1When the day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all together in one place, of one mind.
2Suddenly a sound came from heaven, like a rushing mighty wind. It filled the whole house where they were sitting.
3They saw what looked like tongues of fire, divided, and one came to rest on each of them.
4They were all filled with the Holy Spirit. They began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them the words.
5There were Jews living in Jerusalem, devout men from every nation under heaven.
6When this sound was heard, the crowd came together and were bewildered, because every one of them heard the believers speaking in his own language.
7They were all amazed and full of wonder. They said to one another, "Look, are not all these men who are speaking Galilaeans?"
8"Then how does each of us hear them in our own language, the one we were born to?"
9"Parthians, Medes and Elamites, and people who live in Mesopotamia, in Judaea and Cappadocia, in Pontus and Asia,"
10"in Phrygia and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya near Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and converts to the Jewish faith,"
11"Cretes and Arabians. We hear them telling in our own languages the wonderful works of God."
12They were all amazed, and they did not know what to think. They said to one another, "What does this mean?"
13Others mocked and said, "These men are full of new wine."
14But Peter stood up with the eleven. He raised his voice and said to them, "You men of Judaea, and all you who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you. Listen to my words."
15"These men are not drunk, as you suppose. It is only the third hour of the day."
16"No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:"
17"'In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and your daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams."
18"'In those days I will pour out my Spirit on my servants, both men and women, and they will prophesy."
19"'I will show wonders in the heaven above, and signs on the earth below: blood, and fire, and clouds of smoke."
20"'The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes."
21"'And whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.'"
22"You men of Israel, hear these words. Jesus of Nazareth was a man shown to you by God with miracles and wonders and signs, which God did through him among you, as you yourselves know."
23"He was handed over to you by the fixed plan and foreknowledge of God. You took him, and by wicked hands you nailed him to a cross and killed him."
24"But God raised him up, setting him free from the pains of death, because it was not possible for death to hold him."
25"For David says about him, 'I saw the Lord always before me. He is at my right hand, so that I will not be shaken."
26"'So my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced. My body also will rest in hope,"
27"'because you will not leave my soul in hell, and you will not let your Holy One see decay."
28"'You have made known to me the ways of life. You will fill me with joy in your presence.'"
29"Men and brothers, let me speak freely to you about the patriarch David. He is dead and buried, and his tomb is here with us to this day."
30"He was a prophet. He knew that God had promised him with an oath that from his own descendants, according to the flesh, God would raise up Christ to sit on his throne."
31"Seeing this ahead of time, he spoke of the resurrection of Christ: that his soul was not left in hell, and his flesh did not see decay."
32"God has raised up this Jesus, and we are all witnesses of it."
33"So he has been lifted high by the right hand of God. He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit, and he has poured out what you now see and hear."
34"For David did not go up 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.'"
36"So let all the house of Israel know for certain that God has made this same Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ."
37When they heard this, they were cut to the heart. They said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Men and brothers, what shall we do?"
38Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit."
39"For the promise is for you, and for your children, and for all who are far away, as many as the Lord our God will call."
40With many other words he gave his witness and urged them, saying, "Save yourselves from this crooked generation."
41Then those who gladly received his word were baptized. That same day about three thousand people were added to them.
42They kept firmly to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to the prayers.
43Fear came on every soul, and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.
44All who believed were together, and they shared everything they had.
45They sold their property and their goods, and divided the money among them all, as anyone had need.
46Day after day they met together in the temple with one mind. They broke bread in their homes and ate their food with gladness and with honest hearts,
47praising God and liked by all the people. And every day the Lord added to the church those who were being saved.