooked generation."
41 Then those who gladly accepted his word were baptized, and on that day some three thousand souls were added.
42 And they continued steadfastly in the teaching of the apostles and in the fellowship, in the breaking of bread and in the prayers.
43 And fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles.
44 And all who believed were in one place and held all things in common.
45 and they sold their possessions and goods and distributed them to all, as anyone had need.
46 And day by day, continuing with one accord in the temple and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart,
47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.