Acts 2:1-28

Mace(i) 1 When the day of pentecost was come, they all met together with one accord. 2 when all of a sudden there came a sound from heaven, like that of an impetuous wind, which filled all the house where they were. 3 and there appeared several little flames, and sat upon each of them: 4 and they were all filled with the holy ghost, and began to speak in different languages, as the spirit gave them utterance. 5 now many devout Jews were residing at Jerusalem, who came from all quarters of the world. 6 and upon the rumour of this event, the multitude came together, and were confounded, every man hearing the disciples speak in his own language. 7 struck with astonishment and admiration, they said to one another, are not these men who are speaking, all Galileans? 8 how comes it then that we hear every man talking in our own native tongue? 9 Parthians, Medes, Elamites, the inhabitants of Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, 10 Asia, Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, the parts of Libya about Cyrene, foreigners from Rome, Jews, and proselytes, 11 Cretes, and Arabians, we hear them all proclaiming in our tongues the wonderful works of God. 12 and they were all amazed, and perplex'd, saying one to another, what can the meaning of this be? 13 others in derision said, these men are full of sweet wine. 14 But Peter standing up with the eleven, and raising his voice, said to them, ye men of Judea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known to you, and observe what I say. 15 these are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is but the third hour of the day. 16 but this is the accomplishment of what was said by the prophet Joel, 17 "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 dream dreams: 18 and on my servants, and on my handmaidens I will pour out of my spirit in those days, and they shall prophesy: 19 and I will shew prodigies in the heavens, and signs on the earth; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke. 20 the sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and illustrious day of the Lord shall come. 21 and then whoever shall call on the name of the Lord, shall be saved." 22 ye men of Israel attend to what I say; Jesus of Nazareth was a man whom God distinguished among you, by miracles, by prodigies, and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as you your selves also know: 23 him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by means of the wicked, have crucified and slain: whom God hath raised up, 24 having delivered him from the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be overpower'd by it. 25 for David says concerning him, "I had the Lord always present before me, he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved. 26 therefore did my heart rejoice, my tongue was glad: and my body shall rest in hope. 27 because thou wilt not leave my soul in the grave, nor wilt thou give thine holy one a prey to corruption. 28 thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy by thy presence."