Acts 2 - English Standard Version (ESV)

The Coming of the Holy Spirit

2 When ^(A)the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. ² And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like ^(B)a mighty rushing wind, and ^(C)it filled the entire house where they were sitting. ³ And divided tongues ^(D)as of fire appeared to them and rested^[a] on each one of them. ⁴ And they were all ^(E)filled with the Holy Spirit and began ^(F)to speak in other tongues ^(G)as the Spirit gave them utterance.

⁵ Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven. ⁶ And ^(H)at this sound the multitude came together, and they were bewildered, because each one was hearing them speak in his own language. ⁷ And ^(I)they were amazed and astonished, saying, “Are not all these who are speaking ^(J)Galileans? ⁸ And how is it that we hear, each of us in his own native language? ⁹ Parthians and ^(K)Medes and ^(L)Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, ¹⁰ Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, ¹¹ both Jews and ^(M)proselytes, Cretans and Arabians—we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God.” ¹² And ^(N)all were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” ¹³ But others ^(O)mocking said, “They are filled with new wine.”

Peter's Sermon at Pentecost

¹⁴ But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words. ¹⁵ For these people are not drunk, as you suppose, ^(P)since it is only the third hour of the day.^{[b] 16} But this is what was uttered through the prophet Joel:

^{17 (Q)}“‘And in the last days it shall be, God declares,
^(R)that I will pour out my Spirit ^(S)on all flesh,
and your sons and ^(T)your daughters shall prophesy,
and your young men shall see visions,
and your old men shall dream dreams;
¹⁸ even on my male servants and female servants
in those days I will pour out my Spirit, and ^(U)they shall prophesy.
¹⁹ And I will show wonders in the heavens above
and signs on the earth below,
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke;
^{20 (V)}the sun shall be turned to darkness
and the moon to blood,
before ^(W)the day of the Lord comes, the great and magnificent day.
²¹ And it shall come to pass that ^(X)everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.’

²² “Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, ^(Y)a man attested to you by God ^(Z)with ^(AA)mighty works and wonders and signs that ^(AB)God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know— ²³ this Jesus,^{[c] (AC)}delivered up according to ^(AD)the definite plan and ^(AE)foreknowledge of God, ^(AF)you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. ^{24 (AG)}God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because ^(AH)it was not possible for him to be held by it. ²⁵ For David says concerning him,

^(AI)“‘I saw the Lord always before me,
for he is at my right hand that I may not be shaken;
²⁶ therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced;
my flesh also will dwell ^(AJ)in hope.
²⁷ For you will not abandon my soul to ^(AK)Hades,
^(AL)or let your ^(AM)Holy One ^(AN)see corruption.
²⁸ You have made known to me the paths of life;
you will make me full of gladness with your presence.’

²⁹ “Brothers, I may say to you with confidence about ^(AO)the patriarch David ^(AP)that he both died and ^(AQ)was buried, and ^(AR)his tomb is with us to this day. ^{30 (AS)}Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that ^(AT)God had sworn with an oath to him that he would set one of his descendants on his throne, ³¹ he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that ^(AU)he was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption. ³² This Jesus ^(AV)God raised up, ^(AW)and of that we all are witnesses. ^{33 (AX)}Being therefore ^(AY)exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from ^(AZ)the Father ^(BA)the promise of the Holy Spirit, ^(BB)he has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing. ³⁴ For ^(BC)David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says,

^(BD)“‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at my right hand,
³⁵ until I make your enemies your footstool.”’

³⁶ Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that ^(BE)God has made him ^(BF)both Lord and Christ, this Jesus ^(BG)whom you crucified.”

³⁷ Now when ^(BH)they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, ^(BI)what shall we do?” ³⁸ And Peter said to them, ^(BJ)“Repent and ^(BK)be baptized every one of you ^(BL)in the name of Jesus Christ ^(BM)for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive ^(BN)the gift of the Holy Spirit. ³⁹ For ^(BO)the promise is for you and ^(BP)for your children and for all ^(BQ)who are far off, everyone ^(BR)whom the Lord our God calls to himself.” ⁴⁰ And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, ^(BS)“Save yourselves from this ^(BT)crooked generation.” ⁴¹ So those who received his word were baptized, and ^(BU)there were added that day about three thousand souls.

The Fellowship of the Believers

⁴² And ^(BV)they devoted themselves to the apostles' ^(BW)teaching and the ^(BX)fellowship, to ^(BY)the breaking of bread and the prayers. ⁴³ And awe^[d] came upon every soul, and ^(BZ)many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. ⁴⁴ And all who believed were together and ^(CA)had all things in common. ⁴⁵ And ^(CB)they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. ⁴⁶ And day by day, ^(CC)attending the temple ^(CD)together and ^(CE)breaking bread in their homes, they received their food ^(CF)with glad and generous hearts, ⁴⁷ praising God and ^(CG)having favor with all the people. And the Lord ^(CH)added to their number ^(CI)day by day those who ^(CJ)were being saved.

Footnotes

1. Acts 2:3 Or And tongues as of fire appeared to them, distributed among them, and rested
2. Acts 2:15 That is, 9 a.m.
3. Acts 2:23 Greek this one
4. Acts 2:43 Or fear

Cross references

1. Acts 2:1 : ch. 20:16; 1 Cor. 16:8; [Lev. 23:15]
2. Acts 2:2 : [1 Kgs. 19:11; Job 38:1; Ezek. 1:4]
3. Acts 2:2 : [ch. 4:31; 16:26]
4. Acts 2:3 : Matt. 3:11
5. Acts 2:4 : ch. 4:31; 13:52
6. Acts 2:4 : See Mark 16:17
7. Acts 2:4 : [1 Cor. 12:10, 11]
8. Acts 2:6 : ver. 2
9. Acts 2:7 : ver. 12
10. Acts 2:7 : ch. 1:11; [Matt. 26:73]
11. Acts 2:9 : 2 Kgs. 17:6
12. Acts 2:9 : Gen. 14:1, 9; Isa. 11:11; Dan. 8:2
13. Acts 2:11 : ch. 6:5; 13:43; Matt. 23:15
14. Acts 2:12 : ver. 7
15. Acts 2:13 : [ch. 17:32; 1 Cor. 14:23]
16. Acts 2:15 : [1 Thess. 5:7]
17. Acts 2:17 : Cited from Joel 2:28-32
18. Acts 2:17 : ver. 18, 33; Isa. 32:15; 44:3; Ezek. 36:27; See Rom. 5:5
19. Acts 2:17 : [ch. 10:45; Titus 3:6]
20. Acts 2:17 : ch. 21:9
21. Acts 2:18 : ch. 11:28; 21:10; 1 Cor. 12:10
22. Acts 2:20 : See Matt. 24:29
23. Acts 2:20 : [1 Thess. 5:2; Rev. 16:14]
24. Acts 2:21 : Rom. 10:13; [ch. 16:31]
25. Acts 2:22 : See John 3:2
26. Acts 2:22 : ch. 10:38; Luke 24:19
27. Acts 2:22 : 2 Cor. 12:12; 2 Thess. 2:9; Heb. 2:4
28. Acts 2:22 : [Matt. 12:28]
29. Acts 2:23 : Matt. 26:24; [ch. 3:13; Matt. 20:19]; See Luke 24:20
30. Acts 2:23 : Luke 22:22; [ch. 3:18; 4:28; 13:27]
31. Acts 2:23 : 1 Pet. 1:2; [1 Pet. 1:20; Rev. 13:8]
32. Acts 2:23 : See ch. 5:30
33. Acts 2:24 : ver. 32; ch. 3:15; 4:10; 10:40; 13:30, 33, 34, 37; 17:31; Rom. 4:24; 6:4; 8:11; 10:9; 1 Cor. 6:14; 15:15; 2 Cor. 4:14; Gal. 1:1; Eph. 1:20; Col. 2:12; 1 Thess. 1:10; Heb. 13:20; 1 Pet. 1:21; [Eph. 2:5]
34. Acts 2:24 : [Luke 24:5; John 10:18; 2 Tim. 1:10; Heb. 2:14; Rev. 1:17, 18]
35. Acts 2:25 : Cited from Ps. 16:8-11
36. Acts 2:26 : Rom. 4:18
37. Acts 2:27 : ver. 31; See Matt. 11:23
38. Acts 2:27 : ch. 13:35
39. Acts 2:27 : See Heb. 7:26
40. Acts 2:27 : [Luke 2:26]
41. Acts 2:29 : ch. 7:8, 9; Heb. 7:4
42. Acts 2:29 : [ch. 13:36]
43. Acts 2:29 : 1 Kgs. 2:10
44. Acts 2:29 : Neh. 3:16
45. Acts 2:30 : [2 Sam. 23:2; Matt. 22:43; Heb. 11:32]
46. Acts 2:30 : See Luke 1:32
47. Acts 2:31 : ver. 27
48. Acts 2:32 : ver. 24
49. Acts 2:32 : ch. 1:22; 4:33
50. Acts 2:33 : ch. 5:31; Eph. 1:20; Phil. 2:9; Heb. 2:9; 1 Pet. 3:22
51. Acts 2:33 : Ex. 15:6; Ps. 98:1
52. Acts 2:33 : ch. 1:4; [John 16:7]
53. Acts 2:33 : Gal. 3:14
54. Acts 2:33 : ver. 17
55. Acts 2:34 : [John 3:13]
56. Acts 2:34 : Cited from Ps. 110:1
57. Acts 2:36 : See Matt. 28:18
58. Acts 2:36 : Rom. 14:9; 2 Cor. 4:5
59. Acts 2:36 : ver. 23
60. Acts 2:37 : [ch. 5:33; 7:54]
61. Acts 2:37 : ch. 16:30; Luke 3:10
62. Acts 2:38 : ch. 3:19; 20:21; 26:18, 20; Luke 24:47
63. Acts 2:38 : ch. 22:16; [ch. 8:12]; See Mark 16:16
64. Acts 2:38 : ch. 10:48; See ch. 8:16
65. Acts 2:38 : See Mark 1:4
66. Acts 2:38 : ch. 10:45; [ch. 8:15, 20; 11:17]; See John 7:39
67. Acts 2:39 : Rom. 9:4
68. Acts 2:39 : ch. 3:25; Isa. 54:13; [Isa. 44:3]
69. Acts 2:39 : ch. 22:21; Isa. 57:19; Eph. 2:13, 17
70. Acts 2:39 : Joel 2:32; Rom. 8:30
71. Acts 2:40 : [ver. 21, 47]
72. Acts 2:40 : Deut. 32:5; Matt. 17:17; Phil. 2:15
73. Acts 2:41 : ver. 47
74. Acts 2:42 : [Heb. 10:25]; See ch. 1:14
75. Acts 2:42 : See 1 Cor. 14:6
76. Acts 2:42 : Gal. 2:9; Phil. 1:5; 1 John 1:3
77. Acts 2:42 : Luke 24:35; [ver. 46]; See ch. 20:7
78. Acts 2:43 : See Mark 16:20
79. Acts 2:44 : ch. 4:32, 34, 35; [Matt. 19:21]
80. Acts 2:45 : [See ver. 44 above]; ch. 4:32, 34, 35; [Matt. 19:21]
81. Acts 2:46 : ch. 3:1; 5:21, 42; Luke 24:53
82. Acts 2:46 : See ch. 1:14
83. Acts 2:46 : [ver. 42]
84. Acts 2:46 : [ch. 16:34]; See John 16:22
85. Acts 2:47 : ch. 5:13
86. Acts 2:47 : ver. 41; ch. 5:14; 11:24
87. Acts 2:47 : ch. 16:5
88. Acts 2:47 : 1 Cor. 1:18; [ver. 21, 40; ch. 16:31]