The
Holy Spirit Comes At Pentecost
When
the Day of Pentecost came,
They
were all together in one place.
2
SUDDENLY A SOUND
LIKE
THE BLOWING OF A VIOLENT WIND
CAME
FROM HEAVEN
AND
FILLED THE WHOLE HOUSE
WHERE
THEY WERE SITTING..
3
THEY SAW WHAT SEEMED TO BE TONGUES OF FIRE
THAT
SEPARATED AND CAME TO REST ON EACH OF THEM.
4
ALL OF THEM WERE FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT
AND
BEGAN TO SEPAK IN OTHER TONGUES
AS
THE SPIRIT ENABLED THEM.
5
Now there were staying in Jerusalem
God-fearing
Jews from every Nation under heaven.
6
WHEN THEY HEARD THIS SOUND,
A
CROWD CAME TOGETHER IN BEWILDERMENT,
BECAUSE
EACH ONE HEARD THEM SPEAKING
IN
HIS OWN LANGUAGE.
7
UTTERLY AMAZED, they asked:
'Are
not all these men Galileans?
8Then
how is it that each of us hears them
In
his own Native Language?
9
Parthinans, Medes and Elamites;
Residents
of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia,
Pontus
and Asia,
10
Phrigia and Pamphylia, Egypt
And
parts of Libya near Cyrene;
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 made fun of them and said,
'THEY
HAVE HAD TOO MUCH WINE.'
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 are in Jerusalem,
Let
me explain this to you;
Listen
carefully to what I say.
15
THESE MEN ARE NOT DRUNK,
AS
YOU SUPPOSE.
IT'S
ONLY NINE IN THE MORNING!
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.
Your
sons and daughters will Prophesy,
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.
19
I will show Wonders in the Heaven above
And
Signs on the Earth below,
BLOOD
AND FIRE AND BILLOWS OF SMOKE.
20
THE SUN WILL TURN TO DARKNESS
AND
THE MOON TO BLOOD
BEFORE
THE COMING
OF
THE GREAT AND GLORIOUS DAY OF THE LORD.
21
AND EVERYONE
WHO
CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE LORD
WILL
BE SAVED.'
22
MEN OF ISRAEL LISTEN TO THIS:
JESUS
OF NAZARETH WAS A MAN ACCREDITED BY GOD
TO
YOU BY MIRACLES, WONDERS AND SIGNS,
WHICH
GOD DID AMONG YOU THROUGH HIM,
AS
YOU YOURSELVES KNOW.
23
This man was handed over to you
BY
GOD'S SET PURPOSE AND FOREKNOWLDGE;
AND
YOU WITH THE HELP OF WICKED MEN,
PUT
HIM TO DEATH
BY NAILING HIM TO THE CROSS.
24
BUT GOD RAISED HIM FROM THE DEAD,
FREEING
HIM FROM THE AGONY OF DEATH,
BECAUSE
IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR DEATH
TO
KEEP ITS HOLD ON HIM.
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 live in Hope,
27
Because you will not Abandon me to the Grave,
NOR
WILL YOU LET YOUR HOLY ONE SEE DECAY.
28
YOU HAVE MADE KNOWN TO ME
THE
PATHS OF LIFE;
YOU
WILL FILL ME WITH JOY IN YOUR PRESENCE.'
29
'Brothers, I can tell you Confidently
That
the Patriarch David died and was buried,
And
his Tomb is here 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.
31
Seeing what was ahead,
HE
SPOKE OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE CHRIST,
THAT
HE WAS NOT ABANDONED TO THE GRAVE,
NOR
DID HIS BODY SEE DECAY.
32
GOD HAS RAISED THIS JESUS TO LIFE,
AND
WE ARE ALL WITNESSES OF THAT FACT.
33
EXALTED TO THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD,
HE
HAS RECEIVED FROM THE FATHER
THE
PROMISED HOLY SPIRIT
AND
HAS POURED OUT
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.'
36
Therefore let All Israel be Assured of this:
GOD
HAS MADE THIS JESUS,
WHOM
YOU CURCIFIED,
BOTH
LORD AND CHRIST.'
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?'
38
Peter replied,
REPENT
AND BE BAPTIZED,
EVERYONE
OF YOU,
IN
THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST
SO
THAT YOUR SINS MAY BE FORGIVEN.
AND
YOU WILL RECEIVE THE GIFT
OF
THE HOLY SPIRIT.
39
THE PROMISE IS FOR YOU AND YOUR CHILDREN
AND
FOR ALL WHO ARE FAR OFF--
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.'
41
Those who accepted his Message were baptized,
AND
ABOUT THREE THOUSAND
WERE
ADDED TO THEIR NUMBER THAT DAY.
The
Fellowship Of The Believers
42
THEY DEVOTED THEMSELVES
TO
THE APOSTLES' TEACHING
AND
TO THE BREAKING OF BREAD
AND
TO PRAYER.
43
EVERYONE WAS FILLED WITH AWE,
AND
MANY WONDERS AND MIRACULOUS SIGNS
WERE
DONE BY THE APOSTLES.
44
All the Believers were together
And
had everything in Common.
45
Selling their possessions and goods,
They
gave to anyone as he had need.
46
Every day they continued to meet together
In
the Temple Courts.
They
broke bread in their homes
and
ate together with Glad and Sincere hearts,
47
PRAISING GOD
AND
ENJOYING THE FAVOR OF ALL THE PEOPLE.
AND
THE LORD ADDED TO THEIR NUMBER DAILY
THOSE WHO
WERE BEING SAVED.
(Acts
2)
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