Acts - douay rheims

Chapter 2

¹ AND when the days of the Pentecost were accomplished, they were all together in one place:
² And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a mighty wind coming, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.
³ And there appeared to them parted tongues as it were of fire, and it sat upon every one of them:
⁴ And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they began to speak with divers tongues, according as the Holy Ghost gave them to speak.
⁵ Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem, Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.
⁶ And when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded in mind, because that every man heard them speak in his own tongue.
⁷ And they were all amazed, and wondered, saying: Behold, are not all these, that speak, Galileans?
⁸ And how have we heard, every man our own tongue wherein we were born?
⁹ Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and inhabitants of Mesopotamia, Judea, and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,
¹⁰ Phrygia, and Pamphylia, Egypt, and the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome,
¹¹ Jews also, and proselytes, Cretes, and Arabians: we have heard them speak in our own tongues the wonderful works of God.
¹² And they were all astonished, and wondered, saying one to another: What meaneth this?
¹³ But others mocking, said: These men are full of new wine.
¹⁴ But Peter standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spoke to them: Ye men of Judea, and all you that dwell in Jerusalem, be this known to you, and with your ears receive my words.
¹⁵ For these are not drunk, as you suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day:
¹⁶ But this is that which was spoken of by the prophet Joel:
¹⁷ And it shall come to pass, in the last days, (saith the Lord,) 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.
¹⁸ And upon my servants indeed, and upon my handmaids will I pour out in those days of my spirit, and they shall prophesy.
¹⁹ And I will shew wonders in the heaven above, and signs on the earth beneath: blood and fire, and vapour of smoke.
²⁰ The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and manifest day of the Lord come.
²¹ And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, shall be saved.
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 you also know:
²³ This same being delivered up, by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, you by the hands of wicked men have crucified and slain.
²⁴ Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the sorrows of hell, as it was impossible that he should be holden by it.
²⁵ For David saith concerning him: I foresaw the Lord before my face: because he is at my right hand, that I may not be moved.
²⁶ For this my heart hath been glad, and any tongue hath rejoiced: moreover my flesh also shall rest in hope.
²⁷ Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, nor suffer thy Holy One to see corruption.
²⁸ Thou hast made known to me the ways of life: thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.
²⁹ Ye men, brethren, let me freely speak to you of the patriarch David; that he died, and was buried; and his sepulchre is with us to this present day.
³⁰ Whereas therefore he was a prophet, and knew that God hath sworn to him with an oath, that of the fruit of his loins one should sit upon his throne.
³¹ Foreseeing this, he spoke of the resurrection of Christ. For neither was he left in hell, neither did his flesh see corruption.
³² This Jesus hath God raised again, whereof all we are witnesses.
³³ Being exalted therefore by the right hand of God, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath poured forth this which you see and hear.
³⁴ For David ascended not into heaven; but he himself said: The Lord said to my Lord, sit thou on my right hand,
³⁵ Until I make thy enemies thy footstool.
³⁶ Therefore let all the house of Israel know most certainly, that God hath made both Lord and Christ, this same Jesus, whom you have crucified.
³⁷ Now when they had heard these things, they had compunction in their heart, and said to Peter, and to the rest of the apostles: What shall we do, men and brethren?
³⁸ But Peter said to them: Do penance, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of your sins: and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
³⁹ For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all that are far off, whomsoever the Lord our God shall call.
⁴⁰ And with very many other words did he testify and exhort them, saying: Save yourselves from this perverse generation.
⁴¹ They therefore that received his word, were baptized; and there were added in that day about three thousand souls.
⁴² And they were persevering in the doctrine of the apostles, and in the communication of the breaking of bread, and in prayers.
⁴³ And fear came upon every soul: many wonders also and signs were done by the apostles in Jerusalem, and there was great fear in all.
⁴⁴ And all they that believed, were together, and had all things common.
⁴⁵ Their possessions and goods they sold, and divided them to all, according as every one had need.
⁴⁶ And continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they took their meat with gladness and simplicity of heart;
⁴⁷ Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord increased daily together such as should be saved.

Acts - webster

Chapter 2

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 to them, cloven tongues as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.
⁴ And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
⁵ And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven.
⁶ Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because every man heard them speak in his own language.
⁷ And they were all amazed, and marveled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these who speak Galileans?
⁸ And how do we hear every man in our own language, wherein we were born?
⁹ Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judea, 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,
¹¹ Cretes and Arabians we hear them speak in our languages 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 to them, Ye men of Judea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known to 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:
¹⁸ And on my servants, and on my hand-maidens I will, in those days, pour out of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:
¹⁹ And I will show wonders in heaven above, and signs on the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke.
²⁰ The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come.
²¹ And it shall come to pass, that whoever shall call on the name of the Lord, shall be saved.
²² Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved by 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 held by it.
²⁵ For David speaketh concerning him, I saw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:
²⁶ Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also, my flesh shall rest in hope:
²⁷ Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thy Holy One to see corruption:
²⁸ Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou wilt make me full of joy with thy countenance.
²⁹ Men, brethren, let me freely speak to you concerning the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulcher is with us to this day.
³⁰ Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn to him with an oath, that from the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;
³¹ He seeing this before, spoke of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither did his flesh see corruption.
³² This Jesus hath God raised up, of which we all are witnesses.
³³ Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.
³⁴ For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he saith himself, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
³⁵ Until I make thy foes thy footstool.
³⁶ Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
³⁷ Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said to Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men, brethren, what shall we do?
³⁸ Then Peter said to 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 Spirit.
³⁹ For the promise is to 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 perverse generation.
⁴¹ Then they that gladly received his word, were baptized: and the same day there were added to them about three thousand souls.
⁴² And they continued steadfastly 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, ate their food with gladness and singleness of heart,
⁴⁷ Praising God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.

Acts - world english bible

Chapter 2

¹ when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place.
² there came from the sky a sound like the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
³ like fire appeared and were distributed to them, and one sat on each of them.
⁴ were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak.
⁵ there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under the sky.
⁶ this sound was heard, the multitude came together, and were bewildered, because everyone heard them speaking in his own language.
⁷ were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, "Behold, aren't all these who speak Galileans?
⁸ do we hear, everyone in our own native language?
⁹ Medes, Elamites, and people from Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia,
¹⁰ Pamphylia, Egypt, the parts of Libya around Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,
¹¹ and Arabians: we hear them speaking in our languages the mighty works of God!"
¹² were all amazed, and were perplexed, saying one to another, "What does this mean?"
¹³ mocking, said, "They are filled with new wine."
¹⁴ Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spoke out to them, "You men of Judea, and all you who dwell at Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to my words.
¹⁵ these aren't drunken, as you suppose, seeing it is only the third hour of the day.
¹⁶ this is what has been spoken through the prophet Joel:
¹⁷ will be in the last days, says God, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh. Your sons and your daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions. Your old men will dream dreams.
¹⁸ and on my servants and on my handmaidens in those days, I will pour out my Spirit, and they will prophesy.
¹⁹ will show wonders in the sky above, and signs on the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and billows of smoke.
²⁰ sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
²¹ will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'
²² of Israel, hear these words! Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved by God to you by mighty works and wonders and signs which God did by him in the midst of you, even as you yourselves know,
²³ being delivered up by the determined counsel and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by the hand of lawless men, crucified and killed;
²⁴ God raised up, having freed him from the agony of death, because it was not possible that he should be held by it.
²⁵ David says concerning him, 'I saw the Lord always before my face, For he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved.
²⁶ my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced. Moreover my flesh also will dwell in hope;
²⁷ you will not leave my soul in Hades, neither will you allow your Holy One to see decay.
²⁸ made known to me the ways of life. You will make me full of gladness with your presence.'
²⁹ I may tell you freely of the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
³⁰ being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his body, according to the flesh, he would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne,
³¹ foreseeing this spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that neither was his soul left in Hades, nor did his flesh see decay.
³² Jesus God raised up, to which we all are witnesses.
³³ therefore exalted by the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this, which you now see and hear.
³⁴ David didn't ascend into the heavens, but he says himself, 'The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit by my right hand,
³⁵ I make your enemies a footstool for your feet."'
³⁶ all the house of Israel therefore know certainly that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified."
³⁷ when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?"
³⁸ said to them, "Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
³⁹ the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all who are far off, even as many as the Lord our God will call to himself."
⁴⁰ many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, "Save yourselves from this crooked generation!"
⁴¹ those who gladly received his word were baptized. There were added that day about three thousand souls.
⁴² continued steadfastly in the apostles' teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and prayer.
⁴³ came on every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles.
⁴⁴ who believed were together, and had all things in common.
⁴⁵ sold their possessions and goods, and distributed them to all, according as anyone had need.
⁴⁶ by day, continuing steadfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart,
⁴⁷ God, and having favor with all the people. The Lord added to the assembly day by day those who were being saved.

Acts - darby

Chapter 2

¹ And when the day of Pentecost was now accomplishing, they were all together in one place.
² And there came suddenly a sound out of heaven as of a violent impetuous blowing, and filled all the house where they were sitting.
³ And there appeared to them parted tongues, as of fire, and it sat upon each one of them.
⁴ 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.
⁵ Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, pious men, from every nation of those under heaven.
⁶ But the rumour of this having spread, the multitude came together and were confounded, because each one heard them speaking in his own dialect.
⁷ And all were amazed and wondered, saying, Behold, are not all these who are speaking Galilaeans?
⁸ and how do *we* hear [them] each in our own dialect in which we have been born,
⁹ Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and those who inhabit Mesopotamia, and Judaea, and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,
¹⁰ both Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt, and the parts of Libya which adjoin Cyrene, and the Romans sojourning [here], both Jews and proselytes,
¹¹ Cretans and Arabians, we hear them speaking in our own tongues the great things of God?
¹² And they were all amazed and in perplexity, saying one to another, What would this mean?
¹³ But others mocking said, They are full of new wine.
¹⁴ 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:
¹⁵ for these are not full of wine, as *ye* suppose, for it is the third hour of the day;
¹⁶ but this is that which was spoken through the prophet Joel,
¹⁷ 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;
¹⁸ yea, even upon my bondmen and upon my bondwomen in those days will I pour out of my Spirit, and they shall prophesy.
¹⁹ And I will give wonders in the heaven above and signs on the earth below, blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:
²⁰ the sun shall be changed to darkness and the moon to blood, before the great and gloriously appearing day of [the] Lord come.
²¹ And it shall be that whosoever shall call upon the name of [the] Lord shall be saved.
²² 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
²³ -- him, given up by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye, by [the] hand of lawless [men], have crucified and slain.
²⁴ 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;
²⁵ 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.
²⁶ Therefore has my heart rejoiced and my tongue exulted; yea more, my flesh also shall dwell in hope,
²⁷ for thou wilt not leave my soul in hades, nor wilt thou give thy gracious one to see corruption.
²⁸ Thou hast made known to me [the] paths of life, thou wilt fill me with joy with thy countenance.
²⁹ 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.
³⁰ 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;
³¹ he, seeing [it] before, spoke concerning the resurrection of the Christ, that neither has he been left in hades nor his flesh seen corruption.
³² This Jesus has God raised up, whereof all *we* are witnesses.
³³ 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.
³⁴ For David has not ascended into the heavens, but he says himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit at my right hand
³⁵ until I have put thine enemies [to be] the footstool of thy feet.
³⁶ Let the whole house of Israel therefore know assuredly that God has made him, this Jesus whom *ye* have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
³⁷ And having heard [it] they were pricked in heart, and said to Peter and the other apostles, What shall we do, brethren?
³⁸ 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.
³⁹ 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.
⁴⁰ And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, Be saved from this perverse generation.
⁴¹ Those then who had accepted his word were baptised; and there were added in that day about three thousand souls.
⁴² And they persevered in the teaching and fellowship of the apostles, in breaking of bread and prayers.
⁴³ And fear was upon every soul, and many wonders and signs took place through the apostles' means.
⁴⁴ And all that believed were together, and had all things common,
⁴⁵ and sold their possessions and substance, and distributed them to all, according as any one might have need.
⁴⁶ 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,
⁴⁷ praising God, and having favour with all the people; and the Lord added [to the assembly] daily those that were to be saved.

Acts - american standard version

Chapter 2

¹ And when the day of Pentecost was now come, they were all together in one place.
² And suddenly there came from heaven a sound as of the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
³ And there appeared unto them tongues parting asunder, like as of fire; and it sat upon each one of them.
⁴ And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
⁵ Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven.
⁶ And when this sound was heard, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speaking in his own language.
⁷ And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying, Behold, are not all these that speak Galilaeans?
⁸ And how hear we, every man in our own language wherein we were born?
⁹ Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, in Judaea and Cappadocia, in Pontus and Asia,
¹⁰ in Phrygia and Pamphylia, in Egypt and the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and sojourners from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,
¹¹ Cretans and Arabians, we hear them speaking in our tongues the mighty works of God.
¹² And they were all amazed, and were perplexed, saying one to another, What meaneth this?
¹³ But others mocking said, They are filled with new wine.
¹⁴ But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spake forth unto them, [saying], Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and give ear unto 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 hath been spoken through the prophet Joel:
¹⁷ And it shall be in the last days, saith God, I will pour forth 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:
¹⁸ Yea and on my servants and on my handmaidens in those days Will I pour forth of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy.
¹⁹ And I will show wonders in the heaven above, And signs on the earth beneath; Blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke:
²⁰ The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the day of the Lord come, That great and notable [day].
²¹ And it shall be, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
²² Ye men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God unto you by mighty works and wonders and signs which God did by him in the midst of you, even as ye yourselves know;
²³ him, being delivered up by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye by the hand of lawless men did crucify and slay:
²⁴ whom God raised up, having loosed the pangs of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.
²⁵ For David saith concerning him, I beheld the Lord always before my face; For he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:
²⁶ Therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; Moreover my flesh also shall dwell in hope:
²⁷ Because thou wilt not leave my soul unto Hades, Neither wilt thou give thy Holy One to see corruption.
²⁸ Thou madest known unto me the ways of life; Thou shalt make me full of gladness with thy countenance.
²⁹ Brethren, I may say unto you freely of the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us unto this day.
³⁰ Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins he would set [one] upon his throne;
³¹ he foreseeing [this] spake of the resurrection of the Christ, that neither was he left unto Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.
³² This Jesus did God raise up, whereof we all are witnesses.
³³ Being therefore by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he hath poured forth this, which ye see and hear.
³⁴ For David ascended not into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
³⁵ Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet.
³⁶ Let all the house of Israel therefore know assuredly, that God hath made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom ye crucified.
³⁷ Now when they heard [this,] they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and the rest of the apostles, Brethren, what shall we do?
³⁸ And Peter [said] unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
³⁹ For to you is the promise, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, [even] as many as the Lord our God shall call unto him.
⁴⁰ And with many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, Save yourselves from this crooked generation.
⁴¹ They then that received his word were baptized: and there were added [unto them] in that day about three thousand souls.
⁴² And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread and the prayers.
⁴³ And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles.
⁴⁴ And all that believed were together, and had all things common;
⁴⁵ and they sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all, according as any man had need.
⁴⁶ And day by day, continuing stedfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart,
⁴⁷ praising God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to them day by day those that were saved.

Acts - basic english

Chapter 2

¹ And when the day of Pentecost was come, they were all together in one place.
² And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like the rushing of a violent wind, and all the house where they were was full of it.
³ And they saw tongues, like flames of fire, coming to rest on every one of them.
⁴ And they were all full of the Holy Spirit, and were talking in different languages, as the Spirit gave them power.
⁵ Now there were living at Jerusalem, Jews, God-fearing men, from every nation under heaven.
⁶ And when this sound came to their ears, they all came together, and were greatly surprised because every man was hearing the words of the disciples in his special language.
⁷ And they were full of wonder and said, Are not all these men Galilaeans?
⁸ And how is it that every one of us is hearing their words in the language which was ours from our birth?
⁹ Men of Parthia, Media, and Elam, and those living in Mesopotamia, in Judaea and Cappadocia, in Pontus and Asia,
¹⁰ In Phrygia and Pamphylia, in Egypt and the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and those who have come from Rome, Jews by birth and others who have become Jews,
¹¹ Men of Crete and Arabia, to all of us they are talking in our different languages, of the great works of God.
¹² And they were all surprised and in doubt saying to one another, What is the reason of this?
¹³ But others, making sport of them, said, They are full of new wine.
¹⁴ But Peter, getting up, with the eleven, said in a loud voice, O men of Judaea, and all you who are living in Jerusalem, take note of this and give ear to my words.
¹⁵ For these men are not overcome with wine, as it seems to you, for it is only the third hour of the day;
¹⁶ But this is the thing which was said by the prophet Joel;
¹⁷ And it will come about, in the last days, says God, that I will send out my Spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters will be prophets, and your young men will see visions, and your old men will have dreams:
¹⁸ And on my men-servants and my women-servants I will send my Spirit, and they will be prophets.
¹⁹ And wonders will be seen in heaven, and signs on the earth, blood and fire and smoke:
²⁰ The sun will become dark and the moon will be turned to blood, before that great day of the Lord comes in glory:
²¹ And whoever makes his prayer to the Lord will have salvation.
²² Men of Israel, give ear to these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man who had the approval of God, as was made clear to you by the great works and signs and wonders which God did by him among you, as you yourselves have knowledge,
²³ Him, when he was given up, by the decision and knowledge of God, you put to death on the cross, by the hands of evil men:
²⁴ But God gave him back to life, having made him free from the pains of death because it was not possible for him to be overcome by it.
²⁵ For David said of him, I saw the Lord before my face at all times, for he is at my right hand, so that I may not be moved:
²⁶ And for this cause my heart was glad and my tongue full of joy, and my flesh will be resting in hope:
²⁷ For you will not let my soul be in hell and you will not give up your Holy One to destruction.
²⁸ You have made me see the ways of life; I will be full of joy when I see your face.
²⁹ My brothers, I may say to you openly that David came to his death, and was put in the earth, and his resting-place is with us today.
³⁰ But being a prophet, and having in mind the oath which God had given to him, that of the fruit of his body one would take his place as a king,
³¹ He, having knowledge of the future, was talking of the coming again of Christ from the dead, that he was not kept in hell and his body did not see destruction.
³² This Jesus God has given back to life, of which we all are witnesses.
³³ And so, being lifted up to the right hand of God, and having the Father's word that the Holy Spirit would come, he has sent this thing, which now you see and have knowledge of.
³⁴ For David has not gone up into heaven, but says, himself, The Lord said to my Lord, Be seated at my right hand,
³⁵ Till I put all those who are against you under your feet.
³⁶ For this reason, let all Israel be certain that this Jesus, whom you put to death on the cross, God has made Lord and Christ.
³⁷ Now when these words came to their ears their hearts were troubled, and they said to Peter and the other Apostles, Brothers, what are we to do?
³⁸ And Peter said, Let your hearts be changed, every one of you, and have baptism in the name of Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will have the Holy Spirit given to you.
³⁹ For the word of God is for you and for your children and for all those who are far off, even all those who may be marked out by the Lord our God.
⁴⁰ And with more such words he gave his witness, offering them salvation and saying, Come out from this evil generation.
⁴¹ Then those who gave hearing to his words had baptism: and about three thousand souls were joined to them that day.
⁴² And they kept their attention fixed on the Apostles' teaching and were united together in the taking of broken bread and in prayer.
⁴³ But fear came on every soul: and all sorts of wonders and signs were done by the Apostles.
⁴⁴ And all those who were of the faith kept together, and had all things in common;
⁴⁵ And exchanging their goods and property for money, they made division of it among them all, as they had need.
⁴⁶ And day by day, going in agreement together regularly to the Temple and, taking broken bread together in their houses, they took their food with joy and with true hearts,
⁴⁷ Giving praise to God, and having the approval of all the people; and every day the number of those who had salvation was increased by the Lord.