Acts 2:14-40

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, ¹since it is only the third hour of the day.^[a]

16 But this is what was uttered through the prophet Joel:

17 ²"'And in the last days it shall be, God declares, ³that I will pour out my Spirit ⁴on all flesh, and your sons and ⁵your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams;

18 even on my male servants^[b] and female servants in those days I will pour out my Spirit, and ⁶they 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 ⁷the sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood, before ⁸the day of the Lord comes, the great and magnificent day.

21 And it shall come to pass that ⁹everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.'

22 "Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, ¹⁰a man attested to you by God ¹¹with ¹²mighty works and wonders and signs that ¹³God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know--

23 this Jesus, ¹⁴delivered up according to ¹⁵the definite plan and ¹⁶foreknowledge of God, ¹⁷you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men.

24 ¹⁸God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because ¹⁹it was not possible for him to be held by it.

25 For David says concerning him, ²⁰"'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 ²¹in hope.

27 For you will not abandon my soul to ²²Hades, ²³or let your ²⁴Holy One ²⁵see 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 ²⁶the patriarch David ²⁷that he both died and ²⁸was buried, and ²⁹his tomb is with us to this day.

30 ³⁰Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that ³¹God 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 ³²he was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.

32 This Jesus ³³God raised up, ³⁴and of that we all are witnesses.

33 ³⁵Being therefore ³⁶exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from ³⁷the Father ³⁸the promise of the Holy Spirit, ³⁹he has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing.

34 For ⁴⁰David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says, ⁴¹"'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 ⁴²God has made him ⁴³both Lord and Christ, this Jesus ⁴⁴whom you crucified."

37 Now when ⁴⁵they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brothers, ⁴⁶what shall we do?"

38 And Peter said to them, ⁴⁷"Repent and ⁴⁸be baptized every one of you ⁴⁹in the name of Jesus Christ ⁵⁰for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive ⁵¹the gift of the Holy Spirit.

39 For ⁵²the promise is for you and ⁵³for your children and for all ⁵⁴who are far off, everyone ⁵⁵whom the Lord our God calls to himself."

40 And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, ⁵⁶"Save yourselves from this ⁵⁷crooked generation."

Cross References

• 1. [1 Thessalonians 5:7]
• 2. Cited from Joel 2:28-32
• 3. ver. 18, 33; Isaiah 32:15; Isaiah 44:3; Ezekiel 36:27; See Romans 5:5
• 4. [Acts 10:45; Titus 3:6]
• 5. Acts 21:9
• 6. Acts 11:28; Acts 21:10; 1 Corinthians 12:10
• 7. See Matthew 24:29
• 8. [1 Thessalonians 5:2; Revelation 16:14]
• 9. Romans 10:13; [Acts 16:31]
• 10. See John 3:2
• 11. Acts 10:38; Luke 24:19
• 12. 2 Corinthians 12:12; 2 Thessalonians 2:9; Hebrews 2:4
• 13. [Matthew 12:28]
• 14. Matthew 26:24; [Acts 3:13; Matthew 20:19]; See Luke 24:20
• 15. Luke 22:22; [Acts 3:18; Acts 4:28; Acts 13:27]
• 16. 1 Peter 1:2; [1 Peter 1:20; Revelation 13:8]
• 17. See Acts 5:30
• 18. ver. 32; Acts 3:15; Acts 4:10; Acts 10:40; Acts 13:30, 33, 34, 37; Acts 17:31; Romans 4:24; Romans 6:4; Romans 8:11; Romans 10:9; 1 Corinthians 6:14; 1 Corinthians 15:15; 2 Corinthians 4:14; Galatians 1:1; Ephesians 1:20; Colossians 2:12; 1 Thessalonians 1:10; Hebrews 13:20; 1 Peter 1:21; [Ephesians 2:5]
• 19. [Luke 24:5; John 10:18; 2 Timothy 1:10; Hebrews 2:14; Revelation 1:17, 18]
• 20. Cited from Psalms 16:8-11
• 21. Romans 4:18
• 22. ver. 31; See Matthew 11:23
• 23. Acts 13:35
• 24. See Hebrews 7:26
• 25. [Luke 2:26]
• 26. Acts 7:8, 9; Hebrews 7:4
• 27. [Acts 13:36]
• 28. 1 Kings 2:10
• 29. Nehemiah 3:16
• 30. [2 Samuel 23:2; Matthew 22:43; Hebrews 11:32]
• 31. See Luke 1:32
• 32. ver. 27
• 33. ver. 24
• 34. Acts 1:22; Acts 4:33
• 35. Acts 5:31; Ephesians 1:20; Philippians 2:9; Hebrews 2:9; 1 Peter 3:22
• 36. Exodus 15:6; Psalms 98:1
• 37. Acts 1:4; [John 16:7]
• 38. Galatians 3:14
• 39. ver. 17
• 40. [John 3:13]
• 41. Cited from Psalms 110:1
• 42. See Matthew 28:18
• 43. Romans 14:9; 2 Corinthians 4:5
• 44. ver. 23
• 45. [Acts 5:33; Acts 7:54]
• 46. Acts 16:30; Luke 3:10
• 47. Acts 3:19; Acts 20:21; Acts 26:18, 20; Luke 24:47
• 48. Acts 22:16; [Acts 8:12]; See Mark 16:16
• 49. Acts 10:48; See Acts 8:16
• 50. See Mark 1:4
• 51. Acts 10:45; [Acts 8:15, 20; Acts 11:17]; See John 7:39
• 52. Romans 9:4
• 53. Acts 3:25; Isaiah 54:13; [Isaiah 44:3]
• 54. Acts 22:21; Isaiah 57:19; Ephesians 2:13, 17
• 55. Joel 2:32; Romans 8:30
• 56. [ver. 21, 47]
• 57. Deuteronomy 32:5; Matthew 17:17; Philippians 2:15

Footnotes

• [a]. That is, 9 a.m.
• [b]. Greek bondservants; twice in this verse