New American Standard Bible

Darby Bible Translation

The Day of Pentecost

When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place.

The Holy Spirit at Pentecost

And when the day of Pentecost was now accomplishing, they were all together in one place.

And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.

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And there came suddenly a sound out of heaven as of a violent impetuous blowing, and filled all the house where they were sitting.

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And there appeared to them tongues as of fire distributing themselves, and they rested on each one of them.

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And there appeared to them parted tongues, as of fire, and it sat upon each one of them.

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And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance.

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And they were all filled with [the] Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit gave to them to speak forth.

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Now there were Jews living in Jerusalem, devout men from every nation under heaven.

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Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, pious men, from every nation of those under heaven.

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And when this sound occurred, the crowd came together, and were bewildered because each one of them was hearing them speak in his own language.

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But the rumour of this having spread, the multitude came together and were confounded, because each one heard them speaking in his own dialect.

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They were amazed and astonished, saying, “Why, are not all these who are speaking Galileans?

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And all were amazed and wondered, saying, Behold, are not all these who are speaking Galilaeans?

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“And how is it that we each hear them in our own language to which we were born?

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and how do *we* hear [them] each in our own dialect in which we have been born,

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“Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,

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Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and those who inhabit Mesopotamia, and Judaea, and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,

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Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the districts of Libya around Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,

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both Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt, and the parts of Libya which adjoin Cyrene, and the Romans sojourning [here], both Jews and proselytes,

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Cretans and Arabs — we hear them in our own tongues speaking of the mighty deeds of God.”

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Cretans and Arabians, we hear them speaking in our own tongues the great things of God?

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And they all continued in amazement and great perplexity, saying to one another, “What does this mean?”

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And they were all amazed and in perplexity, saying one to another, What would this mean?

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But others were mocking and saying, “They are full of sweet wine.”

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But others mocking said, They are full of new wine.

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Peter’s Sermon

But Peter, taking his stand with the eleven, raised his voice and declared to them: “Men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you and give heed to my words.

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Peter Preaches to the Crowd

But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice and spoke forth to them, Men of Judaea, and all ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give heed to my words:

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“For these men are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only the third hour of the day;

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for these are not full of wine, as *ye* suppose, for it is the third hour of the day;

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but this is what was spoken of through the prophet Joel:

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but this is that which was spoken through the prophet Joel,

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‘AND IT SHALL BE IN THE LAST DAYS,’ God says,
‘THAT I WILL POUR FORTH OF MY SPIRIT ON ALL MANKIND;
AND YOUR SONS AND YOUR DAUGHTERS SHALL PROPHESY,
AND YOUR YOUNG MEN SHALL SEE VISIONS,
AND YOUR OLD MEN SHALL DREAM DREAMS;

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And it shall be in the last days, saith God, [that] I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your elders shall dream with dreams;

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EVEN ON MY BONDSLAVES, BOTH MEN AND WOMEN,
I WILL IN THOSE DAYS POUR FORTH OF MY SPIRIT
And they shall prophesy.

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yea, even upon my bondmen and upon my bondwomen in those days will I pour out of my Spirit, and they shall prophesy.

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‘AND I WILL GRANT WONDERS IN THE SKY ABOVE
AND SIGNS ON THE EARTH BELOW,
BLOOD, AND FIRE, AND VAPOR OF SMOKE.

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And I will give wonders in the heaven above and signs on the earth below, blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:

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‘THE SUN WILL BE TURNED INTO DARKNESS
AND THE MOON INTO BLOOD,
BEFORE THE GREAT AND GLORIOUS DAY OF THE LORD SHALL COME.

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the sun shall be changed to darkness and the moon to blood, before the great and gloriously appearing day of [the] Lord come.

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‘AND IT SHALL BE THAT EVERYONE WHO CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED.’

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And it shall be that whosoever shall call upon the name of [the] Lord shall be saved.

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“Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man attested to you by God with miracles and wonders and signs which God performed through Him in your midst, just as you yourselves know —

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Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus the Nazaraean, a man borne witness to by God to you by works of power and wonders and signs, which God wrought by him in your midst, as yourselves know

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this Man, delivered over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you nailed to a cross by the hands of godless men and put Him to death.

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-- him, given up by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye, by [the] hand of lawless [men], have crucified and slain.

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“But God raised Him up again, putting an end to the agony of death, since it was impossible for Him to be held in its power.

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Whom God has raised up, having loosed the pains of death, inasmuch as it was not possible that he should be held by its power;

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“For David says of Him,
‘I SAW THE LORD ALWAYS IN MY PRESENCE;
FOR HE IS AT MY RIGHT HAND, SO THAT I WILL NOT BE SHAKEN.

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for David says as to him, I foresaw the Lord continually before me, because he is at my right hand that I may not be moved.

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‘THEREFORE MY HEART WAS GLAD AND MY TONGUE EXULTED;
MOREOVER MY FLESH ALSO WILL LIVE IN HOPE;

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Therefore has my heart rejoiced and my tongue exulted; yea more, my flesh also shall dwell in hope,

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BECAUSE YOU WILL NOT ABANDON MY SOUL TO HADES,
NOR ALLOW YOUR HOLY ONE TO UNDERGO DECAY.

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for thou wilt not leave my soul in hades, nor wilt thou give thy gracious one to see corruption.

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‘YOU HAVE MADE KNOWN TO ME THE WAYS OF LIFE;
YOU WILL MAKE ME FULL OF GLADNESS WITH YOUR PRESENCE.’

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Thou hast made known to me [the] paths of life, thou wilt fill me with joy with thy countenance.

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“Brethren, I may confidently say to you regarding the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.

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Brethren, let it be allowed to speak with freedom to you concerning the patriarch David, that he has both died and been buried, and his monument is amongst us unto this day.

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“And so, because he was a prophet and knew that GOD HAD SWORN TO HIM WITH AN OATH TO SEAT one OF HIS DESCENDANTS ON HIS THRONE,

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Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn to him with an oath, of the fruit of his loins to set upon his throne;

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he looked ahead and spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that HE WAS NEITHER ABANDONED TO HADES, NOR DID His flesh SUFFER DECAY.

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he, seeing [it] before, spoke concerning the resurrection of the Christ, that neither has he been left in hades nor his flesh seen corruption.

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“This Jesus God raised up again, to which we are all witnesses.

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This Jesus has God raised up, whereof all *we* are witnesses.

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“Therefore having been exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He has poured forth this which you both see and hear.

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Having therefore been exalted by the right hand of God, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this which *ye* behold and hear.

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“For it was not David who ascended into heaven, but he himself says:
‘THE LORD SAID TO MY LORD,
“SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND,

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For David has not ascended into the heavens, but he says himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit at my right hand

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UNTIL I MAKE YOUR ENEMIES A FOOTSTOOL FOR YOUR FEET.”’

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until I have put thine enemies [to be] the footstool of thy feet.

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“Therefore let all the house of Israel know for certain that God has made Him both Lord and Christ — this Jesus whom you crucified.”

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Let the whole house of Israel therefore know assuredly that God has made him, this Jesus whom *ye* have crucified, both Lord and Christ.

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The Ingathering

Now when they heard this, they were pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brethren, what shall we do?”

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Three Thousand Believe

And having heard [it] they were pricked in heart, and said to Peter and the other apostles, What shall we do, brethren?

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Peter said to them, “Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

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And Peter said to them, Repent, and be baptised, each one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, for remission of sins, and ye will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

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“For the promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself.”

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For to you is the promise and to your children, and to all who [are] afar off, as many as [the] Lord our God may call.

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And with many other words he solemnly testified and kept on exhorting them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation!”

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And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, Be saved from this perverse generation.

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So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand souls.

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Those then who had accepted his word were baptised; and there were added in that day about three thousand souls.

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They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

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The Fellowship of Believers

And they persevered in the teaching and fellowship of the apostles, in breaking of bread and prayers.

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Everyone kept feeling a sense of awe; and many wonders and signs were taking place through the apostles.

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And fear was upon every soul, and many wonders and signs took place through the apostles' means.

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And all those who had believed were together and had all things in common;

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And all that believed were together, and had all things common,

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and they began selling their property and possessions and were sharing them with all, as anyone might have need.

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and sold their possessions and substance, and distributed them to all, according as any one might have need.

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Day by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they were taking their meals together with gladness and sincerity of heart,

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And every day, being constantly in the temple with one accord, and breaking bread in [the] house, they received their food with gladness and simplicity of heart,

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praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number day by day those who were being saved.

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praising God, and having favour with all the people; and the Lord added [to the assembly] daily those that were to be saved.

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