Day 316 of 364

^2:1Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place. ^2:2Suddenly there came from the sky a sound like the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. ^2:3Tongues like fire appeared and were distributed to them, and one sat on each of them. ^2:4They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak. ^2:5Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under the sky. ^2:6When this sound was heard, the multitude came together and were bewildered, because everyone heard them speaking in his own language. ^2:7They were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, “Behold, aren’t all these who speak Galileans? ^2:8How do we hear, everyone in our own native language? ^2:9Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and people from Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia, ^2:10Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, the parts of Libya around Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, ^2:11Cretans and Arabians—we hear them speaking in our languages the mighty works of God!” ^2:12They were all amazed and were perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” ^2:13Others, mocking, said, “They are filled with new wine.” ^2:14But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice and spoke out to them, “You men of Judea and all you who dwell at Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to my words. ^2:15For these aren’t drunken, as you suppose, seeing it is only the third hour of the day. ^2:16But this is what has been spoken through the prophet Joel: ^2:17‘It will be in the last days, says God, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh. Your sons and your daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions. Your old men will dream dreams. ^2:18Yes, and on my servants and on my handmaidens in those days, I will pour out my Spirit, and they will prophesy. ^2:19I will show wonders in the sky above, and signs on the earth beneath: blood, and fire, and billows of smoke. ^2:20The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes. ^2:21It will be that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.’ ^2:22“Men of Israel, hear these words! Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved by God to you by mighty works and wonders and signs which God did by him among you, even as you yourselves know, ^2:23him, being delivered up by the determined counsel and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by the hand of lawless men, crucified and killed; ^2:24whom God raised up, having freed him from the agony of death, because it was not possible that he should be held by it. ^2:25For David says concerning him, ‘I saw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved. ^2:26Therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced. Moreover my flesh also will dwell in hope, ^2:27because you will not leave my soul in Hades, neither will you allow your Holy One to see decay. ^2:28You made known to me the ways of life. You will make me full of gladness with your presence.’ ^2:29“Brothers, I may tell you freely of the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. ^2:30Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his body, according to the flesh, he would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne, ^2:31he foreseeing this, spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that his soul wasn’t left in Hades, and his flesh didn’t see decay. ^2:32This Jesus God raised up, to which we all are witnesses. ^2:33Being therefore exalted by the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this which you now see and hear. ^2:34For David didn’t ascend into the heavens, but he says himself, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit by my right hand ^2:35until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”’ ^2:36“Let all the house of Israel therefore know certainly that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.” ^2:37Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?” ^2:38Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. ^2:39For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are far off, even as many as the Lord our God will call to himself.” ^2:40With many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation!” ^2:41Then those who gladly received his word were baptized. There were added that day about three thousand souls. ^2:42They continued steadfastly in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and prayer. ^2:43Fear came on every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles. ^2:44All who believed were together, and had all things in common. ^2:45They sold their possessions and goods, and distributed them to all, according as anyone had need. ^2:46Day by day, continuing steadfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart, ^2:47praising God and having favor with all the people. The Lord added to the assembly day by day those who were being saved. ^3:1Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. ^3:2A certain man who was lame from his mother’s womb was being carried, whom they laid daily at the door of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask gifts for the needy of those who entered into the temple. ^3:3Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive gifts for the needy. ^3:4Peter, fastening his eyes on him, with John, said, “Look at us.” ^3:5He listened to them, expecting to receive something from them. ^3:6But Peter said, “I have no silver or gold, but what I have, that I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!” ^3:7He took him by the right hand and raised him up. Immediately his feet and his ankle bones received strength. ^3:8Leaping up, he stood and began to walk. He entered with them into the temple, walking, leaping, and praising God. ^3:9All the people saw him walking and praising God. ^3:10They recognized him, that it was he who used to sit begging for gifts for the needy at the Beautiful Gate of the temple. They were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him. ^3:11As the lame man who was healed held on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch that is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering. ^3:12When Peter saw it, he responded to the people, “You men of Israel, why do you marvel at this man? Why do you fasten your eyes on us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made him walk? ^3:13The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had determined to release him. ^3:14But you denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked for a murderer to be granted to you, ^3:15and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, to which we are witnesses. ^3:16By faith in his name, his name has made this man strong, whom you see and know. Yes, the faith which is through him has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all. ^3:17“Now, brothers, I know that you did this in ignorance, as did also your rulers. ^3:18But the things which God announced by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he thus fulfilled. ^3:19“Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, so that there may come times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord, ^3:20and that he may send Christ Jesus, who was ordained for you before, ^3:21whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God spoke long ago by the mouth of his holy prophets. ^3:22For Moses indeed said to the fathers, ‘The Lord God will raise up a prophet for you from among your brothers, like me. You shall listen to him in all things whatever he says to you. ^3:23It will be that every soul that will not listen to that prophet will be utterly destroyed from among the people.’ ^3:24Yes, and all the prophets from Samuel and those who followed after, as many as have spoken, also told of these days. ^3:25You are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘All the families of the earth will be blessed through your offspring.’ ^3:26God, having raised up his servant Jesus, sent him to you first to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your wickedness.”