Acts 2
The Coming of the Holy
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And when the day of Pentecost Lev.
23.15-21 · Deut. 16.9-11 was fully come, they were all with one accord in one
place.
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And suddenly there came a sound from
heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house
where they were sitting.
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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.
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And there were dwelling at Jerusalem
Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.
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Now when this was noised abroad, the
multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man
heard them speak in his own language.
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And they were all amazed and marveled,
saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak
Galileans?
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And how hear we every man in our own
tongue, wherein we were born?
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Par'thi-ans, and Medes, and E'lamites,
and the dwellers in Mesopota'mi-a, and in Judea, and Cappado'cia, in
Pontus, and Asia,
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Phryg'i-a, and Pamphyl'i-a, in Egypt, and
in the parts of Libya about Cyre'ne, 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.
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And they were all amazed, and were in
doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this?
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Others mocking said, These men are full
of new wine.
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Peter's Address at
Pentecost |
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But Peter, standing up with the eleven,
lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and
hearken to my words:
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for these are not drunken, as ye suppose,
seeing it is but the third hour of the day.
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But this is that which was spoken by the
prophet Joel;
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And it shall come to pass in the last
days, saith God,
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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
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I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; |
and they shall
prophesy: |
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and I will show wonders in heaven
above,
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and signs in the earth beneath; |
blood, and fire, and vapor of
smoke: |
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the sun shall be turned into
darkness,
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and the moon into blood, |
before that 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. Joel
2.28-32
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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:
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him, being delivered by the determinate
counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands
have crucified and slain: Mt. 27.35 · Mk. 15.24 · Lk. 23.33 · Joh. 19.18
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whom God hath raised up, Mt. 28.5, 6 · Mk. 16.6 · Lk. 24.5 having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible
that he should be holden of it.
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For David speaketh concerning him,
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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;
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moreover also my flesh shall rest in
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because thou wilt not leave my soul in
hell,
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neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see
corruption. |
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Thou hast made known to me the ways of
life;
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thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance. Ps.
16.8-11 |
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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.
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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; Ps. 89.3, 4 ; 132.11
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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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This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we
all are witnesses.
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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.
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For David is not ascended into the
heavens: but he saith himself,
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The LORD said unto my
Lord, |
Sit thou on my right
hand, |
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until I make thy foes thy footstool. Ps.
110.1
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Therefore let all the house of Israel
know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have
crucified, both Lord and Christ.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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And with many other words did he testify
and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward
generation.
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Then they that gladly received his word
were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
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And they continued steadfastly in the
apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in
prayers.
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Life among the
Believers |
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And fear came upon every soul: and many
wonders and signs were done by the apostles.
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And all that believed were together, and
had all things common; Acts 4.32-35
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and sold their possessions and goods, and
parted them to all men, as every man had need. Mt.
19.21 · Mk.
10.21 · Lk.
12.33 ; 18.22
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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,
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praising God, and having favor with all
the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be
saved.
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