Acts of the Apostles 2

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1 At the onset of Pentecost, they were all one with one accord.
2 And suddenly there was a noise from the sky, as if from a rushing strong wind, and filled the whole house where they were.
3 And there appeared to them divisive tongues, as if of fire, and they sat one on each of them.
4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak in other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

5 In Jerusalem were the Jews, devout people, from every nation under heaven.
6th When this noise came, the people gathered, and became confused, for everyone heard them speaking it in their dialect.
7th And they were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, "Are not all these saying Galileans?"
8 How do we hear every native dialect in which we were born.
9 The Parthians, and the Medes, and the Elamites, and the inhabitants of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,
10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and parts of Libya, adjacent to Cyrene, and came from Rome, the Jews and proselytes,
eleven Cretans and Arabians, do we hear them in our languages ​​talking about the great [works] of God?
12 And everyone was amazed and, bewildered, they said to each other: what does this mean?
13 And others, mocking, said: they drank sweet wine.

14 But Peter, standing with eleven, lifted up his voice and proclaimed to them: "The men of Judah, and all that dwell in Jerusalem!" This shall be known to you, and hearken to my words:
15 They are not drunk, as you think, for now is the third hour of the day;
16 But this is the prophesied prophet Joel:
17th And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out 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 on My servants and My servants in those days I will pour out My Spirit, and they will prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and smoke smoking.
20 The sun will turn into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the day of the Lord, great and glorious, comes.
21 And it shall come to pass that whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
22 Men of Israel! Listen to these words: Jesus of Nazareth, the man who was testified to you by God's strength and miracles and signs, which God created through Him among you, as you yourself know,
23 This, according to a certain advice and foreknowledge of God, the devotee, you took and, having nailed the hands of lawless ones, they killed;
24 But God raised Him up, breaking the bands of death, because it was impossible for Him to hold Him.
25 For David says of Him: I have always seen the Lord before me, for He is at my right hand, that I should not be moved.
26th Therefore my heart rejoiced and my tongue rejoiced; Even my flesh shall rest in hope,
27th For you will not leave my soul in hell, nor will you let your holy One see corruption.
28 You have given me to know the way of life, You will fulfill me with joy before Your face.
29 Men and brethren! Let it be boldly spoken to you about the forefather David, that he was both dead and buried, and his grave is with us to this day.
thirty Being a prophet and knowing that God swore by an oath to him from the fruit of his loins to raise up Christ in the flesh and sit on his throne,
31 He first spoke of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, and his flesh did not see corruption.
32 This Jesus was resurrected by Jesus, to whom we all are witnesses.
33 So He, being exalted by the right hand of God and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, poured out what you now see and hear.
34 For David did not ascend into heaven; But he himself says: "The Lord said to my Lord: Sit at my right hand,
35 Until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.
36 Know therefore, all the house of Israel, that God has made this Lord Jesus Christ, whom Jesus crucified.

37 Hearing this, they were moved to the heart and told Peter and the other apostles: "What shall we do, men and brethren?"
38 And Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
39 For unto you is the promise, and to your children, and to all that are far off, whomsoever the Lord our God will call.
40 And in many other words he testified and exhorted, saying: "Flee from this corrupt family."
41 So those who gladly received his word were baptized, and about three thousand souls joined that day.

42 And they were constantly in the teaching of the Apostles, in the fellowship and breaking of bread and in prayers.
43 There was fear on every soul; And many miracles and signs were performed through the Apostles in Jerusalem.
44 All the believers were together and had everything in common.
45 And they sold estates and all property, and shared everything, according to the need of everyone.
46 And every day they were unanimously in the temple and, breaking bread at home, took food in joy and simplicity of heart,
47 Praising God and being in love with the whole people. The Lord added the saved to the Church daily.

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