Berean Standard Bible
Acts 2
(Genesis 11:1–9; Leviticus 23:15–22)
2καὶkaiG2532SuddenlyἄφνωaphnōG869a soundἦχοςēchosG2279likeὥσπερhōsperG5618a mightyβιαίαςbiaiasG972rushingφερομένηςpheromenēsG5342windπνοῆςpnoēsG4157cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096fromἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772andκαὶkaiG2532filledἐπλήρωσενeplērōsenG4137theτὸνtonG3588wholeὅλονholonG3650houseοἶκονoikonG3624whereοὗhouG3757they wereἦσανēsanG1510sittingκαθήμενοιkathēmenoiG2521.
4AndκαὶkaiG2532they were allπάντεςpantesG3956filled withἐπλήσθησανeplēsthēsanG4130theHolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151andκαὶkaiG2532beganG756to speakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980in otherἑτέραιςheteraisG2087tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100asκαθὼςkathōsG2531theτὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151enabledἐδίδου ἀποφθέγγεσθαιedidou apophthengesthaiG1325G669themαὐτοῖς.¶autoisG846.
5NowδὲdeG1161there wereἮσανĒsanG1510dwellingκατοικοῦντεςkatoikountesG2730inG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419God-fearingεὐλαβεῖςeulabeisG2126JewsἸουδαῖοι, ἄνδρεςIoudaioi andresG2453G435fromἀπὸapoG575everyπαντὸςpantosG3956nationἔθνουςethnousG1484τῶνtōnG3588underὑπὸhupoG5259τὸνtonG3588heavenοὐρανόν.ouranonG3772.
6AndδὲdeG1161whenthisταύτηςtautēsG3778τῆςtēsG3588soundφωνῆςphōnēsG5456rang outγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096τὸtoG3588,a crowdπλῆθοςplēthosG4128came togetherσυνῆλθενsunēlthenG4905καὶkaiG2532in bewildermentσυνεχύθη,sunechuthēG4797,becauseὅτιhotiG3754eachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538oneεἷςheisG1520heardἤκουονēkouonG191themαὐτῶν.autōnG846speakingλαλούντωνlalountōnG2980hisτῇtēaG3588ownἰδίᾳidiaG2398languageδιαλέκτῳdialektōG1258.
9ParthiansΠάρθοιParthoiG3934καὶkaiG2532,MedesΜῆδοιMēdoiG3370,andκαὶkaiG2532ElamitesἘλαμῖταιElamitaiG1639καὶkaiG2532;residentsοἱ κατοικοῦντεςhoi katoikountesG3588G2730ofτὴνtēnG3588MesopotamiaΜεσοποταμίαν,MesopotamianG3318τεteG5037,JudeaἸουδαίανIoudaianG2449andκαὶkaiG2532CappadociaΚαππαδοκίαν,KappadokianG2587,PontusΠόντονPontonG4195andκαὶkaiG2532τὴνtēnG3588AsiaἈσίαν,AsianG773,
10τεteG5037PhrygiaΦρυγίανPhrugianG5435andκαὶkaiG2532PamphyliaΠαμφυλίαν,PamphulianG3828,EgyptΑἴγυπτονAiguptonG125andκαὶkaiG2532theτὰtaG3588partsμέρηmerēG3313τῆςtēsG3588of LibyaΛιβύηςLibuēsG3033τῆςtēsG3588nearκατὰkataG2596CyreneΚυρήνηνKurēnēnG2957καὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588;visitorsἐπιδημοῦντεςepidēmountesG1927from RomeῬωμαῖοι,RhōmaioiG4514,
11bothG5037JewsG2453andG2532converts to JudaismG4339;CretansΚρῆτεςKrētesG2912andG2532ArabsἌραβες,ArabesG690—we hearἀκούομενakouomenG191themαὐτῶνautōnG846declaringλαλούντωνlalountōnG2980theταῖςtaisG3588wondersμεγαλεῖαmegaleiaG3167τὰtaG3588of Godθεοῦ;¶theouG2316τοῦtouG3588inour ownG2251tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100!”
Peter Addresses the Crowd
(Psalm 16:1–11; Joel 2:28–32)
14ThenδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074stood upΣταθεὶςStatheisG2476withσὺνsunG4862theτοῖςtoisG3588ElevenἕνδεκαhendekaG1733,lifted upἐπῆρενepērenG1869hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456,andκαὶkaiG2532addressedἀπεφθέγξατοapephthegxatoG669the crowdαὐτοῖς·autoisG846: “MenἄνδρεςandresG435of JudeaἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453andκαὶkaiG2532allπάντες,pantesG3956whoοἱhoiG3588dwellκατοικοῦντεςkatoikountesG2730in JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,let this beτοῦτο ἔστωtouto estōG3778G1510knownγνωστὸνgnōstonG1110to youὑμῖνhuminG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532listen carefully toἐνωτίσασθεenōtisastheG1801myG1473τὰtaG3588wordsῥήματάrhēmataG4487.
17καὶkaiG2532‘InἐνenG1722theταῖςtaisG3588lastἐσχάταιςeschataisG2078daysἡμέραις,hēmeraisG2250ἔσταιestaiG1510ὁhoG3588,Godθεός,theosG2316saysλέγειlegeiG3004,I will pour outἐκχεῶekcheōG1632ἀπὸapoG575MyG1473τοῦtouG3588SpiritπνεύματόςpneumatosG4151onἐπὶepiG1909allπᾶσανpasanG3956peopleσάρκαsarkaG4561καὶkaiG2532.YourὑμῶνhumōnG4771οἱhoiG3588sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207andκαὶkaiG2532ὑμῶν,humōnG4771αἱhaiG3588daughtersθυγατέρεςthugateresG2364will prophesyπροφητεύσουσινprophēteusousinG4395καὶkaiG2532,yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771οἱhoiG3588young menνεανίσκοιneaniskoiG3495will seeG3708visionsὁράσειςhoraseisG3706καὶkaiG2532,yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771οἱhoiG3588old menπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245will dreamἐνυπνιασθήσονται.enupniasthēsontaiG1797dreamsἐνυπνίοιςenupnioisG1798.
18καίkaiG2532EvenγεgeG1065onἐπὶepiG1909MyG1473τοὺςtousG3588menservantsG1401andκαὶkaiG2532ἐπὶepiG1909G1473τὰςtasG3588maidservantsG1399I will pour outἐκχεῶ ἀπὸekcheō apoG1632G575MyG1473ταῖςtaisG3588SpiritπνεύματόςpneumatosG4151inἐνenG1722thoseἐκείναιςekeinaisG1565τοῦtouG3588daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250,andκαὶkaiG2532they will prophesyπροφητεύσουσιν.prophēteusousinG4395.
19καὶkaiG2532I will showδώσωdōsōG1325wondersτέραταterataG5059inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588heavensοὐρανῷouranōG3772aboveἄνωanōG507andκαὶkaiG2532signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592onἐπὶepiG1909theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆςgēsG1093belowκάτω,katōG2736,bloodαἷμαhaimaG129andκαὶkaiG2532fireπῦρpurG4442andκαὶkaiG2532billowsἀτμίδαatmidaG822of smokeκαπνοῦ.kapnouG2586.
20TheG3588sunἥλιοςhēliosG2246will be turnedμεταστραφήσεταιmetastraphēsetaiG3344toεἰςeisG1519darknessσκότοςskotosG4655,andκαὶkaiG2532theG3588moonσελήνηselēnēG4582toεἰςeisG1519bloodαἷμα,haimaG129,beforeπρὶνprinG4250theG3588comingἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064of thegreatμεγάληνmegalēnG3173andκαὶkaiG2532gloriousἐπιφανῆ.epiphanēG2016DayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962.
22MenἌνδρεςAndresG435of IsraelἸσραηλῖται,IsraēlitaiG2475,listen toἀκούσατεakousateG191thisτούτους·toutousG3778τοὺςtousG3588messageλόγουςlogousG3056:JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ofτὸνtonG3588NazarethΝαζωραῖον,NazōraionG3480wasa manἄνδραandraG435certifiedἀποδεδειγμένονapodedeigmenonG584byἀπὸapoG575τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316toεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶςhumasG4771by miraclesδυνάμεσινdunamesinG1411καὶkaiG2532,wondersτέρασινterasinG5059,andκαὶkaiG2532signsσημείοιςsēmeioisG4592,whichοἷςhoisG3739ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160among youἐν μέσῳ ὑμῶν,en mesō humōnG1722G4771G3319throughδι᾽di᾽G1223HimαὐτοῦautouG846,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531you yourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846knowG1492.
23HeτοῦτονtoutonG3778was delivered upἔκδοτονekdotonG1560byτῇtēaG3588God’sτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588G2316setὡρισμένῃhōrismenēG3724planβουλῇboulēaG1012andκαὶkaiG2532foreknowledgeπρογνώσειprognōseiG4268,and you, byδιὰdiaG1223the handsχειρὸςcheirosG5495of the lawlessἀνόμωνanomōnG459,put Him to deathἀνείλατε,aneilateG337by nailing Him to the crossπροσπήξαντεςprospēxantesG4362.
24ButὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316raised Him from the deadὃν ἀνέστησενhon anestēsenG3739G450,releasingλύσαςlusasG3089Himfrom theτὰςtasG3588agonyὠδῖναςōdinasG5604ofτοῦtouG3588deathθανάτου,thanatouG2288,becauseκαθότιkathotiG2530it wasἦνēnG1510impossibleοὐκ δυνατὸνouk dunatonG3756G1415for deathto keepκρατεῖσθαιkrateisthaiG2902HimαὐτὸνautonG846inὑπ᾽hup᾽G5259its gripαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846.
25γὰρgarG1063DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138saysλέγειlegeiG3004aboutεἰςeisG1519Himαὐτόν·autonG846: ‘I sawπροορώμηνproorōmēnG4308theτὸνtonG3588LordκύριονkurionG2962alwaysδιὰ παντός,dia pantosG1223G3956beforeἐνώπιόνenōpionG1799meG1473;becauseὅτιhotiG3754He isἐστινestinG1510atἐκekG1537myG1473right handδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188,I will not be shakenἵνα μὴ σαλευθῶ·ina mē saleuthōG2443G3361G4531.
26Thereforeδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223G3778myG1473ἡhēG3588heartκαρδίαkardiaG2588is gladηὐφράνθηēuphranthēG2165andκαὶkaiG2532myG1473ἡhēG3588tongueγλῶσσάglōssaG1100rejoicesἠγαλλιάσατοēgalliasatoG21ἔτιetiG2089δὲdeG1161;myG1473ἡhēG3588bodyσάρξsarxG4561alsoκαὶkaiG2532will dwellκατασκηνώσειkataskēnōseiG2681inἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909hopeἐλπίδι.elpidiG1680,
29BrothersἌνδρες ἀδελφοί,Andres adelphoiG435G80,I canἐξὸνexonG1832tellεἰπεῖνeipeinG2036youπρὸς ὑμᾶςpros humasG4314G4771with confidenceμετὰ παρρησίαςmeta parrēsiasG3326G3954thatὅτιhotiG3754περὶperiG4012theτοῦtouG3588patriarchπατριάρχουpatriarchouG3966DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138καὶkaiG2532diedἐτελεύτησενeteleutēsenG5053andκαὶkaiG2532was buriedἐτάφηetaphēG2290,andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸtoG3588tombμνῆμαmnēmaG3418isἔστινestinG1510withἐνenG1722usG1473toἄχριachriG891thisταύτης.tautēsG3778τῆςtēsG3588dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250.
30ButοὖνounG3767he wasὑπάρχωνhuparchōnG5225a prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396andκαὶkaiG2532knewG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316had promisedὤμοσενōmosenG3660himαὐτῷautōG846on oathὅρκῳhorkōG3727that He would placeκαθίσαιkathisaiG2523oneofἐκekG1537his descendantsκαρποῦ τῆς ὀσφύος αὐτοῦkarpou tēs osphuos autouG2590G3588G846G3751onἐπὶepiG1909hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846τὸνtonG3588throneθρόνονthrononG2362.
31Foreseeing thisπροϊδὼνproidōnG4308, DavidspokeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980aboutπερὶperiG4012theτῆςtēsG3588resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386of theτοῦtouG3588ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,thatὅτιhotiG3754He was not abandonedοὔτε ἐγκατελείφθηoute egkateleiphthēG3777G1459toεἰςeisG1519HadesᾅδηνhadēnG86,norοὔτεouteG3777didHisαὐτοῦautouG846ἡhēG3588bodyσὰρξsarxG4561seeG3708decayδιαφθοράν.diaphthoranG1312.
33ExaltedὑψωθεὶςhupsōtheisG5312,thenοὖνounG3767,to theτῇtēaG3588right handδεξιᾷdexiaG1188τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316τεteG5037,He has receivedλαβὼνlabōnG2983fromπαρὰparaG3844theτήνtēnG3588FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962theτοῦtouG3588promisedἐπαγγελίανepangelianG1860τοῦtouG3588τοῦtouG3588HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151andhas poured outἐξέχεενexecheenG1632τοῦτοtoutoG3778whatὃhoG3739youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771nowG2532seeβλέπετεblepeteG991andG2532hearἀκούετε.akoueteG191.
34ForγὰρgarG1063DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138did notοὐouG3756ascendἀνέβηanebēG305intoεἰςeisG1519τοὺςtousG3588heavenοὐρανούς,ouranousG3772,butδὲdeG1161he himselfαὐτός·autosG846saysλέγειlegeiG3004: ‘TheὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962saidεἶπενeipenG2036toτῷtōG3588myG1473LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962, “SitκάθουkathouG2521atἐκekG1537MyG1473right handδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188
36ThereforeοὖνounG3767let allπᾶςpasG3956Israelοἶκος Ἰσραὴλoikos IsraēlG3624G2474knowγινωσκέτωginōsketōG1097with certaintyἀσφαλῶςasphalōsG806thatὅτιhotiG3754ὁhoG3588Godθεός,theosG2316has madeἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160αὐτὸνautonG846thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778τὸνtonG3588JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,whomὃνhonG3739youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771crucifiedἐσταυρώσατε.¶estaurōsateG4717,bothκαὶkaiG2532LordκύριονkurionG2962andκαὶkaiG2532ChristχριστὸνchristonG5547!”
Three Thousand Believe
37WhenδὲdeG1161the peopleheardἈκούσαντεςAkousantesG191this,they were cutκατενύγησανkatenugēsanG2660to theτὴνtēnG3588heartκαρδίαν,kardianG2588andτεteG5037askedεἶπόν πρὸςeipon prosG2036G4314τὸνtonG3588PeterΠέτρονPetronG4074andκαὶkaiG2532theτοὺςtousG3588otherλοιποὺςloipousG3062apostlesἀποστόλους·apostolousG652, “Brothersἄνδρες ἀδελφοί;andres adelphoiG435G80,whatτίtiG5101shall we doποιήσωμεν,poiēsōmenG4160?”
38δὲdeG1161PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074repliedφησὶνphēsinG5346πρὸςprosG4314αὐτούς·autousG846, “RepentμετανοήσατεmetanoēsateG3340andκαὶkaiG2532be baptizedβαπτισθήτωbaptisthētōG907,every oneἕκαστοςhekastosG1538of youὑμῶνhumōnG4771,inἐπὶepiG1909theτῷtōG3588nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547for theεἰςeisG1519forgivenessἄφεσινaphesinG859of yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τῶνtōnG3588sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266,andκαὶkaiG2532you will receiveλήμψεσθεlēmpsestheG2983theτὴνtēnG3588giftδωρεὰνdōreanG1431of theτοῦtouG3588HolyἁγίουhagiouG40Spiritπνεύματος·pneumatosG4151.
39γάρgarG1063ThisἡhēG3588promiseἐπαγγελίαepangeliaG1860belongsἐστινestinG1510to youὑμῖνhuminG4771andκαὶkaiG2532τοῖςtoisG3588yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771childrenτέκνοιςteknoisG5043andκαὶkaiG2532to allπᾶσινpasinG3956whoτοῖς εἰςtois eisG3588G1519arefar offμακράν,makranG3112—to all whomὅσους ἂνhosous anG3745G302theLordκύριοςkuriosG2962ourG1473ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316will call to HimselfπροσκαλέσηταιproskalesētaiG4341.”
40WithτεteG5037manyπλείοσινpleiosinG4119otherἑτέροιςheteroisG2087wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056he testifiedδιεμαρτύρατοdiemarturatoG1263,andκαὶkaiG2532he urgedπαρεκάλειparekaleiG3870themαὐτοὺςautousG846λέγων·legōnG3004, “Be savedσώθητεsōthēteG4982fromἀπὸapoG575thisταύτης.tautēsG3778τῆςtēsG3588corruptσκολιᾶςskoliasG4646τῆςtēsG3588generationγενεᾶςgeneasG1074.”
41οὖνounG3767μὲνmenG3303Those whoοἱhoiG3588embracedἀποδεξάμενοιapodexamenoiG588hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸνtonG3588messageλόγονlogonG3056were baptizedἐβαπτίσθησανebaptisthēsanG907,andκαὶkaiG2532aboutὡσεὶhōseiG5616three thousandψυχαὶ τρισχίλιαι.¶psuchai trischiliaiG5153G5590were addedπροσετέθησανprosetethēsanG4369to the believersἐνenG1722thatἐκείνῃekeinēG1565τῇtēaG3588dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250.
The Fellowship of Believers
(Acts 4:32–37)
42δὲdeG1161TheyἮσανĒsanG1510devoted themselvesπροσκαρτεροῦντεςproskarterountesG4342toτῇtēaG3588theτῶνtōnG3588apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652’teachingδιδαχῇdidachēaG1322andκαὶkaiG2532to theτῇtēaG3588fellowshipκοινωνίᾳ,koinōniaG2842,to theτῇtēaG3588breakingκλάσειklaseiG2800τοῦtouG3588of breadἄρτουartouG740andκαὶkaiG2532toταῖςtaisG3588prayerπροσευχαῖς.proseuchaisG4335.
45καὶkaiG2532SellingἐπίπρασκονepipraskonG4097theirτὰtaG3588possessionsκτήματαktēmataG2933andκαὶkaiG2532τὰςtasG3588goodsὑπάρξειςhuparxeisG5223καὶkaiG2532,they shared withδιεμέριζον αὐτὰ πᾶσιν καθότι ἄνdiemerizon auta pasin kathoti anG1266G846G3956G2530G302anyoneτιςtisG5100who was inεἶχεν·eichenG2192needχρείανchreianG5532.
46τεteG5037With one accordὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661they continuedπροσκαρτεροῦντεςproskarterountesG4342to meetdailyκαθ᾽ ἡμέρανkath᾽ hēmeranG2596G2250inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588templeἱερῷ,hi'erōG2411courtsandτεteG5037to breakκλῶντέςklōntesG2806breadἄρτονartonG740fromκατ᾽kat᾽G2596houseοἶκονoikonG3624to house,sharingμετελάμβανονmetelambanonG3335theirmealsτροφῆςtrophēsG5160withἐνenG1722gladnessἀγαλλιάσειagalliaseiG20andκαὶkaiG2532sincerityἀφελότητιaphelotētiG858of heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,
47praisingαἰνοῦντεςainountesG134τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316andκαὶkaiG2532enjoyingἔχοντεςechontesG2192thefavorχάρινcharinG5485ofπρὸςprosG4314allὅλονholonG3650theτὸνtonG3588peopleλαόν.laonG2992.AndδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962addedπροσετίθειprosetitheiG4369toἐπὶepiG1909theirτοὺςtousG3588numberαὐτό.¶autoG846dailyκαθ᾽ ἡμέρανkath᾽ hēmeranG2596G2250those whoτὸtoG3588were being savedσῳζομένουςsōzomenousG4982.
Commentaries on Acts 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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