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1 | And when the
day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one
place. |
2 | And suddenly
there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all
the house where they were sitting. |
3 | And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and
it sat upon each of them. |
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And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other
tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. |
5 | And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men,
out of every nation under heaven. |
6 | Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and
were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own
language. |
7 | And they were
all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these
which speak Galilaeans? |
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And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born? |
9 | Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites,
and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and
Asia, |
10 | Phrygia, and
Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of
Rome, Jews and proselytes, |
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| Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the
wonderful works of God. |
12 |
And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What
meaneth this? |
13 | Others
mocking said, These men are full of new wine. |
14 | But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his
voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at
Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words: |
15 | For these are not drunken, as ye
suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day. |
16 | But this is that which was spoken by
the prophet Joel; |
17 |
And
it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, 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 old men shall dream dreams:
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And on my servants and on my
handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall
prophesy: |
19 |
And I will
shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire,
and vapour of smoke:
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The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the
great and notable day of the Lord come:
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And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on
the name of the Lord shall be saved.
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22 | Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man
approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by
him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know: |
23 | Him, being delivered by the
determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked
hands have crucified and slain: |
24 | Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death:
because it was not possible that he should be holden of it. |
25 | For David speaketh concerning him,
I
foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I
should not be moved:
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Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh
shall rest in hope:
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Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine
Holy One to see corruption.
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Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full
of joy with thy countenance.
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29
| Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David,
that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this
day. |
30 | Therefore being
a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the
fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on
his throne;
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31 | He seeing
this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in
hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.
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32 | This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are
witnesses. |
33 | Therefore
being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the
promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and
hear. |
34 | For David is
not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my
Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, |
35 | Until I make thy foes thy footstool.
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36 | Therefore let all the house of Israel know
assuredly, that God hath made the same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord
and Christ. |
37 | Now when
they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to
the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? |
38 | Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and
be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of
sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. |
39 | For the promise is unto you, and to
your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the LORD our God
shall call. |
40 | And with
many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this
untoward generation. |
41 |
Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there
were added unto them about three thousand souls. |
42 | And they continued stedfastly in the apostles'
doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. |
43 | And fear came upon every soul: and
many wonders and signs were done by the apostles. |
44 | And all that believed were together, and had all
things common; |
45 | And
sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had
need. |
46 | And they,
continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house
to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, |
47 | Praising God, and having
favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as
should be saved. |
