New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 2

The Day of Pentecost

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

2And suddenlyἄφνωaphnōG869a noiseἦχοςēchosG2279likeὥσπερhōsperG5618a violentβιαίαςbiaiasG972rushingφερομένηςpheromenēsG5342windπνοῆςpnoēsG4157cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096from heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772,and it filledἐπλήρωσενeplērōsenG4137the wholeὅλονholonG3650houseοἶκονoikonG3624whereοὗhouG3757they were sittingκαθήμενοιkathēmenoiG2521.

3And tonguesγλῶσσαιglōssaiG1100that lookedlike fireπυρὸςpurosG4442appearedG3708to them,distributingδιαμεριζόμεναιdiamerizomenaiG1266themselves, and a tonguerestedG2523on eachἕκαστονhekastonG1538oneἕναhenaG1520of them.

4And they were allπάντεςpantesG3956filledG4092with the HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151and beganἤρξαντοērxantoG757tospeakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980with differentἑτέραιςheteraisG2087tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100,as the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151was givingἐδίδουedidouG1325them the abilityto speakG669outG669.

5NowδὲdeG1161there were JewsἸουδαῖοι,IoudaioiG2453residingκατοικοῦντεςkatoikountesG2730in JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,devoutεὐλαβεῖςeulabeisG2126menἄνδρεςandresG435from everyπαντὸςpantosG3956nationἔθνουςethnousG1484underὑπὸhupoG5259heavenοὐρανόν.ouranonG3772.

6And whenthisταύτηςtautēsG3778soundφωνῆςphōnēsG5456occurredγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096,the crowdπλῆθοςplēthosG4128cameG4905togetherσυνῆλθενsunēlthenG4905and they were bewilderedσυνεχύθη,sunechuthēG4797,becauseὅτιhotiG3754eachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538oneεἷςheisG1520of them was hearingἤκουονēkouonG191them speakλαλούντωνlalountōnG2980in his ownἰδίᾳidiaG2398languageδιαλέκτῳdialektōG1258.

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

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

9ParthiansΠάρθοιParthoiG3934,MedesΜῆδοιMēdoiG3370,and ElamitesἘλαμῖταιElamitaiG1639,and residentsκατοικοῦντεςkatoikountesG2730of MesopotamiaΜεσοποταμίαν,MesopotamianG3318,JudeaἸουδαίανIoudaianG2449, andCappadociaΚαππαδοκίαν,KappadokianG2587,PontusΠόντονPontonG4195andAsiaἈσίαν,AsianG773,

10PhrygiaΦρυγίανPhrugianG5435andPamphyliaΠαμφυλίαν,PamphulianG3828,EgyptΑἴγυπτονAiguptonG125and the partsμέρηmerēG3313of LibyaΛιβύηςLibuēsG3033aroundκατὰkataG2596CyreneΚυρήνηνKurēnēnG2957, andvisitorsἐπιδημοῦντεςepidēmountesG1927from RomeῬωμαῖοι,RhōmaioiG4514,bothτεteG5037JewsG2453andproselytesG4339,

11CretansΚρῆτεςKrētesG2912and ArabsἌραβες,ArabesG690--we hearἀκούομενakouomenG191them speakingλαλούντωνlalountōnG2980in our owntonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100of the mightyG3167deedsG3167of Godθεοῦ;¶theouG2316.”

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

13But othersἕτεροιheteroiG2087were jeeringG1315and sayingἔλεγονelegonG3004, “They are fullμεμεστωμένοιmemestōmenoiG3325ofsweetG1098wineG1098!”

Peter’s Sermon

14But PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074,takingG2476his standG2476with the otherelevenἕνδεκαhendekaG1733,raisedἐπῆρενepērenG1869his voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456and declaredἀπεφθέγξατοapephthegxatoG669to them: “MenἄνδρεςandresG435of JudeaG2449and allπάντες,pantesG3956you who liveκατοικοῦντεςkatoikountesG2730in JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,knowγνωστὸνgnōstonG1110thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778,and payG1801attentionG1801toG1801my wordsῥήματάrhēmataG4487.

15For theseG3778peopleG3778areG3184not drunkG3184,as you assumeὑπολαμβάνετεhupolambaneteG5274,sinceG1063it is only thethirdτρίτηtritēG5154hourὥραhōraG5610of the dayἡμέρας,hēmerasG2250;

16but thisτοῦτόtoutoG3778is what has been spokenG3004throughδιὰdiaG1223the prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396JoelἸωήλ·IōēlG2493:

17‘And it shall be in the lastἐσχάταιςeschataisG2078daysἡμέραις,hēmeraisG2250,’Godθεός,theosG2316saysλέγειlegeiG3004, ‘That I will pourἐκχεῶekcheōG1632outG1632My SpiritπνεύματόςpneumatosG4151on allπᾶσανpasanG3956mankindσάρκαsarkaG4561;And your sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207and your daughtersθυγατέρεςthugateresG2364will prophesyπροφητεύσουσινprophēteusousinG4395,And your youngνεανίσκοιneaniskoiG3495menG3495will seeG3708visionsὁράσειςhoraseisG3706,And your oldG4245menG4245willhaveἐνυπνιασθήσονται.enupniasthēsontaiG1797dreamsἐνυπνίοιςenupnioisG1798;

18And evenγεgeG1065on My maleδούλουςdoulousG1401and femaleG1399servantsδούλαςdoulasG1401I will pourἐκχεῶekcheōG1632outG1632My SpiritπνεύματόςpneumatosG4151in thoseἐκείναιςekeinaisG1565daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250,And they will prophesyπροφητεύσουσιν.prophēteusousinG4395.

19And I willdisplayδώσωdōsōG1325wondersτέραταterataG5059in the skyοὐρανῷouranōG3772aboveἄνωanōG507And signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592on the earthγῆςgēsG1093belowκάτω,katōG2736,BloodαἷμαhaimaG129,fireπῦρpurG4442, andvaporἀτμίδαatmidaG822of smokeκαπνοῦ.kapnouG2586.

20The sunἥλιοςhēliosG2246will be turnedμεταστραφήσεταιmetastraphēsetaiG3344into darknessσκότοςskotosG4655And the moonσελήνηselēnēG4582into bloodαἷμα,haimaG129,BeforeπρὶνprinG4250the greatμεγάληνmegalēnG3173and gloriousἐπιφανῆ.epiphanēG2016dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962comesἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064.

21And it shall be thateveryoneπᾶςpasG3956whoὃςhosG3739callsἐπικαλέσηταιepikalesētaiG1941onG1941the 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,justG2531asG2531you yourselvesG846knowG3609--

23thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778Man,deliveredG1560overG1560by thepredeterminedὡρισμένῃhōrismenēG3724planβουλῇboulēaG1012and foreknowledgeπρογνώσειprognōseiG4268of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,you nailedG4362toG4362aG4362crossG4362by the handsχειρὸςcheirosG5495ofgodlessG459menG459and putG337HimtoG337deathG337.

24ButGodθεὸςtheosG2316raisedἀνέστησενanestēsenG450Him from the dead,puttingG3089anG3089endG3089to theagonyὠδῖναςōdinasG5604of deathθανάτου,thanatouG2288,sinceκαθότιkathotiG2530itwas impossibleοὐκ δυνατὸνouk dunatonG3756 G1415for Him to be heldκρατεῖσθαιkrateisthaiG2902inG5259its powerG5259.

25For DavidG1160saysλέγειlegeiG3004of Him, ‘I sawπροορώμηνproorōmēnG4308the LordκύριονkurionG2962continuallyδιὰ παντός,dia pantosG1223 G3956beforeἐνώπιόνenōpionG1799me,BecauseὅτιhotiG3754He is at my rightG1188handδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188,soG2443thatG2443I will not be shakenσαλευθῶ·saleuthōG4531.

26Thereforeδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223 G3778my heartκαρδίαkardiaG2588wasG2165gladG2165and my tongueγλῶσσάglōssaG1100was overjoyedἠγαλλιάσατοēgalliasatoG21;Moreoverἔτι δὲeti deG2089 G1161my fleshσάρξsarxG4561alsoG2532will liveκατασκηνώσειkataskēnōseiG2681in hopeἐλπίδι.elpidiG1680;

27For You will not abandonἐγκαταλείψειςegkataleipseisG1459my soulψυχήνpsuchēnG5590toHadesᾅδην,hadēnG86,NorοὐδὲoudeG3761will YouallowδώσειςdōseisG1325YourHolyὅσιόνhosionG3741OneG3741toundergoG3708decayδιαφθοράν.diaphthoranG1312.

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

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

30SoοὖνounG3767because he wasa prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396and knewG3609thatGodθεὸςtheosG2316had swornὤμοσενōmosenG3660to him with an oathὅρκῳhorkōG3727to seatκαθίσαιkathisaiG2523oneof his descendantsκαρποῦ ὀσφύοςkarpou osphuosG2590 G3751on his throneθρόνονthrononG2362,

31he lookedG4275aheadG4275and spokeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980of the resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386of theChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547, thatHe was neitherοὔτεouteG3777abandonedἐγκατελείφθηegkateleiphthēG1459to HadesᾅδηνhadēnG86,norοὔτεouteG3777did His fleshσὰρξsarxG4561sufferG3708decayδιαφθοράν.diaphthoranG1312.

32It isthisτοῦτονtoutonG3778JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424whomGodθεός,theosG2316raisedG450upG450, a factto whichοὗhouG3739we are allπάντεςpantesG3956witnessesμάρτυρες.marturesG3144.

33ThereforeοὖνounG3767,since He has been exaltedὑψωθεὶςhupsōtheisG5312at the rightδεξιᾷdexiaG1188handG1188of GodθεοῦtheouG2316, andhas receivedλαβὼνlabōnG2983the promiseἐπαγγελίανepangelianG1860of the HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151from the FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962, He haspouredἐξέχεενexecheenG1632outG1632thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778whichὃhoG3739you 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 IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474knowγινωσκέτωginōsketōG1097for certainἀσφαλῶςasphalōsG806that Godθεός,theosG2316has madeἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160Him bothG2532LordκύριονkurionG2962andChristχριστὸνchristonG5547--thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424whomὃνhonG3739you crucifiedἐσταυρώσατε.¶estaurōsateG4717.”

37NowδὲdeG1161when they heardἈκούσαντεςAkousantesG191this, they werepiercedκατενύγησανkatenugēsanG2660to the heartκαρδίαν,kardianG2588,and saidG3004to PeterΠέτρονPetronG4074and the restλοιποὺςloipousG3062of the apostlesἀποστόλους·apostolousG652, “Brothersἄνδρες ἀδελφοί;andres adelphoiG435 G80,whatτίtiG5101are we to 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 allπᾶσινpasinG3956whoG3588arefarG3112awayG3112,as manyὅσουςhosousG3745as the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962our GodθεὸςtheosG2316will callπροσκαλέσηταιproskalesētaiG4341to Himself.”

40And with manyG4183otherἑτέροιςheteroisG2087wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056he solemnlyG1263testifiedG1263and kept on urgingπαρεκάλειparekaleiG3870them, 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 breadἄρτουartouG740and toprayerπροσευχαῖς.proseuchaisG4335.

43EveryoneπάσῃpasēG3956kept feelingG1096a senseG5401ofG5401aweG5401;and manyπολλάpollaG4183wondersτέραταterataG5059andsignsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592were takingG1096placeG1096throughδιὰdiaG1223the apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652.

44And allπάντεςpantesG3956the believersπιστεύοντεςpisteuontesG4100were togetherἐπὶ αὐτὸepi autoG1909 G3588 G846andhadεἶχονeichonG2192allG537thingsἅπανταhapantaG537in commonκοινά,koinaG2839;

45and theywould sellἐπίπρασκονepipraskonG4097their propertyκτήματαktēmataG2933and possessionsὑπάρξειςhuparxeisG5223and shareδιεμέριζονdiemerizonG1266them with allπᾶσινpasinG3956,toG2530theG2530extentG2530thatG2530anyoneτιςtisG5100hadεἶχεν·eichenG2192needχρείανchreianG5532.

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

47praisingαἰνοῦντεςainountesG134GodθεὸνtheonG2316andhavingἔχοντεςechontesG2192favorχάρινcharinG5485with allὅλονholonG3650the peopleλαόν.laonG2992.And the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962was addingπροσετίθειprosetitheiG4369totheir numberαὐτό.¶autoG846dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250by dayG2250thoseG3588who were being savedσῳζομένουςsōzomenousG4982.

The Day of Pentecost

Peter’s Sermon

Commentaries on Acts 2