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 Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place.

2 Suddenly a noise came from heaven like a roaring wind that filled the whole house where they were staying.

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.

3 They saw what looked like separate tongue-shaped flames that settled on each of them.

3 Tongues like fire appeared and were distributed to them, and one sat on each of them.

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 They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak.

5 At that time there were devout Jews from every nation on earth living in Jerusalem.

5 Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under the sky.

6 When they heard this noise, a large crowd of them gathered. They were puzzled because everyone heard their own language being spoken.

6 When this sound was heard, the multitude came together and were bewildered, because everyone heard them speaking in his own language.

7 They were totally amazed, saying, “Look, these people who are speaking—aren't they all Galileans?

7 They were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, “Behold, aren’t all these who speak Galileans?

8 So how is it that we can all hear them speaking in our own mother tongue?

8 How do we hear, everyone in our own native language?

9 Parthians, Medes and Elamites; people from Mesopotamia, Judaea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,

9 Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and people from Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia,

10 Phrygia and Pamphylia; from Egypt and the area of Libya around Cyrene; visitors from Rome, both Jews and converts,

10 Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, the parts of Libya around Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,

11 Cretans and Arabians—we hear them speaking in our own languages about all the great things God has done.”

11 Cretans and Arabians—we hear them speaking in our languages the mighty works of God!”

12 They were all amazed and confused. “What does this mean?” they asked each other.

12 They were all amazed and were perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?”

13 But others jeered and said, “They've been drinking too much wine!”

13 Others, mocking, said, “They are filled with new wine.”

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 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.

15 These men aren't drunk as you presume. It's only nine in the morning!

15 For these aren’t drunken, as you suppose, seeing it is only the third hour of the day.

16 What's happening is what was predicted by the prophet Joel:

16 But this is what has been spoken through the prophet Joel:

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 ‘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.

18 I will pour out my Spirit on my servants, both male and female, and they will prophesy.

18 Yes, and on my servants and on my handmaidens in those days, I will pour out my Spirit, and they will prophesy.

19 I will also give you miraculous signs in the heavens above and on the earth below—blood, fire, and swirling smoke!

19 I will show wonders in the sky above, and signs on the earth beneath: blood, and fire, and billows of smoke.

20 The sun will become dark, and the moon will become red like blood before the great and glorious day of the Lord.

20 The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.

21 But whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’

21 It will be that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.’

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 “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,

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 him, being delivered up by the determined counsel and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by the hand of lawless men, crucified and killed;

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 whom God raised up, having freed him from the agony of death, because it was not possible that he should be held by it.

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 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.

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 Therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced. Moreover my flesh also will dwell in hope,

27 For you will not abandon me in the grave, nor will you allow your Holy One to experience decay.

27 because you will not leave my soul in Hades, neither will you allow your Holy One to see decay.

28 You have revealed to me the ways of life. You will fill me with joy with your presence.’

28 You made known to me the ways of life. You will make me full of gladness with your presence.’

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 “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.

30 But he was a prophet, and knew that God had promised on oath to place one of his descendants on his throne.

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 Christ to sit on his throne,

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 he foreseeing this, spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that his soul wasn’t left in Hades, and his flesh didn’t see decay.

32 God has raised this Jesus from the dead, and we're all witnesses of that.

32 This Jesus God raised up, to which we all are witnesses.

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 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.

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 For David didn’t ascend into the heavens, but he says himself, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit by my right hand

35 until I have made your enemies a stool to put your feet on.’

35 until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”’

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 “Let all the house of Israel therefore know certainly that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.”

37 When the people heard this they were conscience-stricken. They asked Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what should we do?”

37 Now 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?”

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 Peter 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.

39 This promise is given to you, to your children, and to all who are far away—everyone the Lord our God calls.”

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.”

40 Peter went on speaking, giving them much more evidence. He warned them, “Save yourselves from this perverted generation.”

40 With many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation!”

41 Those who accepted what he'd said were baptized, adding about three thousand people to the group of believers that day.

41 Then those who gladly received his word were baptized. There were added that day about three thousand souls.

42 They committed themselves to what the apostles had taught them, and to the fellowship of the believers, “breaking bread” and praying together.

42 They continued steadfastly in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and prayer.

43 Everyone was in awe, and many miracles and signs were done through the apostles.

43 Fear came on every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles.

44 All the believers were together and shared everything they had.

44 All who believed were together, and had all things in common.

45 They sold their property and belongings, sharing the proceeds with everyone as they needed.

45 They sold their possessions and goods, and distributed them to all, according as anyone had need.

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 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,

47 Every day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved.

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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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

Commentary 2:1 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Acts of the Apostles (Homily IV)
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)
Quotes verse 2:24 Polycarp of Smyrna, Epistle to the Philippians (The Epistle of Polycarp to the Philippians)
… 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 …
Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)
Quotes verse 2:22–27 Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies (Book III, Chapter XII)
… 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 …
Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)
Quotes verse 2:3 Augustine of Hippo, Confessions (Book XIII, Chapters XVI–XIX)
… 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)
Quotes verse 2:34 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily VII)
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)

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