Berean Standard Bible

Acts 2:21-47

21AndG2532 everyoneG3956 whoG3739 callsG1437 G1941 on theG3588 nameG3686 of the LordG2962 will be savedG4982.’1

22MenG435 of IsraelG2475, listen toG191 thisG3778 messageG3056: JesusG2424 ofG3588 NazarethG3480 was a manG435 certifiedG584 byG575 GodG2316 toG1519 youG4771 by miraclesG1411 , wondersG5059, andG2532 signsG4592, whichG3739 GodG2316 didG4160 among youG1722 G4771 G3319 throughG1223 HimG846, asG2531 you yourselvesG846 knowG1492. 23HeG3778 was delivered upG1560 byG3588 God’sG3588 G2316 setG3724 planG1012 andG2532 foreknowledgeG4268, and you, byG1223 the handsG5495 of the lawlessG459, put Him to deathG337 by nailing Him to the crossG4362. 24But GodG2316 raised Him from the deadG3739 G450, releasingG3089 Him from theG3588 agonyG5604 ofG3588 deathG2288, becauseG2530 it wasG1510 impossibleG3756 G1415 for death to keepG2902 HimG846 inG5259 its gripG846.

DavidG1138 saysG3004 aboutG1519 HimG846:

‘I sawG4308 2 theG3588 LordG2962 alwaysG1223 G3956 beforeG1799 meG1473;becauseG3754 He isG1510 atG1537 myG1473 right handG1188, I will not be shakenG2443 G3361 G4531.26ThereforeG1223 G3778 myG1473 heartG2588 is gladG2165 andG2532 myG1473 tongueG1100 rejoicesG21 ;myG1473 bodyG4561 alsoG2532 will dwellG2681 inG1909 hopeG1680,27becauseG3754 You will not abandonG3756 G1459 myG1473 soulG5590 toG1519 HadesG86,norG3761 will You letG1325 YourG4771 Holy OneG3741 seeG3708 decayG1312.28You have made knownG1107 to meG1473 the pathsG3598 of lifeG2222;You will fillG4137 meG1473 with joyG2167 inG3326 YourG4771 presenceG4383.’3

29BrothersG435 G80, I canG1832 tellG2036 youG4314 G4771 with confidenceG3326 G3954 thatG3754 theG3588 patriarchG3966 DavidG1138 diedG5053 andG2532 was buriedG2290, andG2532 hisG846 tombG3418 isG1510 withG1722 usG1473 toG891 thisG3778 dayG2250. 30But he wasG5225 a prophetG4396 andG2532 knewG1492 thatG3754 GodG2316 had promisedG3660 himG846 on oathG3727 that He would placeG2523 one ofG1537 his descendants onG1909 hisG846 throneG2362.4 31Foreseeing thisG4308, David spokeG2980 aboutG4012 theG3588 resurrectionG386 of theG3588 ChristG5547, thatG3754 He was not abandonedG3777 G1459 toG1519 HadesG86, norG3777 did HisG846 bodyG4561 seeG3708 decayG1312. 32 GodG2316 has raisedG450 thisG3778 Jesus to lifeG2424, to whichG3739 weG1473 areG1510 allG3956 witnessesG3144.

33ExaltedG5312, thenG3767, to theG3588 right handG1188 of GodG2316 , He has receivedG2983 fromG3844 theG3588 FatherG3962 theG3588 promisedG1860 HolyG40 SpiritG4151 and has poured outG1632 whatG3739 youG4771 nowG2532 seeG991 andG2532 hearG191. 34ForG1063 DavidG1138 did notG3756 ascendG305 intoG1519 heavenG3772, butG1161 he himselfG846 saysG3004:

‘TheG3588 LordG2962 saidG2036 toG3588 myG1473 LordG2962,“SitG2521 atG1537 MyG1473 right handG118835untilG2193 G302 I makeG5087 YourG4771 enemiesG2190a footstoolG5286 forG3588 YourG4771 feetG4228.”’5

36ThereforeG3767 let allG3956 IsraelG3624 G2474 knowG1097 with certaintyG806 thatG3754 GodG2316 has madeG4160 thisG3778 JesusG2424, whomG3739 youG4771 crucifiedG4717, bothG2532 LordG2962 andG2532 ChristG5547!”

37When the people heardG191 this, they were cutG2660 to theG3588 heartG2588 andG5037 askedG2036 G4314 PeterG4074 andG2532 theG3588 otherG3062 apostlesG652, “BrothersG435 G80, whatG5101 shall we doG4160?”

PeterG4074 repliedG5346 , “RepentG3340 andG2532 be baptizedG907, every oneG1538 of youG4771, inG1909 theG3588 nameG3686 of JesusG2424 ChristG5547 for theG1519 forgivenessG859 of yourG4771 sinsG266, andG2532 you will receiveG2983 theG3588 giftG1431 of theG3588 HolyG40 SpiritG4151. 39 This promiseG1860 belongsG1510 to youG4771 andG2532 yourG4771 childrenG5043 andG2532 to allG3956 whoG3588 G1519 are far offG3112—to all whomG3745 G302 the LordG2962 ourG1473 GodG2316 will call to HimselfG4341.”

40WithG5037 manyG4119 otherG2087 wordsG3056 he testifiedG1263, andG2532 he urgedG3870 themG846 , “Be savedG4982 fromG575 thisG3778 corruptG4646 generationG1074.” 41 Those whoG3588 embracedG588 hisG846 messageG3056 were baptizedG907, andG2532 aboutG5616 three thousandG5153 G5590 were addedG4369 to the believers thatG1565 dayG2250.6

TheyG1510 devoted themselvesG4342 toG3588 theG3588 apostlesG652’ teachingG1322 andG2532 to theG3588 fellowshipG2842, to theG3588 breakingG2800 of breadG740 andG2532 toG3588 prayerG4335. 43 A sense of aweG5401 7 came overG1096 everyoneG3956 G5590, andG5037 theG3588 apostlesG652 performedG1096 G1223 manyG4183 wondersG5059 andG2532 signsG4592.

AllG3956 theG3588 believersG4100 wereG1510 togetherG1909 G3588 G846 andG2532 hadG2192 everythingG537 in commonG2839. 45 SellingG4097 their possessionsG2933 andG2532 goodsG5223 , they shared withG1266 G846 G3956 G2530 G302 anyoneG5100 who was inG2192 needG5532.

With one accordG3661 they continuedG4342 to meet dailyG2596 G2250 inG1722 theG3588 templeG2411 courts8 andG5037 to breakG2806 breadG740 fromG2596 houseG3624 to house, sharingG3335 their mealsG5160 withG1722 gladnessG20 andG2532 sincerityG858 of heartG2588, 47praisingG134 GodG2316 andG2532 enjoyingG2192 the favorG5485 ofG4314 allG3650 theG3588 peopleG2992. AndG1161 theG3588 LordG2962 addedG4369 toG1909 theirG3588 numberG846 dailyG2596 G2250 those whoG3588 were being savedG4982.

Notes

1. Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28–32 (see also LXX) ↩
2. Acts 2:25 Literally I foresaw; see verse 31. ↩
3. Acts 2:28 Psalm 16:8–11 (see also LXX) ↩
4. Acts 2:30 Literally on oath that He would place out of the fruit of his loins on his throne; BYZ and TR on oath out of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, to raise up Christ to sit on his throne; Psalm 132:11 ↩
5. Acts 2:35 Psalm 110:1 ↩
6. Acts 2:41 Literally about three thousand souls were added that day ↩
7. Acts 2:43 Or fear ↩
8. Acts 2:46 Literally the temple ↩