Through My Bible Yr 03 – May 24

Acts 2:14-36

Through My Bible – May 24

Acts 2:14-36 (EHV)

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Acts 2

Peterā€™s Pentecost Message

14Ā Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice, and spoke loudly and clearly to them: ā€œMen of Judea, and all you residents of Jerusalem, understand this, and listen closely to my words. 15Ā These men are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only the third hour of the day. [1] 16Ā On the contrary, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

17Ā This is what God says will happen in the last days:
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.
18Ā Even on my servants, both men and women,
I will pour out my Spirit in those days,
and they will prophesy.
19Ā I will show wonders in the sky above,
and signs on the earth below,
blood and fire and a rising cloud of smoke.
20Ā The sun will be turned to darkness
and the moon to blood
before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.
21Ā And this will happen: Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord
    will be saved. [2]

22Ā ā€œMen of Israel, hear these words! Jesus the Nazarene was a man recommended to you by God with miracles, wonders, and signs that God did through him among you, as you yourselves know. 23Ā This man, who was handed over by Godā€™s set plan and foreknowledge, you [3] killed by having lawless men nail him to a cross. 24Ā He is the one God raised up by freeing him from the agony of death, because death was not able to hold him in its grip.

25Ā ā€œIndeed, David says concerning him:

I saw the Lord always before me.
Because he is at my right hand,
I will not be shaken.
26Ā Therefore my heart was glad,
and my tongue rejoiced.
My flesh also will rest in hope,
27Ā because you will not abandon my life to the grave, [4]
nor will you let your Holy One see decay.
28Ā You have made known to me the paths of life.
You will fill me with joy in your presence. [5]

29Ā ā€œGentlemen, brothers, I can speak confidently to you about the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. 30Ā Since he was a prophet and knew that God had sworn to him with an oath that he would seat one of his descendants [6] on his throne, [7] 31Ā he saw what was coming and spoke about the resurrection of Christ, saying that he [8] was neither abandoned to the grave nor did his flesh see decay. [9]

32Ā ā€œThis Jesus is the one God has raised up. We are all witnesses of that. 33Ā So, after he was exalted to the right hand of God and after he received the promised Holy Spirit from the Father, he poured out what you are now seeing and hearing.

34Ā ā€œFor David did not ascend into heaven, and yet he says:

The Lord said to my Lord,
ā€˜Sit at my right hand,
35Ā until I make your enemies
a footstool under your feet.ā€™ [10]

36Ā ā€œTherefore let all the house of Israel know for certain that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.ā€

Footnotes

  1. Acts 2:15 9 am
  2. Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32
  3. Acts 2:23 Some witnesses to the text add took and.
  4. Acts 2:27 Greek hades
  5. Acts 2:28 Psalm 16:8-11
  6. Acts 2:30 Some witnesses to the text read that he would raise Christ, one of his descendants according to the flesh, to sit.
  7. Acts 2:30 Psalm 89:3-4; 132:11
  8. Acts 2:31 A few witnesses to the text read his life.
  9. Acts 2:31 Psalm 16:10
  10. Acts 2:35 Psalm 110:1

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