OET-RV ACTs Chapter 2

2 [ref]When the Day of Pentecost actually arrived, the believers met together in the same room. 2 Suddenly there was a noise in the sky that sounded like a strong wind, then it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3 They saw what looked like tongues of fire that kept dividing[fn] and then settling down on each one of them. 4 In this way they were all filled with the holy spirit and began speaking in other languages as the spirit enabled them.

5 At the time, there were godly Jews staying in Yerusalem that had come from other countries all around the world. 6 When they heard this noise, lots of people came to investigate but they were confused because they heard the believers talking in their own languages from around the world. 7 They were astounded and marvelled, asking, “Wow, aren’t these people talking all Galileans? 8 So how come we’re hearing them speak the languages of the countries where we were born? 9 There’s people here from Parthia, Media, Elam, Mesopotamia, Yudea, Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia Minor, 10 Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, Libya (near Cyrene), and visitors from Rome, 11 Crete, and Arabia. Some are Jews and some are non-Jews who’ve converted to Judaism. And we can hear them talking about God in our languages.” 12 Everyone was amazed and totally puzzled, asking each other, “What’s going on here?” 13 But others scoffed and said, “Ha, they’ve just had too much to drink.”

14 So the twelve stood up and Peter told the crowd in a loud voice, “People of Yudea and everyone staying in Yerusalem. Listen to me so that I can explain this to you. 15 This group is not drunk like you’re all thinking, because it’s still mid-morning, 16 but you’re seeing what the prophet Yoel wrote about:

17 [ref]God said, ‘In the last days I will pour out my spirit on all humanity—your children will tell of future events, your young men will see visions, and your old men will have dreams from God. 18 I will pour my spirit out on my male and female slaves and they will tell of future events. 19 I will do unusual things with the stars and planets, and also down on the earth below: blood, fire, and clouds of smoke. 20 I’ll make the sun go dark and the moon go blood red. This will happen before the great victorious day of the coming of the master. 21 Then everyone who relies on the name and authority of the master will be saved.’

22 “Fellow Israelis, listen to this account: You yourselves know that God did miracles through Yeshua from Nazareth, and he fulfilled signs from the scriptures—in fact God did this right in front of you. 23 [ref]Then as part of God’s plan and foreknowledge, this Yeshua was taken to the authorities by those who didn’t follow their own laws, and you all killed him by having him executed on a pole. 24 [ref]But God released him from the agonies of death and brought him back to life—death couldn’t restrain him. 25 [ref]As David wrote,

‘I foresaw the master always being in front of me. I refuse to be afraid because he’s there on my right.

26 Because of that, I was happy and spoke out my praises. My whole body lives in anticipation 27 because you will never abandon my soul in Hades, nor will you allow the godly one to decay. 28 You showed me the roads to life. You fill me with gladness because of your presence.’

29 “Fellow Israelis, we can tell you all with confidence that our patriarch David both died and was buried, and his tomb is still here with us today. 30 [ref]So because he was a prophet, and knowing that God has promised him to seat one of his descendants on his throne, 31 he was foretelling the resurrection of the messiah who was neither ‘abandoned in Hades nor did his body decay.’ 32 Then God raised this Yeshua back to life and we’re all witnesses of that. 33 Now he’s sitting at God’s right hand, and having received the promise of the holy spirit from the father, he poured this out which you are all seeing and hearing today. 34 [ref]You see, David never went up to the heavens, but he himself said,

‘The master said to my master: Sit down at my right

35 until I defeat your enemies.’

36 “So let all Israel know that this Yeshua that you executed on a pole, God made him both the master and the messiah.”

37 When the people heard that, they were deeply troubled and asked Peter and the other missionaries, “What should we do then, brothers?”

38 Peter responded, “Turn away from your sins and each one of you needs to be immersed by the authority of Yeshua the messiah. Then your sins will be forgiven and you all will receive the gift of the holy spirit, 39 because that promise is to you all and your children and to their descendants—to anyone who will call out to the master, our God.”

40 Then Peter shared further teaching with them and encouraged them to save themselves out from this corrupt generation. 41 Because of that, those who welcomed his teaching were immersed and about three thousand people were added to their numbers that day. 42 They continued listening to the teaching of the missionaries, and in building their relationships with each other, and in breaking bread and praying together.

43 They were serious in their learning about God, and the missionaries did many miracles and signs of God’s power in Yerusalem and all the people wanted to be right with God. 44 [ref]All those who did believe were united in purpose and had shared use of many things. 45 Some sold their properties and possessions and divided them among the group so that everyone had everything they needed. 46 Each day they worshipped together at the temple and also went to various homes to break bread together. They talked about Yeshua at their mealtimes without sophistication, 47 praising God and being popular with the people, and every day the master was adding more that were being saved.