Acts 2
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Acts 2:1-18

1WhenG1722 1the dayG2250 of PentecostG4005 2had comeG4845, they were allG3956 togetherG3674 in oneG846 place. 2And suddenlyG869 a noiseG2279 likeG5618 a violentG972 rushingG5342 windG4157 cameG1096 from heavenG3772, and it filledG4137 3the wholeG3650 houseG3624 whereG3757 they were sittingG2521. 3And tonguesG1100 that looked like fireG4442 appearedG3708 to them, 4distributingG1266 themselves, and a tongue 5restedG2523 on eachG1538 oneG1520 of them. 4And they were allG3956 6filledG4092 with the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 and beganG757 to 7speakG2980 with differentG2087 8tonguesG1100, as the SpiritG4151 was givingG1325 them the ability to speakG669 outG669.

5NowG1161 there were JewsG2453 residingG2730 in JerusalemG2419, 9devoutG2126 menG435 from everyG3956 nationG1484 underG5259 heavenG3772. 6And when 10thisG3778 soundG5456 occurredG1096, the crowdG4128 cameG4905 togetherG4905 and they were bewilderedG4797, becauseG3754 eachG1538 oneG1520 of them was hearingG191 them speakG2980 in his ownG2398 11languageG1258. 712They were amazedG1839 and astonishedG2296, sayingG3004, “13WhyG2400, are not allG3956 theseG3778 who are speakingG2980 14GalileansG1057? 8And howG4459 is it that we eachG1538 hearG191 them in our ownG2398 15languageG1258 16to whichG3739 we were bornG1080? 9ParthiansG3934, MedesG3370, and ElamitesG1639, and residentsG2730 of MesopotamiaG3318, JudeaG2449, and 17CappadociaG2587, 18PontusG4195 and 1920AsiaG773, 1021PhrygiaG5435 and 22PamphyliaG3828, EgyptG125 and the partsG3313 of LibyaG3033 aroundG2596 23CyreneG2957, and 2425visitorsG1927 from RomeG4514, bothG5037 JewsG2453 and 2627proselytesG4339, 11CretansG2912 and ArabsG690--we hearG191 them speakingG2980 in our own 28tonguesG1100 of the mightyG3167 deedsG3167 of GodG2316.” 12And 29they allG3956 continued in amazementG1839 and greatG1280 perplexityG1280, sayingG3004 to oneG243 anotherG243, “WhatG5101 does thisG3778 meanG2309G1510?” 13But othersG2087 were jeeringG1315 and sayingG3004, “30They are fullG3325 of 31sweetG1098 wineG1098!”

14But PeterG4074, takingG2476 his standG2476 with 32the other elevenG1733, raisedG1869 his voiceG5456 and declaredG669 to them: “MenG435 of JudeaG2449 and allG3956 you who liveG2730 in JerusalemG2419, 33knowG1110 thisG3778, and payG1801 attentionG1801 toG1801 my wordsG4487. 15For theseG3778 peopleG3778 areG3184 not drunkG3184, as you assumeG5274, 34sinceG1063 it is only the 35thirdG5154 hourG5610 of the dayG2250; 16but thisG3778 is what has been spokenG3004 throughG1223 the prophetG4396 JoelG2493:17‘36And it shall be in the lastG2078 daysG2250,’ GodG2316 saysG3004, ‘That I will pourG1632 outG1632 My SpiritG4151 on allG3956 37mankindG4561; And your sonsG5207 and your daughtersG2364 will prophesyG4395, And your youngG3495 menG3495 will seeG3708 visionsG3706, And your oldG4245 menG4245 will 38haveG1797 dreamsG1798;18And evenG1065 on My maleG1401 and femaleG1399 39servantsG1401 I will pourG1632 outG1632 My SpiritG4151 in thoseG1565 daysG2250, And they will prophesyG4395.

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Notes

  1. 1. Acts 2:1 Lev 23:15f; Acts 20:16; 1 Cor 16:8 ↩
  2. 2. Acts 2:1 Lit was being fulfilled ↩
  3. 3. Acts 2:2 Acts 4:31 ↩
  4. 4. Acts 2:3 Or being distributed, and ↩
  5. 5. Acts 2:3 Or sat ↩
  6. 6. Acts 2:4 Matt 10:20; Acts 1:5, 8; 4:8, 31; 6:3, 5; 7:55; 8:17; 9:17; 11:15; 13:9, 52 ↩
  7. 7. Acts 2:4 Mark 16:17; 1 Cor 12:10f; 14:21 ↩
  8. 8. Acts 2:4 Or languages ↩
  9. 9. Acts 2:5 Luke 2:25; Acts 8:2 ↩
  10. 10. Acts 2:6 Acts 2:2 ↩
  11. 11. Acts 2:6 Or dialect ↩
  12. 12. Acts 2:7 Acts 2:12 ↩
  13. 13. Acts 2:7 Lit Behold ↩
  14. 14. Acts 2:7 Matt 26:73; Acts 1:11 ↩
  15. 15. Acts 2:8 Or dialect ↩
  16. 16. Acts 2:8 Lit in ↩
  17. 17. Acts 2:9 1 Pet 1:1 ↩
  18. 18. Acts 2:9 Acts 18:2; 1 Pet 1:1 ↩
  19. 19. Acts 2:9 I.e., west coast province of Asia Minor ↩
  20. 20. Acts 2:9 Acts 6:9; 16:6; 19:10; 20:4; 21:27; 24:18; 27:2; Rom 16:5; 1 Cor 16:19; 2 Cor 1:8; 2 Tim 1:15; Rev 1:4 ↩
  21. 21. Acts 2:10 Acts 16:6; 18:23 ↩
  22. 22. Acts 2:10 Acts 13:13; 14:24; 15:38; 27:5 ↩
  23. 23. Acts 2:10 Matt 27:32 ↩
  24. 24. Acts 2:10 Lit the sojourning Romans ↩
  25. 25. Acts 2:10 Acts 17:21 ↩
  26. 26. Acts 2:10 I.e., Gentile converts to Judaism ↩
  27. 27. Acts 2:10 Matt 23:15 ↩
  28. 28. Acts 2:11 Or languages ↩
  29. 29. Acts 2:12 Acts 2:7 ↩
  30. 30. Acts 2:13 1 Cor 14:23 ↩
  31. 31. Acts 2:13 I.e., new wine ↩
  32. 32. Acts 2:14 Acts 1:26 ↩
  33. 33. Acts 2:14 Lit let this be known to you ↩
  34. 34. Acts 2:15 1 Thess 5:7 ↩
  35. 35. Acts 2:15 I.e., 9 a.m. ↩
  36. 36. Acts 2:17 Joel 2:28-32 ↩
  37. 37. Acts 2:17 Lit flesh ↩
  38. 38. Acts 2:17 Lit dream with dreams ↩
  39. 39. Acts 2:18 Or slaves ↩

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