New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 2

The Day of Pentecost

1WhenἐνenG1722the dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250of PentecostπεντηκοστῆςpentēkostēsG4005had comeσυμπληροῦσθαιsumplērousthaiG4845,they were allπάντεςpantesG3956togetherὁμοῦhomouG3674in oneαὐτό.autoG846place.

2And suddenlyἄφνωaphnōG869there cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096from heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772a noiseἦχοςēchosG2279likeὥσπερhōsperG5618a violentβιαίαςbiaiasG972rushingφερομένηςpheromenēsG5342windπνοῆςpnoēsG4157,and it filledἐπλήρωσενeplērōsenG4137the wholeὅλονholonG3650houseοἶκονoikonG3624whereοὗhouG3757they were sittingκαθήμενοιkathēmenoiG2521.

3And there appearedG3708to them tonguesγλῶσσαιglōssaiG1100as of fireπυρὸςpurosG4442distributingδιαμεριζόμεναιdiamerizomenaiG1266themselves, and theyrestedG2523on eachἕκαστονhekastonG1538oneἕναhenaG1520of them.

4And they were allπάντεςpantesG3956filledG4092with the HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151and beganἤρξαντοērxantoG757tospeakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980with otherἑτέραιςheteraisG2087tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100,as the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151was givingἐδίδουedidouG1325themutteranceἀποφθέγγεσθαιapophthengesthaiG669.

5NowδὲdeG1161there were JewsἸουδαῖοι,IoudaioiG2453livingκατοικοῦντεςkatoikountesG2730in JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,devoutεὐλαβεῖςeulabeisG2126menἄνδρεςandresG435from everyπαντὸςpantosG3956nationἔθνουςethnousG1484underὑπὸhupoG5259heavenοὐρανόν.ouranonG3772.

6And whenthisταύτηςtautēsG3778soundφωνῆςphōnēsG5456occurredγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096,the crowdπλῆθοςplēthosG4128cameG4905togetherσυνῆλθενsunēlthenG4905,and were bewilderedσυνεχύθη,sunechuthēG4797becauseὅτιhotiG3754eachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538oneεἷςheisG1520of them was hearingἤκουονēkouonG191them speakλαλούντωνlalountōnG2980in his ownἰδίᾳidiaG2398languageδιαλέκτῳdialektōG1258.

7They were amazedἐξίσταντοexistantoG1839and astonishedἐθαύμαζονethaumazonG2296,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, “WhyἰδοὺidouG2400,are not allG3956theseοὗτοίhoutoiG3778who are speakingλαλοῦντεςlalountesG2980GalileansΓαλιλαῖοι;GalilaioiG1057?

8And howπῶςpōsG4459is it that we eachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538hearἀκούομενakouomenG191themin our ownἰδίᾳidiaG2398languageδιαλέκτῳdialektōG1258to whichᾗhēG3739we were bornἐγεννήθημεν,egennēthēmenG1080?

9ParthiansΠάρθοιParthoiG3934and MedesΜῆδοιMēdoiG3370and ElamitesἘλαμῖταιElamitaiG1639,and residentsκατοικοῦντεςkatoikountesG2730of MesopotamiaΜεσοποταμίαν,MesopotamianG3318,JudeaG2453andCappadociaΚαππαδοκίαν,KappadokianG2587,PontusΠόντονPontonG4195andAsiaἈσίαν,AsianG773,

10PhrygiaΦρυγίανPhrugianG5435andPamphyliaΠαμφυλίαν,PamphulianG3828,EgyptΑἴγυπτονAiguptonG125and the districtsμέρηmerēG3313of LibyaΛιβύηςLibuēsG3033aroundκατὰkataG2596CyreneΚυρήνηνKurēnēnG2957, andvisitorsἐπιδημοῦντεςepidēmountesG1927from RomeῬωμαῖοι,RhōmaioiG4514,bothτεteG5037JewsG2453andproselytesG4339,

11CretansΚρῆτεςKrētesG2912and ArabsἌραβες,ArabesG690--we hearἀκούομενakouomenG191them in our owntonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100speakingλαλούντωνlalountōnG2980of the mightyG3167deedsG3167of Godθεοῦ;¶theouG2316.”

12Andthey allπάντεςpantesG3956continued in amazementἐξίσταντοexistantoG1839and greatG1280perplexityG1280,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004to oneἄλλοςallosG243anotherἄλλονallonG243, “WhatτίtiG5101does thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778meanθέλειtheleiG2309 G1510?”

13But othersἕτεροιheteroiG2087were mockingG1315and sayingἔλεγονelegonG3004, “They are fullμεμεστωμένοιmemestōmenoiG3325ofsweetG1098wineG1098.”

Peter’s Sermon

14But PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074,takingG2476his standG2476withthe elevenἕνδεκαhendekaG1733,raisedἐπῆρενepērenG1869his voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456and declaredἀπεφθέγξατοapephthegxatoG669to them: “MenἄνδρεςandresG435of JudeaἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453and allπάντες,pantesG3956you who liveκατοικοῦντεςkatoikountesG2730in JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,let thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778be knownγνωστὸνgnōstonG1110to you and giveG1801heedG1801to my wordsῥήματάrhēmataG4487.

15For theseG3778menG3778are not drunkμεθύουσιν,methuousinG3184,as you supposeὑπολαμβάνετεhupolambaneteG5274, for it is only thethirdτρίτηtritēG5154hourὥραhōraG5610of the dayἡμέρας,hēmerasG2250;

16but thisτοῦτόtoutoG3778is what was spokenG3004of throughδιὰdiaG1223the prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396JoelἸωήλ·IōēlG2493:

17‘And it shall be in the lastἐσχάταιςeschataisG2078daysἡμέραις,hēmeraisG2250,’Godθεός,theosG2316saysλέγειlegeiG3004, ‘That I will pourἐκχεῶekcheōG1632forthG1632of My SpiritπνεύματόςpneumatosG4151on allπᾶσανpasanG3956mankindσάρκαsarkaG4561;And your sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207and your daughtersθυγατέρεςthugateresG2364shall prophesyπροφητεύσουσινprophēteusousinG4395,And your youngνεανίσκοιneaniskoiG3495menG3495shall seeG3708visionsὁράσειςhoraseisG3706,And your oldG4245menG4245shall dreamἐνυπνιασθήσονται.enupniasthēsontaiG1797dreamsἐνυπνίοιςenupnioisG1798;

18EvenG2532on My bondslavesG1401,both menG1401and womenG1401,I will in thoseἐκείναιςekeinaisG1565daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250pourἐκχεῶekcheōG1632forthG1632of My SpiritπνεύματόςpneumatosG4151And they shall prophesyπροφητεύσουσιν.prophēteusousinG4395.

19And I will grantδώσωdōsōG1325wondersτέραταterataG5059in the skyοὐρανῷouranōG3772aboveἄνωanōG507And signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592on the earthγῆςgēsG1093belowκάτω,katōG2736,BloodαἷμαhaimaG129,and fireπῦρpurG4442,and vaporἀτμίδαatmidaG822of smokeκαπνοῦ.kapnouG2586.

20The sunἥλιοςhēliosG2246will be turnedμεταστραφήσεταιmetastraphēsetaiG3344into darknessσκότοςskotosG4655And the moonσελήνηselēnēG4582into bloodαἷμα,haimaG129,BeforeπρὶνprinG4250the greatμεγάληνmegalēnG3173and gloriousἐπιφανῆ.epiphanēG2016dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962shall comeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064.

21And it shall be thateveryoneπᾶςpasG3956whoὃςhosG3739callsἐπικαλέσηταιepikalesētaiG1941on the nameὄνομαonomaG3686of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962will be savedσωθήσεται.¶sōthēsetaiG4982.’

22“MenἌνδρεςAndresG435of IsraelἸσραηλῖται,IsraēlitaiG2475,listenἀκούσατεakousateG191to theseτούτους·toutousG3778wordsλόγουςlogousG3056:JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424the NazareneΝαζωραῖον,NazōraionG3480,a manἄνδραandraG435attestedἀποδεδειγμένονapodedeigmenonG584to you by GodθεοῦtheouG2316withmiraclesδυνάμεσινdunamesinG1411andwondersτέρασινterasinG5059andsignsσημείοιςsēmeioisG4592whichοἷςhoisG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316performedἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160throughδι᾽di᾽G1223Him in your midstμέσῳmesōG3319,justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as you yourselvesG846knowG3609--

23thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778Man,deliveredἔκδοτονekdotonG1560over by thepredeterminedὡρισμένῃhōrismenēG3724planβουλῇboulēaG1012and foreknowledgeπρογνώσειprognōseiG4268of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,you nailedG4362to a crossG4362by the handsχειρὸςcheirosG5495ofgodlessG459menG459and putG337Himto deathG337.

24ButGodθεὸςtheosG2316raisedG450Him up againG450,puttingG3089an endG3089to theagonyὠδῖναςōdinasG5604of deathθανάτου,thanatouG2288,sinceκαθότιkathotiG2530itwas impossibleοὐκ δυνατὸνouk dunatonG3756 G1415for Him to be heldκρατεῖσθαιkrateisthaiG2902in its powerὑπ᾽hup᾽G5259.

25For DavidG1160saysλέγειlegeiG3004of Him, ‘I sawπροορώμηνproorōmēnG4308the LordκύριονkurionG2962alwaysδιὰ παντός,dia pantosG1223 G3956in my presenceἐνώπιόνenōpionG1799;For He is at my rightG1188handδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188,soἵναinaG2443that I will not be shakenσαλευθῶ·saleuthōG4531.

26Thereforeδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223 G3778my heartκαρδίαkardiaG2588was gladηὐφράνθηēuphranthēG2165and my tongueγλῶσσάglōssaG1100exultedἠγαλλιάσατοēgalliasatoG21;Moreoverἔτι δὲeti deG2089 G1161my fleshσάρξsarxG4561alsoG2532will liveκατασκηνώσειkataskēnōseiG2681in hopeἐλπίδι.elpidiG1680;

27BecauseὅτιhotiG3754You will not abandonἐγκαταλείψειςegkataleipseisG1459my soulψυχήνpsuchēnG5590toHadesᾅδην,hadēnG86,NorοὐδὲoudeG3761allowδώσειςdōseisG1325YourHolyὅσιόνhosionG3741OneG3741toundergoG3708decayδιαφθοράν.diaphthoranG1312.

28You have madeG1107knownG1107to me the waysὁδοὺςhodousG3598of lifeζωῆς,zōēsG2222;You will makeG4137me fullG4137of gladnessεὐφροσύνηςeuphrosunēsG2167with Your presenceπροσώπουprosōpouG4383.’

29“BrethrenἌνδρες ἀδελφοί,Andres adelphoiG435 G80,I mayἐξὸνexonG1832confidentlyπαρρησίαςparrēsiasG3954sayG3004to you regardingπερὶperiG4012thepatriarchπατριάρχουpatriarchouG3966DavidG1160that he bothG2532diedἐτελεύτησενeteleutēsenG5053andwas buriedἐτάφηetaphēG2290, andhis tombμνῆμαmnēmaG3418iswith us to thisταύτης.tautēsG3778dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250.

30And soοὖνounG3767, because he wasa prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396and knewG3609thatGodθεὸςtheosG2316had swornὤμοσενōmosenG3660to him with an oathὅρκῳhorkōG3727to seatκαθίσαιkathisaiG2523oneof his descendantsκαρποῦ ὀσφύοςkarpou osphuosG2590 G3751on his throneθρόνονthrononG2362,

31he lookedG4275aheadG4275and spokeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980of the resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386ofthe ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547, thatHe was neitherοὔτεouteG3777abandonedἐγκατελείφθηegkateleiphthēG1459to HadesᾅδηνhadēnG86,norοὔτεouteG3777didHis fleshσὰρξsarxG4561sufferG3708decayδιαφθοράν.diaphthoranG1312.

32ThisτοῦτονtoutonG3778JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424Godθεός,theosG2316raisedG450up againG450,to whichοὗhouG3739we are allπάντεςpantesG3956witnessesμάρτυρες.marturesG3144.

33ThereforeοὖνounG3767having been exaltedὑψωθεὶςhupsōtheisG5312to the rightδεξιᾷdexiaG1188handG1188of GodθεοῦtheouG2316, andhaving receivedλαβὼνlabōnG2983from the FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962the promiseἐπαγγελίανepangelianG1860of the HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151, He haspouredἐξέχεενexecheenG1632forthG1632thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778whichὃhoG3739you bothκαὶkaiG2532seeβλέπετεblepeteG991and hearἀκούετε.akoueteG191.

34For it was not DavidG1160who ascendedἀνέβηanebēG305intoheavenοὐρανούς,ouranousG3772,but he himselfαὐτός·autosG846saysλέγειlegeiG3004: ‘The LordκύριοςkuriosG2962saidG3004to my LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962, “SitκάθουkathouG2521at My rightδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188handG1188,

35Untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193I makeθῶthōG5087Your enemiesἐχθρούςechthrousG2190a footstoolὑποπόδιονhupopodionG5286for Your feetποδῶνpodōnG4228.”’

36ThereforeοὖνounG3767let allπᾶςpasG3956thehouseοἶκοςoikosG3624of IsraelG2274knowγινωσκέτωginōsketōG1097for certainἀσφαλῶςasphalōsG806that Godθεός,theosG2316has madeἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160Him bothG2532LordκύριονkurionG2962andChristχριστὸνchristonG5547--thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424whomὃνhonG3739you crucifiedἐσταυρώσατε.¶estaurōsateG4717.”

The Ingathering

37NowδὲdeG1161when they heardἈκούσαντεςAkousantesG191this, they werepiercedκατενύγησανkatenugēsanG2660to the heartκαρδίαν,kardianG2588,and saidG3004to PeterΠέτρονPetronG4074and the restλοιποὺςloipousG3062of the apostlesἀποστόλους·apostolousG652, “Brethrenἄνδρες ἀδελφοί;andres adelphoiG435 G80,whatτίtiG5101shall we doποιήσωμεν,poiēsōmenG4160?”

38PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074said to them, “RepentμετανοήσατεmetanoēsateG3340,and eachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538of you bebaptizedβαπτισθήτωbaptisthētōG907in the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547for the forgivenessἄφεσινaphesinG859of your sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266;and you will receiveλήμψεσθεlēmpsestheG2983the giftδωρεὰνdōreanG1431of the HolyἁγίουhagiouG40Spiritπνεύματος·pneumatosG4151.

39Forthe promiseἐπαγγελίαepangeliaG1860is for you and your childrenτέκνοιςteknoisG5043and for allπᾶσινpasinG3956whoG3588arefarG3112offG3112,as manyὅσουςhosousG3745as the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962our GodθεὸςtheosG2316will callπροσκαλέσηταιproskalesētaiG4341to Himself.”

40And with manyG4183otherἑτέροιςheteroisG2087wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056he solemnlyG1263testifiedG1263and kept on exhortingπαρεκάλειparekaleiG3870them, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “Be savedσώθητεsōthēteG4982from thisταύτης.tautēsG3778perverseσκολιᾶςskoliasG4646generationγενεᾶςgeneasG1074!”

41SoG3767thenG3767,thoseG3588who had receivedἀποδεξάμενοιapodexamenoiG588his wordλόγονlogonG3056were baptizedἐβαπτίσθησανebaptisthēsanG907;and that dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250there were addedπροσετέθησανprosetethēsanG4369aboutὡσεὶhōseiG5616threeG5153thousandG5153soulsψυχαὶpsuchaiG5590.

42They werecontinuallyG4342devotingG4342themselvesG4342to the apostles’ἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652teachingδιδαχῇdidachēaG1322and to fellowshipκοινωνίᾳ,koinōniaG2842, tothe breakingκλάσειklaseiG2800of breadἄρτουartouG740andto prayerπροσευχαῖς.proseuchaisG4335.

43EveryoneπάσῃpasēG3956kept feelingG1096a senseG5401of aweG5401;and manyπολλάpollaG4183wondersτέραταterataG5059andsignsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592were takingG1096placeG1096throughδιὰdiaG1223the apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652.

44And allπάντεςpantesG3956thoseοἱhoiG3588who had believedπιστεύοντεςpisteuontesG4100were togetherἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸepi to autoG1909 G3588 G846andhadεἶχονeichonG2192allG537thingsἅπανταhapantaG537in commonκοινά,koinaG2839;

45and they begansellingἐπίπρασκονepipraskonG4097their propertyκτήματαktēmataG2933and possessionsὑπάρξειςhuparxeisG5223and were sharingδιεμέριζονdiemerizonG1266them with allπᾶσινpasinG3956,as anyoneτιςtisG5100might haveεἶχεν·eichenG2192needχρείανchreianG5532.

46DayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250by dayG2250continuingπροσκαρτεροῦντεςproskarterountesG4342with oneὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661mindG3661in the templeG2413, andbreakingκλῶντέςklōntesG2806breadἄρτονartonG740from houseοἶκονoikonG3624to houseG3624,they were takingG3335theirmealsτροφῆςtrophēsG5160togetherG3335with gladnessἀγαλλιάσειagalliaseiG20andsincerityἀφελότητιaphelotētiG858of heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,

47praisingαἰνοῦντεςainountesG134GodθεὸνtheonG2316andhavingἔχοντεςechontesG2192favorχάρινcharinG5485with allὅλονholonG3650the peopleλαόν.laonG2992.And the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962was addingπροσετίθειprosetitheiG4369to their numberαὐτό.¶autoG846dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250by dayG2250thoseG3588who were being savedσῳζομένουςsōzomenousG4982.

The Day of Pentecost

Peter’s Sermon

The Ingathering

Commentaries on Acts 2