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Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.
beginning from John’s baptism until the day Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”
And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.
They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.
And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.
And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.
Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven.
Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.
And when this sound rang out, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking his own language.
And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?
How is it then that each of us hears them in his own native language?
Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,
Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.
both Jews and converts to Judaism; Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!”
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:
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:
‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.
And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:
I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke.
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:
The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord.
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:
Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know.
Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.
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:
David says about Him: ‘I saw the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.
You have made known to me the paths of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence.’
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.
Brothers, I can tell you with confidence that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
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;
But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne.
He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.
Foreseeing this, David spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that He was not abandoned to Hades, nor did His body see decay.
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.
Exalted, then, to the right hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.
For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand
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?
When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and asked Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”
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.
Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
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.
This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.”
And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.
With many other words he testified, and he urged them, “Be saved from this corrupt generation.”
And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
And all that believed were together, and had all things common;
All the believers were together and had everything in common.
And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.
Selling their possessions and goods, they shared with anyone who was in need.
Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.
One afternoon Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.
When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money.
And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them.
So the man gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.
And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.
Taking him by the right hand, Peter helped him up, and at once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong.
And all the people saw him walking and praising God:
When all the people saw him walking and praising God,
But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;
You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.
And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of the fact.
And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know has been made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through Him that has given him this complete healing in your presence.
But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.
But in this way God has fulfilled what He foretold through all the prophets, saying that His Christ would suffer.
And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:
that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus, the Christ, who has been appointed for you.
Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.
Heaven must take Him in until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God announced long ago through His holy prophets.
For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.
For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to Him in everything He tells you.
Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.
And you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’
Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
greatly disturbed that they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.
Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.
But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.
And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?
They had Peter and John brought in and began to question them: “By what power or what name did you do this?”
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and elders of the people!
This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.
This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”
Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.
When they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they marveled and took note that these men had been with Jesus.
But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,
So they ordered them to leave the Sanhedrin and then conferred together.
Saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.
And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.
Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.
But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.
But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God.
For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.
For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”
So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done.
After further threats they let them go. They could not find a way to punish them, because all the people were glorifying God for what had happened.
For the man who was miraculously healed was over forty years old.
And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them.
On their release, Peter and John returned to their own people and reported everything that the chief priests and elders had said to them.
And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:
When the believers heard this, they lifted up their voices to God with one accord. “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “You made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them.
The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.
The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against His Anointed One.’
For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.
They carried out what Your hand and will had decided beforehand would happen.
And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,
And now, Lord, consider their threats, and enable Your servants to speak Your word with complete boldness,