New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 2:21-47

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.

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