New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 2:1-18

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.”

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.

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