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Acts 2:14-42 NRSV - Peter Addresses the Crowd - But Peter, - Bible Gateway

Acts 2:14-42

New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Peter Addresses the Crowd

14But

Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them, Men of Judea
and all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to what I say. 15Indeed, these
are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only nine oclock in the morning. 16No, this is what was
spoken through the prophet Joel:
17

In the last days it will be, God declares,

that I will pour out my Spirit upon all esh,
and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
and your young men shall see visions,
and your old men shall dream dreams.

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19

Even upon my slaves, both men and women,

in those days I will pour out my Spirit;
and they shall prophesy.
And I will show portents in the heaven above
and signs on the earth below,
blood, and re, and smoky mist.
The sun shall be turned to darkness

20

and the moon to blood,

before the coming of the Lords great and glorious day.
Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

21
22You

that are Israelites,[a] listen to what I have to say: Jesus of Nazareth,[b] a man attested to
you by God with deeds of power, wonders, and signs that God did through him among you, as
you yourselves know 23this man, handed over to you according to the denite plan and
foreknowledge of God, you crucied and killed by the hands of those outside the law. 24But
God raised him up, having freed him from death,[c] because it was impossible for him to be held
in its power. 25For David says concerning him,

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I saw the Lord always before me,

for he is at my right hand so that I will not be shaken;
therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced;
moreover my esh will live in hope.
For you will not abandon my soul to Hades,
or let your Holy One experience corruption.

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You have made known to me the ways of life;

you will make me full of gladness with your presence.

29Fellow

Israelites,[d] I may say to you condently of our ancestor David that he both died and

was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. 30Since he was a prophet, he knew that God
had sworn with an oath to him that he would put one of his descendants on his throne.
31Foreseeing this, David[e] spoke of the resurrection of the Messiah,[f] saying,
He was not abandoned to Hades,
nor did his esh experience corruption.
32This

Jesus God raised up, and of that all of us are witnesses. 33Being therefore exalted at[g]
the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he
has poured out this that you both see and hear. 34For David did not ascend into the heavens,
but he himself says,
The Lord said to my Lord,
Sit at my right hand,
35

until I make your enemies your footstool.

36Therefore

let the entire house of Israel know with certainty that God has made him both Lord
and Messiah,[h] this Jesus whom you crucied.

The First Converts

37Now

when they heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and to the other

apostles, Brothers,[i] what should we do? 38Peter said to them, Repent, and be baptized
every one 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. 39For the promise is for you, for your children, and for all who
are far away, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to him. 40And he testied with many
other arguments and exhorted them, saying, Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.
41So those who welcomed his message were baptized, and that day about three thousand
persons were added. 42They devoted themselves to the apostles teaching and fellowship, to
the breaking of bread and the prayers.
Footnotes:

a. Acts 2:22 Gk Men, Israelites

b. Acts 2:22 Gk the Nazorean
c. Acts 2:24 Gk the pains of death
d. Acts 2:29 Gk Men, brothers
e. Acts 2:31 Gk he
f. Acts 2:31 Or the Christ
g. Acts 2:33 Or by
h. Acts 2:36 Or Christ
i. Acts 2:37 Gk Men, brothers
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