Revised Literal Translation
Acts 2
2AndκαὶkaiG2532suddenlyἄφνωaphnōG869there cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096a soundἦχοςēchosG2279fromἐκekG1537heavenτοῦ οὐρανοῦtou ouranouG3588G3772asὥσπερhōsperG5618of a rushingφερομένηςpheromenēsG5342mightyβιαίαςbiaiasG972windπνοῆςpnoēsG4157,andκαὶkaiG2532it filledἐπλήρωσενeplērōsenG4137allὅλονholonG3650the houseτὸν οἶκονton oikonG3588G3624whereοὗhouG3757they wereἦσανēsanG1510sittingκαθήμενοιkathēmenoiG2521.
4AndκαὶkaiG2532they wereG4130allG537filledἐπλήσθησανeplēsthēsanG4130with theG4151HolyἁγίουhagiouG40GhostG4151,andκαὶkaiG2532beganG756to speak withλαλεῖνlaleinG2980otherἑτέραιςheteraisG2087tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531the SpiritτὸtoG3588G4151gaveἐδίδουedidouG1325themαὐτοῖς.¶autoisG846utteranceἀποφθέγγεσθαιapophthengesthaiG669.
5τῶνtōnG3588AndδὲdeG1161there wereἮσανĒsanG1510dwellingκατοικοῦντεςkatoikountesG2730atG1722JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419JewsἸουδαῖοι,IoudaioiG2453,devoutεὐλαβεῖςeulabeisG2126menἄνδρεςandresG435,out ofἀπὸapoG575everyπαντὸςpantosG3956nationἔθνουςethnousG1484underὑπὸhupoG5259heavenτὸν οὐρανόν.ton ouranonG3588G3772.
6τῆςtēsG3588NowδὲdeG1161whenγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096thisταύτηςtautēsG3778wasG1096noised abroadφωνῆς τὸphōnēs toG3588G5456,the multitudeπλῆθος τῇplēthos tēaG3588G4128came togetherσυνῆλθενsunēlthenG4905,andκαὶkaiG2532were confoundedσυνεχύθη,sunechuthēG4797,because thatὅτιhotiG3754every manἕκαστοςhekastosG1538εἷςheisG1520heardἤκουονēkouonG191themαὐτῶν.autōnG846speakλαλούντωνlalountōnG2980in his ownἰδίᾳidiaG2398languageδιαλέκτῳdialektōG1258.
9οἱhoiG3588ParthiansΠάρθοιParthoiG3934,andκαὶkaiG2532MedesΜῆδοιMēdoiG3370,andκαὶkaiG2532ElamitesἘλαμῖταιElamitaiG1639,andκαὶkaiG2532the dwellersκατοικοῦντεςkatoikountesG2730in Mesopotamiaτὴν Μεσοποταμίαν,tēn MesopotamianG3588G3318,andτεteG5037in JudæaἸουδαίανIoudaianG2449,andκαὶkaiG2532CappadociaΚαππαδοκίαν,KappadokianG2587,in PontusΠόντονPontonG4195,andκαὶkaiG2532Asiaτὴν Ἀσίαν,tēn AsianG3588G773,
10PhrygiaΦρυγίανPhrugianG5435,G5037andG2532PamphyliaΠαμφυλίαν,PamphulianG3828,in EgyptΑἴγυπτονAiguptonG125,andG2532in the partsτὰ μέρηta merēG3588G3313of Libyaτῆς Λιβύηςtēs LibuēsG3588G3033τῆςtēsG3588aboutκατὰkataG2596CyreneΚυρήνηνKurēnēnG2957,andG2532strangersοἱ ἐπιδημοῦντεςhoi epidēmountesG3588G1927of RomeῬωμαῖοι,RhōmaioiG4514,JewsG2453G5037andG2532proselytesG4339,
14G3588G3588ButδὲdeG1161PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074,standing upΣταθεὶςStatheisG2476withσὺνsunG4862the elevenἕνδεκαhendekaG1733,lifted upἐπῆρενepērenG1869hisαὐτοῦautouG846voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG3588G5456,andκαὶkaiG2532saidἀπεφθέγξατοapephthegxatoG669unto themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,Ye menἄνδρεςandresG435of JudæaἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453,andκαὶkaiG2532allG537yethat dwellκατοικοῦντεςkatoikountesG2730at JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,beἔστωestōG1510thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778knownγνωστὸνgnōstonG1110unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532hearken toἐνωτίσασθεenōtisastheG1801myG1473wordsῥήματάrhēmataG3588G4487:
17ταῖςtaisG3588ὁhoG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532it shall come to passἔσταιestaiG1510inἐνenG1722the lastἐσχάταιςeschataisG2078daysἡμέραις,hēmeraisG2250,saithλέγειlegeiG3004Godθεός, τοῦtheos touG3588G2316,I will pour outἐκχεῶekcheōG1632ofἀπὸapoG575myG1473Spiritπνεύματός οἱpneumatos hoiG3588G4151uponἐπὶepiG1909allπᾶσανpasanG3956fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561:andκαὶkaiG2532yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771sonsυἱοὶ αἱhuioi haiG3588G5207andκαὶkaiG2532yourὑμῶν,humōnG4771daughtersθυγατέρες οἱthugateres hoiG3588G2364shall prophesyπροφητεύσουσινprophēteusousinG4395,andκαὶkaiG2532yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771young menνεανίσκοι οἱneaniskoi hoiG3588G3495shall seeG3708visionsὁράσειςhoraseisG3706,andκαὶkaiG2532yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771old menπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245shall dreamἐνυπνιασθήσονται.enupniasthēsontaiG1797dreamsἐνυπνίοιςenupnioisG1798:
18AndκαίkaiG2532γεgeG1065onἐπὶepiG1909myG1473servantsτοὺςtousG3588G1401andκαὶkaiG2532onἐπὶepiG1909myG1473handmaidensτὰςtasG3588G1399I will pour outἐκχεῶekcheōG1632inἐνenG1722thoseἐκείναιςekeinaisG1565daysταῖς ἡμέραιςtais hēmeraisG3588G2250ofἀπὸapoG575myG1473Spiritτοῦ πνεύματόςtou pneumatosG3588G4151;andκαὶkaiG2532they shall prophesyπροφητεύσουσιν.prophēteusousinG4395:
19AndκαὶkaiG2532I will shewδώσωdōsōG1325wondersτέραταterataG5059inἐνenG1722heavenτῷ οὐρανῷtō ouranōG3588G3772aboveἄνωanōG507,andκαὶkaiG2532signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592inἐπὶepiG1909the earthτῆς γῆςtēs gēsG3588G1093beneathκάτω,katōG2736;bloodαἷμαhaimaG129,andκαὶkaiG2532fireπῦρpurG4442,andκαὶkaiG2532vapourἀτμίδαatmidaG822of smokeκαπνοῦ.kapnouG2586:
20ὁhoG3588ἢēG2228The sunἥλιος ἡhēlios hēG3588G2246shall be turnedμεταστραφήσεταιmetastraphēsetaiG3344intoεἰςeisG1519darknessσκότοςskotosG4655,andκαὶkaiG2532the moonσελήνη τὴνselēnē tēnG3588G4582intoεἰςeisG1519bloodαἷμα,haimaG129,before thatπρὶνprinG4250greatμεγάληνmegalēnG3173andκαὶkaiG2532notableἐπιφανῆ.epiphanēG2016dayἡμέραν τὴνhēmeran tēnG3588G2250of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962comeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064:
22Ye menἌνδρεςAndresG435of IsraelἸσραηλῖται,IsraēlitaiG2475,hearἀκούσατεakousateG191theseτούτους·toutousG3778wordsτοὺς λόγουςtous logousG3588G3056;JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424of Nazarethτὸν Ναζωραῖον,ton NazōraionG3588G3480,a manἄνδραandraG435approvedG584ofἀπὸapoG575Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588G2316amongεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶςhumasG4771byG584miraclesδυνάμεσινdunamesinG1411andG2532wondersτέρασινterasinG5059andG2532signsσημείοιςsēmeioisG4592,whichοἷςhoisG3739Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588G2316didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160byδι᾽di᾽G1223himαὐτοῦautouG846inἐνenG1722the midstμέσῳmesōG3319of youὑμῶν,humōnG4771,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531ye yourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846alsoG2532knowG1492:
23τῇtēaG3588HimτοῦτονtoutonG3778,being deliveredἔκδοτονekdotonG1560by theG1012determinateὡρισμένῃhōrismenēG3724counselG1012andκαὶkaiG2532foreknowledgeπρογνώσειprognōseiG4268of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588G2316,ye have takenG2983,and byδιὰdiaG1223wickedἀνόμωνanomōnG459handsχειρὸςcheirosG5495have crucifiedπροσπήξαντεςprospēxantesG4362and slainἀνείλατε,aneilateG337:
24WhomὃνhonG3739Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588G2316hath raised upἀνέστησενanestēsenG450,having loosedλύσαςlusasG3089the painsτὰς ὠδῖναςtas ōdinasG3588G5604of deathτοῦ θανάτου,tou thanatouG3588G2288:becauseκαθότιkathotiG2530it wasἦνēnG1510notοὐκoukG3756possibleδυνατὸνdunatonG1415thatG2902heαὐτὸνautonG846should be holdenG2902ofὑπ᾽hup᾽G5259itαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846.
25ForγὰρgarG1063DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138speakethλέγειlegeiG3004concerningεἰςeisG1519himαὐτόν·autonG846,I foresawπροορώμηνproorōmēnG4308the Lordτὸν κύριονton kurionG3588G2962διὰdiaG1223alwaysπαντός,pantosG3956beforeἐνώπιόνenōpionG1799my faceG1473,forὅτιhotiG3754he isἐστινestinG1510onἐκekG1537myG1473right handδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188,thatἵναinaG2443I shouldG4531notμὴmēG3361be movedG4531:
26ThereforeδιὰdiaG1223τοῦτοtoutoG3778didG2165myG1473heartἡ καρδίαhē kardiaG3588G2588rejoiceG2165,andκαὶkaiG2532myG1473tongueἡ γλῶσσάhē glōssaG3588G1100was gladἠγαλλιάσατοēgalliasatoG21;moreoverἔτιetiG2089alsoδὲdeG1161καὶkaiG2532myG1473fleshἡ σάρξhē sarxG3588G4561shall restκατασκηνώσειkataskēnōseiG2681inἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909hopeἐλπίδι.elpidiG1680:
29MenἌνδρεςAndresG435andbrethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,letἐξὸνexonG1832meG3004freelyπαρρησίαςparrēsiasG3954speakG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314μετὰmetaG3326youὑμᾶςhumasG4771ofπερὶperiG4012the patriarchτοῦ πατριάρχουtou patriarchouG3588G3966DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138,thatὅτιhotiG3754he isG5053bothκαὶkaiG2532deadG5053andκαὶkaiG2532buriedἐτάφηetaphēG2290,andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846sepulchreτὸ μνῆμαto mnēmaG3588G3418isἔστινestinG1510withἐνenG1722usG1473untoἄχριachriG891thisταύτης.tautēsG3778dayτῆς ἡμέραςtēs hēmerasG3588G2250.
30G3588ThereforeοὖνounG3767beingὑπάρχωνhuparchōnG5225a prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396,andκαὶkaiG2532knowingG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754GodθεὸςtheosG3588G2316had swornG3660with an oathὅρκῳhorkōG3727to himαὐτῷautōG846,thatG3660ofἐκekG1537the fruitκαρποῦkarpouG2590of hisαὐτοῦautouG846loinsὀσφύοςosphuosG3588G3751,according toG2596the fleshG4561,he would raise upG450ChristG3588G5547to sitκαθίσαιkathisaiG2523onἐπὶepiG1909hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846throneθρόνονthrononG3588G2362;
31He seeing thisπροϊδὼνproidōnG4308before spakeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980ofπερὶperiG4012the resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG3588G386of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG3588G5547,thatὅτιhotiG3754hisG846soulG3588G5590wasG2641notG3756leftG2641inεἰςeisG1519hellᾅδηνhadēnG86,neitherG3761hisG846fleshσὰρξsarxG3588G4561did seeG3708corruptionδιαφθοράν.diaphthoranG1312.
33G3588G3588G3588ThereforeοὖνounG3767beingG5312by the right handδεξιᾷdexiaG1188of GodθεοῦtheouG3588G2316exaltedὑψωθεὶςhupsōtheisG5312,andτεteG5037having receivedλαβὼνlabōnG2983ofπαρὰparaG3844the FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3588G3962the promiseἐπαγγελίανepangelianG1860of theG4151HolyἁγίουhagiouG40GhostG4151, he hathshed forthἐξέχεενexecheenG1632thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778,whichὃhoG3739yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771nowG3568seeβλέπετεblepeteG991andκαὶkaiG2532hearἀκούετε.akoueteG191.
34ForγὰρgarG1063DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138isG305notοὐouG3756ascendedἀνέβηanebēG305intoεἰςeisG1519the heavensοὐρανούς,ouranousG3588G3772:butδὲdeG1161he saithG3004himselfαὐτός·autosG846,The LordκύριοςkuriosG3588G2962saidλέγειlegeiG3004untoG3588G2962myG1473LordκυρίῳkuriōG3588G2962,Sit thouκάθουkathouG2521onἐκekG1537myG1473right handδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188,
36ThereforeοὖνounG3767letG1097allπᾶςpasG3956the houseοἶκοςoikosG3624of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474knowγινωσκέτωginōsketōG1097assuredlyἀσφαλῶςasphalōsG806,thatὅτιhotiG3754Godὁ θεός,ho theosG3588G2316hath madeἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160thatτοῦτονtoutonG3778sameαὐτὸνautonG846Jesusτὸν Ἰησοῦνton IēsounG3588G2424,whomὃνhonG3739yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771have crucifiedἐσταυρώσατε.¶estaurōsateG4717,bothκαὶkaiG2532LordκύριονkurionG2962andκαὶkaiG2532ChristχριστὸνchristonG5547.
37τὴνtēnG3588Now whenδὲdeG1161they heardἈκούσαντεςAkousantesG191this,they were prickedκατενύγησανkatenugēsanG2660in their heartκαρδίαν, τὸνkardian tonG3588G2588,andτεteG5037saidG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314PeterΠέτρον τοὺςPetron tousG3588G4074andκαὶkaiG2532to the restλοιποὺςloipousG3062of the apostlesἀποστόλους·apostolousG652,MenἄνδρεςandresG435andbrethrenἀδελφοί;adelphoiG80,whatτίtiG5101shall we doποιήσωμεν,poiēsōmenG4160?
38G3588ThenδὲdeG1161PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074saidφησὶνphēsinG5346untoπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς·autousG846,RepentμετανοήσατεmetanoēsateG3340,andκαὶkaiG2532be baptizedβαπτισθήτωbaptisthētōG907every oneἕκαστοςhekastosG1538of youG4771inἐπὶepiG1909the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3588G3686of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547forεἰςeisG1519the remissionἄφεσινaphesinG859of sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266,andκαὶkaiG2532ye shall receiveλήμψεσθεlēmpsestheG2983the giftδωρεὰνdōreanG3588G1431of theG4151HolyἁγίουhagiouG40GhostG4151.
39ForγάρgarG1063the promiseἐπαγγελίαepangeliaG3588G1860isἐστινestinG1510unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532toG3588G5043yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771childrenG3588G5043,andκαὶkaiG2532to allπᾶσινpasinG3956thatG3588areεἰςeisG1519afar offG3117, evenas many asὅσουςhosousG3745ἂνanG302the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962ourG1473GodθεὸςtheosG3588G2316shall callπροσκαλέσηταιproskalesētaiG4341.
40τῆςtēsG3588AndτεteG5037withG3056manyπλείοσινpleiosinG4119otherἑτέροιςheteroisG2087wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056did he testifyδιεμαρτύρατοdiemarturatoG1263andκαὶkaiG2532exhortπαρεκάλειparekaleiG3870,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,Save yourselvesσώθητεsōthēteG4982fromἀπὸapoG575thisταύτης.tautēsG3778untowardσκολιᾶςskoliasG4646generationγενεᾶς τῆςgeneas tēsG3588G1074.
41οἱhoiG3588μὲνmenG3303ThenοὖνounG3767theyG907thatG588gladlyG780receivedG588hisαὐτοῦautouG846wordτὸν λόγονton logonG3588G3056were baptizedG907:andκαὶkaiG2532the sameἐκείνῃekeinēG1565dayτῇ ἡμέρᾳtēa hēmeraG3588G2250there were addedπροσετέθησανprosetethēsanG4369unto themaboutὡσεὶhōseiG5616three thousandτρισχίλιαι.¶trischiliaiG5153soulsψυχαὶpsuchaiG5590.
42AndδὲdeG1161ἮσανĒsanG1510they continued stedfastlyπροσκαρτεροῦντεςproskarterountesG4342inG3588G1322the apostles’ἀποστόλωνapostolōnG3588G652doctrineG3588G1322andG2532fellowshipκοινωνίᾳ,koinōniaG3588G2842,andG2532in breakingκλάσειklaseiG3588G2800of breadἄρτουartouG3588G740,andG2532in prayersπροσευχαῖς.proseuchaisG3588G4335.
45AndκαὶkaiG2532sold theirἐπίπρασκονepipraskonG4097possessionsτὰ κτήματαta ktēmataG3588G2933andκαὶkaiG2532goodsτὰς ὑπάρξειςtas huparxeisG3588G5223,andκαὶkaiG2532partedδιεμέριζονdiemerizonG1266themαὐτὰautaG846to allπᾶσινpasinG3956men,asκαθότιkathotiG2530everyἄνanG302manτιςtisG5100hadεἶχεν·eichenG2192needχρείανchreianG5532.
46AndτεteG5037they, continuingπροσκαρτεροῦντεςproskarterountesG4342dailyκαθ᾽ ἡμέρανkath᾽ hēmeranG2596G2250with one accordὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661inἐνenG1722the templeτῷ ἱερῷ,tō hi'erōG3588G2411,andτεteG5037breakingκλῶντέςklōntesG2806breadἄρτονartonG740fromκατ᾽kat᾽G2596house to houseοἶκονoikonG3624,did eat theirμετελάμβανονmetelambanonG3335meatτροφῆςtrophēsG5160withἐνenG1722gladnessἀγαλλιάσειagalliaseiG20andκαὶkaiG2532singlenessἀφελότητιaphelotētiG858of heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,
47τὸνtonG3588PraisingαἰνοῦντεςainountesG134Godθεὸν τὸνtheon tonG3588G2316,andκαὶkaiG2532havingἔχοντεςechontesG2192favourχάρινcharinG5485withπρὸςprosG4314allὅλονholonG3650the peopleλαόν. ὁlaon hoG3588G2992.AndδὲdeG1161the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962addedπροσετίθειprosetitheiG4369to the AssemblyτοὺςtousG3588G1577dailyἡμέρανhēmeranG2250suchτὸtoG3588asκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596should be savedσῳζομένουςsōzomenousG4982.
Commentaries on Acts 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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