Acts 2:1-28 And when the day of Pentecost came : - Note: This was a Jewish festival held fifty days following the Passover Festival. Lev., they i.e., the twelve apostles were all gathered together in one place : ? i.e., their second story living quarters,.

AUV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ And when the day of Pentecost came [Note: This was a Jewish festival held fifty days following the Passover Festival. Lev. 23:15-21], they [i.e., the twelve apostles] were all gathered together in one place [i.e., their second story living quarters, 1:13 ?]. ² Suddenly a rushing sound, like a fierce wind blowing, came from the sky above them, and [its noise] filled the entire house where they were sitting. ³ Then they saw what appeared to be flames of fire shooting down and landing on each one of them. ⁴ And they [i.e., the apostles] were all filled with [the power of] the Holy Spirit and began to speak ["the mighty accomplishments of God," See verse 11] in different languages, as the Holy Spirit gave them the ability. ⁵ Now some devoted Jews from every nation of the world were visiting Jerusalem [for the Pentecost festival]. ⁶ And when they heard the noise [of the blowing wind] a large number of them assembled [around the apostles] and were puzzled over how they could hear them speaking in their native languages. ⁷ Being so amazed and astounded [at something so unusual happening], they exclaimed, "Look! are not all these men who are speaking from [the country of] Galilee? ⁸ How is it then, that we are hearing them speak in our own native languages: ⁹ Parthians, Medes, Elamites, people from Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappodocia, Pontus, Asia, ¹⁰ Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt and areas of Libya around Cyrene, Jewish and proselyte travelers from Rome, ¹¹ Cretans and Arabians. How can it be that we hear [these apostles] speaking about the mighty accomplishments of God in the language of our national origin? ¹² And they were amazed and perplexed [over this] and began saying to one another, "What does all this mean?" ¹³ But others made fun of them, saying, "Oh, they are just drunk [i.e., full of new wine]." ¹⁴ But Peter [responded by] standing up with the eleven [other] apostles and, lifting up his voice, began to speak. He said, "People of Judea and all who live in Jerusalem, listen to what I am saying so you will understand this situation. ¹⁵ For these men [i.e., the twelve apostles] are not drunk as you suppose, since it is only nine o'clock in the morning. [Note: The use of Jewish time calculations are employed in this verse]. ¹⁶ But what you see happening is simply [the fulfillment of] what was predicted by the prophet Joel [2:28ff], ¹⁷ God said that ‘in the last days [of the Jewish nation?] I will pour out My Holy Spirit upon all people [i.e., both Jews and Gentiles], and your sons and daughters will speak out [in prophecies] and your young men will see [supernatural] visions, and your old men will have [supernatural] dreams. ¹⁸ Yes, and I will pour out my Holy Spirit on my male and female [spiritual] slaves in those days so that they will speak out in prophecies. ¹⁹ And I will display miracles in the sky above and [supernatural] signs on the earth below [consisting of] blood, fire and smoky vapor. ²⁰ [In that day] the sun will become dark and the moon will [appear] as blood. [This will all happen] before the great and wonderful day when the Lord comes. [Note: Some view these last two verses as a reference to events occurring at the end of time. See Matt. 24:29-30]. ²¹ And the time will come when every person who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved' [i.e., whoever appeals to God through obedient faith in Christ]. ²² "You people of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus from Nazareth was a man whom God [demonstrated] His approval of by powerful deeds, miracles and [supernatural] signs which He accomplished through Jesus in your very presence --- and you all know this! ²³ Yet, He was handed over to you so that, by lawless men [i.e., the Romans], He was put to death by crucifixion. Now this was all done in harmony with God's full pre-knowledge and [divine] purpose. ²⁴ But God raised Him up, having released Him from the sharp pains [He experienced when dying], because it was not possible that He could be held in death's grip. ²⁵ King David said this about Jesus [Psa. 16:8ff], 'I always see the Lord in front of me, He is at my right side for protection; ²⁶ therefore, I was glad in my heart, and my mouth expressed this [joy]. In addition, my body will live in hope [of being raised] ²⁷ because you [i.e., God] will not allow my soul [i.e., this is a reference to Jesus] to remain in Hades [i.e., the unseen place of the departed spirits], neither will you allow [the body of] your Holy One to decay. ²⁸ You have made known to me what life is all about. You will make me completely happy by your very presence.'