Acts 2 Free Bible Version
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1 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all meeting together in one place.
1 Καὶ ἐν τῷ συμπληροῦσθαι τὴν ἡμέραν τῆς πεντηκοστῆς ἦσαν ἅπαντες ὁμοθυμαδὸν ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτό.
2 Suddenly a noise came from heaven like a roaring wind that filled the whole house where they were staying.
2 καὶ ἐγένετο ἄφνω ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἦχος ὥσπερ φερομένης πνοῆς βιαίας, καὶ ἐπλήρωσεν ὅλον τὸν οἶκον οὗ ἦσαν καθήμενοι·
3 They saw what looked like separate tongue-shaped flames that settled on each of them.
3 καὶ ὤφθησαν αὐτοῖς διαμεριζόμεναι γλῶσσαι ὡσεὶ πυρός, ἐκάθισέ τε ἐφ᾽ ἕνα ἕκαστον αὐτῶν,
4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different languages as the Spirit gave them the ability to do so.
4 καὶ ἐπλήσθησαν ἅπαντες Πνεύματος Ἁγίου, καὶ ἤρξαντο λαλεῖν ἑτέραις γλώσσαις καθὼς τὸ Πνεῦμα ἐδίδου αὐτοῖς ἀποφθέγγεσθαι.
5 At that time there were devout Jews from every nation on earth living in Jerusalem.
5 Ἦσαν δὲ ἐν Ἱερουσαλὴμ κατοικοῦντες Ἰουδαῖοι, ἄνδρες εὐλαβεῖς ἀπὸ παντὸς ἔθνους τῶν ὑπὸ τὸν οὐρανόν·
6 When they heard this noise, a large crowd of them gathered. They were puzzled because everyone heard their own language being spoken.
6 γενομένης δὲ τῆς φωνῆς ταύτης συνῆλθε τὸ πλῆθος καὶ συνεχύθη, ὅτι ἤκουον εἷς ἕκαστος τῇ ἰδίᾳ διαλέκτῳ λαλούντων αὐτῶν.
7 They were totally amazed, saying, “Look, these people who are speaking—aren't they all Galileans?
7 ἐξίσταντο δὲ πάντες καὶ ἐθαύμαζον λέγοντες πρὸς ἀλλήλους· οὐκ ἰδοὺ πάντες οὗτοί εἰσιν οἱ λαλοῦντες Γαλιλαῖοι;
8 So how is it that we can all hear them speaking in our own mother tongue?
8 καὶ πῶς ἡμεῖς ἀκούομεν ἕκαστος τῇ ἰδίᾳ διαλέκτῳ ἡμῶν ἐν ᾗ ἐγεννήθημεν,
9 Parthians, Medes and Elamites; people from Mesopotamia, Judaea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,
9 Πάρθοι καὶ Μῆδοι καὶ Ἐλαμῖται, καὶ οἱ κατοικοῦντες τὴν Μεσοποταμίαν, Ἰουδαίαν τε καὶ Καππαδοκίαν, Πόντον καὶ τὴν Ἀσίαν,
10 Phrygia and Pamphylia; from Egypt and the area of Libya around Cyrene; visitors from Rome, both Jews and converts,
10 Φρυγίαν τε καὶ Παμφυλίαν, Αἴγυπτον καὶ τὰ μέρη τῆς Λιβύης τῆς κατὰ Κυρήνην, καὶ οἱ ἐπιδημοῦντες Ῥωμαῖοι, Ἰουδαῖοί τε καὶ προσήλυτοι,
11 Cretans and Arabians—we hear them speaking in our own languages about all the great things God has done.”
11 Κρῆτες καὶ Ἄραβες, ἀκούομεν λαλούντων αὐτῶν ταῖς ἡμετέραις γλώσσαις τὰ μεγαλεῖα τοῦ Θεοῦ;
12 They were all amazed and confused. “What does this mean?” they asked each other.
12 ἐξίσταντο δὲ πάντες καὶ διηπόρουν, ἄλλος πρὸς ἄλλον λέγοντες· τί ἂν θέλοι τοῦτο εἶναι;
13 But others jeered and said, “They've been drinking too much wine!”
13 ἕτεροι δὲ χλευάζοντες ἔλεγον ὅτι γλεύκους μεμεστωμένοι εἰσί.
14 Then Peter stood up with the eleven disciples and spoke in a loud voice: “Fellow Jews and everyone living here in Jerusalem: pay attention to me and I'll explain all this to you!
14 Σταθεὶς δὲ Πέτρος σὺν τοῖς ἕνδεκα ἐπῆρε τὴν φωνὴν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀπεφθέγξατο αὐτοῖς· ἄνδρες Ἰουδαῖοι καὶ οἱ κατοικοῦντες Ἱερουσαλὴμ ἅπαντες, τοῦτο ὑμῖν γνωστὸν ἔστω καὶ ἐνωτίσασθε τὰ ῥήματά μου.
15 These men aren't drunk as you presume. It's only nine in the morning!
15 οὐ γάρ, ὡς ὑμεῖς ὑπολαμβάνετε, οὗτοι μεθύουσιν· ἔστι γὰρ ὥρα τρίτη τῆς ἡμέρας·
16 What's happening is what was predicted by the prophet Joel:
16 ἀλλὰ τοῦτό ἐστι τὸ εἰρημένον διὰ τοῦ προφήτου Ἰωήλ·
17 God says, ‘In the last days I will pour out my Spirit on everyone. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions. Your old men will dream dreams.
17 καὶ ἔσται ἐν ταῖς ἐσχάταις ἡμέραις, λέγει ὁ Θεός, ἐκχεῶ ἀπὸ τοῦ πνεύματός μου ἐπὶ πᾶσαν σάρκα, καὶ προφητεύσουσιν οἱ υἱοὶ ὑμῶν καὶ αἱ θυγατέρες ὑμῶν, καὶ οἱ νεανίσκοι ὑμῶν ὁράσεις ὄψονται, καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι ὑμῶν ἐνύπνια ἐνυπνιασθήσονται·
18 I will pour out my Spirit on my servants, both male and female, and they will prophesy.
18 καί γε ἐπὶ τοὺς δούλους μου καὶ ἐπὶ τὰς δούλας μου ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις ἐκχεῶ ἀπὸ τοῦ πνεύματός μου, καὶ προφητεύσουσι.
19 I will also give you miraculous signs in the heavens above and on the earth below—blood, fire, and swirling smoke!
19 καὶ δώσω τέρατα ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ ἄνω καὶ σημεῖα ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς κάτω, αἷμα καὶ πῦρ καὶ ἀτμίδα καπνοῦ·
20 The sun will become dark, and the moon will become red like blood before the great and glorious day of the Lord.
20 ὁ ἥλιος μεταστραφήσεται εἰς σκότος καὶ ἡ σελήνη εἰς αἷμα πρὶν ἢ ἐλθεῖν τὴν ἡμέραν Κυρίου τὴν μεγάλην καὶ ἐπιφανῆ.
21 But whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
21 καὶ ἔσται πᾶς ὃς ἂν ἐπικαλέσηται τὸ ὄνομα Κυρίου σωθήσεται.
22 People of Israel, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man confirmed by God to you by the powerful miracles and signs that God performed through him, right here among you—as you well know.
22 Ἄνδρες Ἰσραηλῖται, ἀκούσατε τοὺς λόγους τούτους. Ἰησοῦν τὸν Ναζωραῖον, ἄνδρα ἀπὸ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἀποδεδειγμένον εἰς ὑμᾶς δυνάμεσι καὶ τέρασι καὶ σημείοις οἷς ἐποίησε δι᾽ αὐτοῦ ὁ Θεὸς ἐν μέσῳ ὑμῶν, καθὼς καὶ αὐτοὶ οἴδατε,
23 God, knowing beforehand what would happen, followed his plan and resolved to hand him over to you. By means of the hands of wicked men, you killed him by nailing him to a cross.
23 τοῦτον τῇ ὡρισμένῃ βουλῇ καὶ προγνώσει τοῦ Θεοῦ ἔκδοτον λαβόντες, διὰ χειρῶν ἀνόμων προσπήξαντες ἀνείλετε·
24 But God raised him back to life, freeing him from the burden of death, because death did not have the power to keep him a prisoner.
24 ὃν ὁ Θεὸς ἀνέστησε λύσας τὰς ὠδῖνας τοῦ θανάτου, καθότι οὐκ ἦν δυνατὸν κρατεῖσθαι αὐτὸν ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦ.
25 David says of him, ‘I saw the Lord always in front of me. I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me.
25 Δαυῒδ γὰρ λέγει εἰς αὐτόν· προωρώμην τὸν Κύριον ἐνώπιόν μου διὰ παντός, ὅτι ἐκ δεξιῶν μού ἐστιν ἵνα μὴ σαλευθῶ.
26 That's why I'm so happy! That's why my words are full of joy! That's why my body lives in hope!
26 διὰ τοῦτο εὐφράνθη ἡ καρδία μου καὶ ἠγαλλιάσατο ἡ γλῶσσά μου, ἔτι δὲ καὶ ἡ σάρξ μου κατασκηνώσει ἐπ᾽ ἐλπίδι,
27 For you will not abandon me in the grave, nor will you allow your Holy One to experience decay.
27 ὅτι οὐκ ἐγκαταλείψεις τὴν ψυχήν μου εἰς ᾅδου οὐδὲ δώσεις τὸν ὅσιόν σου ἰδεῖν διαφθοράν.
28 You have revealed to me the ways of life. You will fill me with joy with your presence.’
28 ἐγνώρισάς μοι ὁδοὺς ζωῆς, πληρώσεις με εὐφροσύνης μετὰ τοῦ προσώπου σου.
29 My brothers and sisters, let me tell you plainly that our ancestor David died and was buried, and his tomb is here with us to this day.
29 Ἄνδρες ἀδελφοί, ἐξὸν εἰπεῖν μετὰ παρρησίας πρὸς ὑμᾶς περὶ τοῦ πατριάρχου Δαυῒδ ὅτι καὶ ἐτελεύτησε καὶ ἐτάφη καὶ τὸ μνῆμα αὐτοῦ ἐστιν ἐν ἡμῖν ἄχρι τῆς ἡμέρας ταύτης.
30 But he was a prophet, and knew that God had promised on oath to place one of his descendants on his throne.
30 προφήτης οὖν ὑπάρχων, καὶ εἰδὼς ὅτι ὅρκῳ ὤμοσεν αὐτῷ ὁ Θεὸς ἐκ καρποῦ τῆς ὀσφύος αὐτοῦ τὸ κατὰ σάρκα ἀναστήσειν τὸν Χριστὸν καθίσαι ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου αὐτοῦ,
31 David saw what would happen and spoke about the resurrection of Christ—for Christ was not abandoned to the grave nor did he experience decay.
31 προϊδὼν ἐλάλησε περὶ τῆς ἀναστάσεως τοῦ Χριστοῦ ὅτι οὐ κατελείφθη ἡ ψυχὴ αὐτοῦ εἰς ᾅδου οὐδὲ ἡ σὰρξ αὐτοῦ εἶδε διαφθοράν.
32 God has raised this Jesus from the dead, and we're all witnesses of that.
32 τοῦτον τὸν Ἰησοῦν ἀνέστησεν ὁ Θεός, οὗ πάντες ἡμεῖς ἐσμεν μάρτυρες.
33 Now he's been exalted to God's right hand, and has received from the Father the Holy Spirit whom he promised, and has poured out what you're seeing and hearing.
33 τῇ δεξιᾷ οὖν τοῦ Θεοῦ ὑψωθείς, τήν τε ἐπαγγελίαν τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος λαβὼν παρὰ τοῦ πατρός, ἐξέχεε τοῦτο ὃ νῦν ὑμεῖς βλέπετε καὶ ἀκούετε.
34 For David didn't ascend into heaven, but he did say: The Lord told my Lord, ‘Sit down here at my right hand
34 οὐ γὰρ Δαυῒδ ἀνέβη εἰς τοὺς οὐρανούς, λέγει δὲ αὐτός· εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος τῷ Κυρίῳ μου, κάθου ἐκ δεξιῶν μου
35 until I have made your enemies a stool to put your feet on.’
35 ἕως ἂν θῶ τοὺς ἐχθρούς σου ὑποπόδιον τῶν ποδῶν σου.
36 Now let everyone in Israel be totally convinced of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you killed on a cross, both Lord and Messiah!”
36 ἀσφαλῶς οὖν γινωσκέτω πᾶς οἶκος Ἰσραὴλ ὅτι καὶ Κύριον καὶ Χριστὸν αὐτὸν ὁ Θεὸς ἐποίησε, τοῦτον τὸν Ἰησοῦν ὃν ὑμεῖς ἐσταυρώσατε.
37 When the people heard this they were conscience-stricken. They asked Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what should we do?”
37 Ἀκούσαντες δὲ κατενύγησαν τῇ καρδίᾳ, εἶπόν τε πρὸς τὸν Πέτρον καὶ τοὺς λοιποὺς ἀποστόλους· τί ποιήσομεν, ἄνδρες ἀδελφοί;
38 “Repent!” Peter told them. “All of you must be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
38 Πέτρος δὲ ἔφη πρὸς αὐτούς· μετανοήσατε, καὶ βαπτισθήτω ἕκαστος ὑμῶν ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν, καὶ λήψεσθε τὴν δωρεὰν τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος.
39 This promise is given to you, to your children, and to all who are far away—everyone the Lord our God calls.”
39 ὑμῖν γάρ ἐστιν ἡ ἐπαγγελία καὶ τοῖς τέκνοις ὑμῶν καὶ πᾶσι τοῖς εἰς μακράν, ὅσους ἂν προσκαλέσηται Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν.
40 Peter went on speaking, giving them much more evidence. He warned them, “Save yourselves from this perverted generation.”
40 ἑτέροις τε λόγοις πλείοσι διεμαρτύρετο καὶ παρεκάλει λέγων· σώθητε ἀπὸ τῆς γενεᾶς τῆς σκολιᾶς ταύτης.
41 Those who accepted what he'd said were baptized, adding about three thousand people to the group of believers that day.
41 οἱ μὲν οὖν ἀσμένως ἀποδεξάμενοι τὸν λόγον αὐτοῦ ἐβαπτίσθησαν, καὶ προσετέθησαν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ ψυχαὶ ὡσεὶ τρισχίλιαι.
42 They committed themselves to what the apostles had taught them, and to the fellowship of the believers, “breaking bread” and praying together.
42 ἦσαν δὲ προσκαρτεροῦντες τῇ διδαχῇ τῶν ἀποστόλων καὶ τῇ κοινωνίᾳ καὶ τῇ κλάσει τοῦ ἄρτου καὶ ταῖς προσευχαῖς.
43 Everyone was in awe, and many miracles and signs were done through the apostles.
43 Ἐγένετο δὲ πάσῃ ψυχῇ φόβος, πολλά τε τέρατα καὶ σημεῖα διὰ τῶν ἀποστόλων ἐγίνετο.
44 All the believers were together and shared everything they had.
44 πάντες δὲ οἱ πιστεύοντες ἦσαν ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ καὶ εἶχον ἅπαντα κοινά,
45 They sold their property and belongings, sharing the proceeds with everyone as they needed.
45 καὶ τὰ κτήματα καὶ τὰς ὑπάρξεις ἐπίπρασκον καὶ διεμέριζον αὐτὰ πᾶσι καθότι ἄν τις χρείαν εἶχε·
46 Day after day they continued to meet together in the Temple, and ate together in their homes. They enjoyed their meals humbly and happily. They praised God, and everyone thought favorably of them.
46 καθ᾽ ἡμέραν τε προσκαρτεροῦντες ὁμοθυμαδὸν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ, κλῶντές τε κατ᾽ οἶκον ἄρτον, μετελάμβανον τροφῆς ἐν ἀγαλλιάσει καὶ ἀφελότητι καρδίας,
47 Every day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved.
47 αἰνοῦντες τὸν Θεὸν καὶ ἔχοντες χάριν πρὸς ὅλον τὸν λαόν. ὁ δὲ Κύριος προσετίθει τοὺς σῳζομένους καθ᾽ ἡμέραν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ.
Cross references (46)
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- 1 Romans 15:6; Philippians 2:2; Acts 1:13–15; Philippians 1:27; 1 Corinthians 16:8
- 2 Acts 4:31; 1 Kings 19:11; John 3:8; Psalm 18:10; Acts 16:25–26
- 3 Matthew 3:11; John 1:32–33; Jeremiah 23:29; Acts 2:4; Isaiah 11:2–3
- 4 Mark 16:17; Acts 13:52; Acts 4:31; Ephesians 5:18; 1 Corinthians 12:10
- 5 Acts 8:2; Luke 2:25; Colossians 1:23; Acts 8:27; John 12:20
- 6 Acts 3:11; Matthew 2:3; 2 Corinthians 2:12; 1 Corinthians 16:9; Acts 2:2
- 7 Acts 2:12; Acts 1:11; Acts 14:11–12; John 7:52; Mark 1:27
- 9 1 Peter 1:1; Revelation 1:4; Acts 16:6; Acts 18:2; 2 Timothy 1:15
- 10 Zechariah 8:23; Acts 16:6; Acts 15:38; Acts 13:43; Acts 18:23
- 11 1 Corinthians 12:10; Exodus 15:11; Titus 1:12; Jeremiah 25:24; Job 9:10
- 12 Acts 17:20; Luke 18:36; Luke 15:26; Acts 10:17; Acts 2:7
- 13 1 Corinthians 14:23; 1 Samuel 1:14; Zechariah 10:7; Acts 2:15; Isaiah 25:6
- 14 Isaiah 51:7; Isaiah 58:1; Isaiah 52:8; Acts 7:2; Acts 5:35
- 15 1 Thessalonians 5:5–8; 1 Samuel 1:15
- 16 Joel 2:28–32
- 17 Joel 2:28–32; Isaiah 44:3; Titus 3:4–6; Acts 10:45; John 7:39
- 18 Colossians 3:11; Galatians 3:28; 1 Corinthians 7:21–22; Acts 21:10
- 19 Joel 2:30–31; Zephaniah 1:14–18; Malachi 4:1–6
- 20 2 Peter 3:10; Amos 8:9; Matthew 24:29; 1 Thessalonians 5:2; Malachi 4:5
- 21 Romans 10:12–13; Joel 2:32; Psalm 86:5; Acts 22:16; Hebrews 4:16
- 22 John 3:2; John 14:10–11; Acts 4:10; Luke 11:20; Matthew 12:28
- 23 Acts 4:28; Genesis 50:20; Luke 22:22; Acts 3:18; Isaiah 46:10–11
- 24 1 Corinthians 6:14; Acts 2:32; 1 Peter 1:21; Colossians 2:12; Romans 8:11
- 25 Psalm 16:8–11; Isaiah 41:13; Psalm 62:6; Psalm 109:31; Isaiah 50:7–9
- 26 Psalm 16:9; Psalm 63:5; Psalm 71:23; Psalm 30:11
- 27 Psalm 16:10; Acts 2:31; Revelation 1:18; Revelation 20:13; 1 Corinthians 15:52
- 28 Psalm 16:11; Psalm 25:4; Psalm 21:6; Psalm 42:5; Psalm 17:15
- 29 Acts 13:36; Nehemiah 3:16; Hebrews 7:4; 1 Kings 2:10; Acts 7:8–9
- 30 Psalm 132:11–18; Psalm 89:3–4; Jeremiah 33:14–15; 2 Samuel 7:11–16; 2 Samuel 23:2
- 31 Acts 2:27; Psalm 16:10; Acts 13:35; 1 Peter 1:11–12
- 32 Acts 3:15; Acts 1:8; Acts 1:22; Luke 24:46–48; Acts 4:33
- 33 Acts 1:4; Acts 5:31; Acts 2:17; John 14:26; John 16:7–15
- 34 Psalm 110:1; Matthew 22:42–45; Hebrews 1:13; Ephesians 1:22; Mark 12:36
- 35 Romans 16:20; Revelation 19:19–20:3; Isaiah 60:14; Isaiah 59:18; Revelation 20:8–15
- 36 Acts 5:30–31; Romans 14:8–12; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Acts 4:11–12; Ezekiel 34:30
- 37 Luke 3:10; Acts 22:10; Acts 16:29–31; Hebrews 4:12–13; Luke 3:14
- 38 Acts 22:16; Mark 16:16; Acts 8:12; Luke 24:47; Acts 10:48
- 39 Isaiah 44:3; Romans 8:30; Joel 2:32; Genesis 17:7–8; Acts 15:8
- 40 Philippians 2:15; Deuteronomy 32:5; 1 Timothy 4:16; 2 Corinthians 6:17; Ephesians 4:17
- 41 Acts 4:4; Acts 2:47; Acts 16:31–34; John 14:12; Acts 1:15
- 42 Hebrews 10:25; Acts 1:14; 1 John 1:3; 1 John 1:7; Acts 2:46
- 43 Luke 7:16; John 14:12; Luke 8:37; Mark 16:17; Jeremiah 33:9
- 44 Acts 4:32; 1 John 3:16–18; 2 Corinthians 8:14–15; Acts 6:1–3; 2 Corinthians 9:6–15
- 45 1 John 3:17; 1 Timothy 6:18–19; James 2:14–16; Acts 4:34–5:2; Proverbs 19:17
- 46 Acts 5:42; Acts 2:42; Psalm 86:11; Acts 20:7; 2 Corinthians 1:12
- 47 Acts 16:5; Acts 5:13–14; Acts 2:41; 1 Corinthians 1:18; Acts 2:39
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Dost thou perceive the type? What is this Pentecost? The time when the sickle was to be put to the harvest, and the ingathering was made. See now the reality, when the time was come to put in the sickle of the word: for here, as the sickle, keen-edged, came the Spirit down.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 11 (1889)
… of your faith, spoken of in days long gone by, endureth even until now, and bringeth forth fruit to our Lord Jesus Christ, who for our sins suffered even unto death, [but] "whom God raised from the dead, having loosed the bands of the grave." "In whom, though now ye see Him not, ye believe, and believing, rejoice with joy …
… my right hand, lest I should be moved: therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also, my flesh shall rest in hope: because Thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt Thou give Thy Holy One to see corruption." Then he proceeds to speak confidently to them concerning the patriarch David, that he was …
… were) saying, "Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven." There came suddenly a sound from heaven, as it had been the rushing of a mighty wind, and there appeared cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And there were made lights in the firmament of heaven, having the word of life.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
And the testimony too, which was produced after the ascension, manifests His equality with the Father; thus saying, "The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit Thou on my right hand." And Isaiah too saith, "He that riseth up to rule over the Gentiles, in Him shall the Gentiles trust." But how saith he that Bethlehem is "not the least among …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)