Act 1:1, Act 2 | ESV | STEP | In the first book , O Theophilus , I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach ,

1 When ^cthe day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like ^da mighty rushing wind, and ^eit filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3 And divided tongues ^fas of fire appeared to them and rested ^{▼▼Or And tongues as of fire appeared to them, distributed among them, and rested} on each one of them. 4 And they were all ^hfilled with the Holy Spirit and began ⁱto speak in other tongues ^jas the Spirit gave them utterance.

5 Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven. 6 And ^kat this sound the multitude came together, and they were bewildered, because each one was hearing them speak in his own language. 7 And ^lthey were amazed and astonished, saying, “Are not all these who are speaking ^mGalileans? 8 And how is it that we hear, each of us in his own native language? 9 Parthians and ⁿMedes and ^oElamites and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, 11 both Jews and ^pproselytes, Cretans and Arabians—we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God.” 12 And ^qall were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” 13 But others ^rmocking said, “They are filled with new wine.”

Peter’s Sermon at Pentecost

14 But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words. 15 For these people are not drunk, as you suppose, ^ssince it is only the third hour of the day. ^{▼▼That is, 9 a.m.} 16 But this is what was uttered through the prophet Joel:

17 ^u“‘And in the last days it shall be, God declares,
^vthat I will pour out my Spirit ^won all flesh,
and your sons and ^xyour daughters shall prophesy,
and your young men shall see visions,
and your old men shall dream dreams;
18 even on my male servants ^{▼▼Greek bondservants; twice in this verse} and female servants
in those days I will pour out my Spirit, and ^zthey shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in the heavens above
and signs on the earth below,
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke;
20 ^aathe sun shall be turned to darkness
and the moon to blood,
before ^abthe day of the Lord comes, the great and magnificent day.
21 And it shall come to pass that ^aceveryone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.’
22 “Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, ^ada man attested to you by God ^aewith ^afmighty works and wonders and signs that ^agGod did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know— 23 this Jesus, ^{▼▼Greek this one} ^aidelivered up according to ^ajthe definite plan and ^akforeknowledge of God, ^alyou crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. 24 ^amGod raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because ^anit was not possible for him to be held by it. 25 For David says concerning him,

^ao“‘I saw the Lord always before me,
for he is at my right hand that I may not be shaken;
26 therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced;
my flesh also will dwell ^apin hope.
27 For you will not abandon my soul to ^aqHades,
^aror let your ^asHoly One ^atsee corruption.
28 You have made known to me the paths of life;
you will make me full of gladness with your presence.’
29 “Brothers, I may say to you with confidence about ^authe patriarch David ^avthat he both died and ^awwas buried, and ^axhis tomb is with us to this day. 30 ^ayBeing therefore a prophet, and knowing that ^azGod had sworn with an oath to him that he would set one of his descendants on his throne, 31 he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that ^bahe was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption. 32 This Jesus ^bbGod raised up, ^bcand of that we all are witnesses. 33 ^bdBeing therefore ^beexalted at the right hand of God, and having received from ^bfthe Father ^bgthe promise of the Holy Spirit, ^bhhe has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing. 34 For ^biDavid did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says,

^bj“‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at my right hand,
35 until I make your enemies your footstool.”’
36 Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that ^bkGod has made him ^blboth Lord and Christ, this Jesus ^bmwhom you crucified.”

37 Now when ^bnthey heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, ^bowhat shall we do?” 38 And Peter said to them, ^bp“Repent and ^bqbe baptized every one of you ^brin the name of Jesus Christ ^bsfor the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive ^btthe gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For ^buthe promise is for you and ^bvfor your children and for all ^bwwho are far off, everyone ^bxwhom the Lord our God calls to himself.” 40 And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, ^by“Save yourselves from this ^bzcrooked generation.” 41 So those who received his word were baptized, and ^cathere were added that day about three thousand souls.

The Fellowship of the Believers

42 And ^cbthey devoted themselves to the apostles’ ^ccteaching and the ^cdfellowship, to ^cethe breaking of bread and the prayers. 43 And awe ^{▼▼Or fear} came upon every soul, and ^cgmany wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. 44 And all who believed were together and ^chhad all things in common. 45 And ^cithey were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. 46 And day by day, ^cjattending the temple ^cktogether and ^clbreaking bread in their homes, they received their food ^cmwith glad and generous hearts, 47 praising God and ^cnhaving favor with all the people. And the Lord ^coadded to their number ^cpday by day those who ^cqwere being saved.