Acts 2:14-42 Then Peter stood up with the eleven around him, and raising his voice addressed them. "Men of Judea," he said, "and all you residents of Jerusalem, let me explain this to you, and pay attention to what I say.

Goodspeed⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁴ Then Peter stood up with the eleven around him, and raising his voice addressed them. "Men of Judea," he said, "and all you residents of Jerusalem, let me explain this to you, and pay attention to what I say. ¹⁵ These men are not drunk as you suppose, for it is only nine in the morning. ¹⁶ But this is what was predicted by the prophet Joel, ¹⁷ " 'It will come about in the last days, God says, That I will pour out my Spirit upon all mankind; Your sons and daughters will become prophets, Your young men will have visions, And your old men will have dreams. ¹⁸ Even on my slaves, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, And they will become prophets. ¹⁹ I will show wonders in the sky above, And signs on the earth below, Blood and fire and thick smoke. ²⁰ The sun will turn to darkness, And the moon to blood, Before the coming of the great, splendid Day of the Lord. ²¹ Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.' ²² "Men of Israel, listen to what I say. Jesus of Nazareth, as you know, was a man whom God commended to you by the wonders, portents, and signs that God did right among you through him. ²³ But you, by the fixed purpose and intention of God, handed him over to wicked men, and had him crucified. ²⁴ But God set aside the pain of death and raised him up, for death could not control him. ²⁵ For David says of him, 'I constantly regarded the Lord before me, For he is at my right hand, so that I may not be displaced. ²⁶ Therefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices, And my body will still live in hope. ²⁷ For you will not desert my soul in death, You will not let your Holy One be destroyed. ²⁸ You have made the ways of life known to me, And you will fill me with joy in your presence.' ²⁹ "Brothers, one may say to you confidently of the patriarch David that he died and was buried, and his grave is here among us to this very day. ³⁰ But as he was a prophet, and knew that God had promised him with an oath that he would put one of his descendants upon his throne, ³¹ he foresaw the resurrection of the Christ and told of it, for he was not deserted in death and his body was not destroyed. ³² He is Jesus, whom God raised from the dead, and to whose resurrection we are all witnesses. ³³ So he has been exalted to God's right hand, and has received from his Father and poured over us the holy Spirit that had been promised, as you see and hear. ³⁴ "For David did not go up to heaven, but he said, 'The Lord said to my lord, Sit at my right hand, ³⁵ Until I make your enemies your footstool.' ³⁶ "Therefore the whole nation of Israel must understand that God has declared this Jesus whom you crucified both Lord and Christ." ³⁷ When they heard this, they were stung to the heart, and they said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?" ³⁸ Peter said to them, "You must repent, and every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, in order to have your sins forgiven; then you will receive the gift of the holy Spirit, ³⁹ for the promise of it belongs to you and your children, as well as to all those far away whom the Lord our God calls to him." ⁴⁰ He said much more besides in giving his testimony, and urged them to save themselves from that crooked age. ⁴¹ So they welcomed his message and were baptized, and about three thousand people joined them that day. ⁴² And they devoted themselves to the teaching and the society of the apostles, the breaking of bread, and prayer.