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The Acts of the Emissaries, Chapter 2
{2:1} Now when the day of Shavu`ot had come, they were all with one
accord in one place. {2:2} Suddenly there came from the sky a sound
like the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where
they were sitting. {2:3} Tongues like fire appeared and were
distributed to them, and one sat on each of them. {2:4} They were all
filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other languages,
as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak. {2:5} Now there were
dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under the
sky. {2:6} When this sound was heard, the multitude came together, and
were bewildered, because everyone heard them speaking in his own
language. {2:7} They were all amazed and marveled, saying to one
another, "Behold, aren't all these who speak Galileans? {2:8} How do
we hear, everyone in our own native language? {2:9} Parthians, Medes,
Elamites, and people from Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus,
Asia, {2:10} Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, the parts of Libya around
Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, {2:11} Cretans
and Arabians: we hear them speaking in our languages the mighty works
of God!" {2:12} They were all amazed, and were perplexed, saying one
to another, "What does this mean?" {2:13} Others, mocking, said, "They
are filled with new wine."
{2:14} But 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. {2:15}
For these aren't drunken, as you suppose, seeing it is only [1>]the
third hour of the day[<1]. {2:16} But 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.
{2:18} Yes, and on my servants and on my handmaidens in those days,
I will pour out my Spirit, and they will prophesy.
{2:19} I will show wonders in the sky above,
and signs on the earth beneath;
blood, and fire, and billows of smoke.
{2:20} The sun will be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood,
before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
{2:21} It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord
will be saved.'[2]
{2:22} "Men of Israel, hear these words! Yeshua of Nazareth, a man
approved by God to you by mighty works and wonders and signs which God
did by him in the midst of you, even as you yourselves know, {2:23}
him, being delivered up by the determined counsel and foreknowledge of
God, you have taken by the hand of lawless men, crucified and killed;
{2:24} whom God raised up, having freed him from the agony of death,
because it was not possible that he should be held by it. {2:25} For
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.
{2:26} Therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced.
Moreover my flesh also will dwell in hope;
{2:27} because you will not leave my soul in [3>]Sheol[<3],
neither will you allow your Holy One to see decay.
{2:28} You made known to me the ways of life.
You will make me full of gladness with your presence.'[4]
{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.
{2:30} Therefore, 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 Messiah to sit on his throne, {2:31} he
foreseeing this spoke about the resurrection of the Messiah, that
neither was his soul left in [5>]Sheol[<5], nor did his flesh see
decay. {2:32} This Yeshua God raised up, to which we all are
witnesses. {2:33} Being 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. {2:34} For David
didn't ascend into the heavens, but he says himself,
'The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit by my right hand,
{2:35} until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet."'[6]
{2:36} "Let all the house of Israel therefore know certainly that
God has made him both Lord and Messiah, this Yeshua whom you
crucified."
{2:37} Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and
said to Peter and the rest of the emissaries, "Brothers, what shall we
do?"
{2:38} Peter said to them, "Repent, and be immersed, every one of
you, in the name of Yeshua the Messiah for the forgiveness of sins,
and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. {2:39} For 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." {2:40} With
many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, "Save
yourselves from this crooked generation!"
{2:41} Then those who gladly received his word were immersed. There
were added that day about three thousand souls. {2:42} They continued
steadfastly in the emissaries' teaching and fellowship, in the
breaking of bread, and prayer. {2:43} Fear came on every soul, and
many wonders and signs were done through the emissaries. {2:44} All
who believed were together, and had all things in common. {2:45} They
sold their possessions and goods, and distributed them to all,
according as anyone had need. {2:46} Day 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, {2:47}
praising God, and having favor with all the people. The Lord added to
the assembly day by day those who were being saved.
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Footnotes:
[1] {2:15} about 9:00 AM
[2] {2:21} Joel 2:28-32
[3] {2:27} or, Hell
[4] {2:28} Psalm 16:8-11
[5] {2:31} or, Hell
[6] {2:35} Psalm 110:1
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