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Acts of the Apostles, Chapter 2, verses 14-36

¹⁴ But Peter,^o Or being put forward as spokesmantaking his stand with the eleven, raised his voice and declared to them: “Men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you and give heed to my words. ¹⁵ For these men are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only the^p I.e. 9 a.m.third hour of the day; ¹⁶ but this is what was spoken of through the prophet Joel:	14 Act 1:26 15 Th1 5:7
¹⁷ ‘AND IT SHALL BE IN THE LAST DAYS,’ God says, ‘THAT I WILL POUR FORTH OF MY SPIRIT ON ALL^q Lit fleshMANKIND; AND YOUR SONS AND YOUR DAUGHTERS SHALL PROPHESY, AND YOUR YOUNG MEN SHALL SEE VISIONS, AND YOUR OLD MEN SHALL DREAM DREAMS; ¹⁸ EVEN ON MY BONDSLAVES, BOTH MEN AND WOMEN, I WILL IN THOSE DAYS POUR FORTH OF MY SPIRIT And they shall prophesy. ¹⁹ ‘AND I WILL GRANT WONDERS IN THE SKY ABOVE AND SIGNS ON THE EARTH BELOW, BLOOD, AND FIRE, AND VAPOR OF SMOKE. ²⁰ ‘THE SUN WILL BE TURNED INTO DARKNESS AND THE MOON INTO BLOOD, BEFORE THE GREAT AND GLORIOUS DAY OF THE LORD SHALL COME. ²¹ ‘AND IT SHALL BE THAT EVERYONE WHO CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED.’	17 Joe 2:28-32 21 Rom 10:13
²² “Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man^r Or exhibited or accreditedattested to you by God with^s Or works of powermiracles and wonders and^t Or attesting miraclessigns which God performed through Him in your midst, just as you yourselves know— ²³ this Man, delivered over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you nailed to a cross by the hands of^u Lit men without the Law; i.e. pagangodless men and put Him to death. ²⁴ ^v Lit Whom God raised upBut God raised Him up again, putting an end to the^w Lit birth painsagony of death, since it was impossible for Him to be held^x Lit by itin its power. ²⁵ For David says of Him,‘I SAW THE LORD ALWAYS IN MY PRESENCE; FOR HE IS AT MY RIGHT HAND, SO THAT I WILL NOT BE SHAKEN. ²⁶‘THEREFORE MY HEART WAS GLAD AND MY TONGUE EXULTED; MOREOVER MY FLESH ALSO WILL LIVE IN HOPE; ²⁷BECAUSE YOU WILL NOT ABANDON MY SOUL TO HADES, NOR^y Lit giveALLOW YOUR^z Or devout or piousHOLY ONE TO^aa Lit see corruptionUNDERGO DECAY. ²⁸‘YOU HAVE MADE KNOWN TO ME THE WAYS OF LIFE; YOU WILL MAKE ME FULL OF GLADNESS WITH YOUR PRESENCE.’	22 Act 3:6 Act 4:10 Act 10:38 Joh 3:2 Joh 4:48 Act 2:19 Act 2:43 23 Luk 22:22 Act 3:18 Act 4:28 Pe1 1:20 Mat 27:35 Mar 15:24 Luk 23:33 Luk 24:20 Joh 19:18 Act 3:13 24 Mat 28:5 Mat 28:6 Mar 16:6 Luk 24:5 Luk 24:6 Act 2:32 Act 3:15 Act 3:26 Act 4:10 Act 5:30 Act 10:40 Act 13:30 Act 13:33 Act 13:34 Act 13:37 Act 17:31 Rom 4:24 Rom 6:4 Rom 8:11 Rom 10:9 Co1 6:14 Co1 15:15 Co2 4:14 Gal 1:1 Eph 1:20 Col 2:12 Th1 1:10 Heb 13:20 Pe1 1:21 Joh 20:9 25 Psa 16:8-11 27 Mat 11:23 Act 2:31 Act 13:35
²⁹ “^ab Lit Men brothersBrethren, I may confidently say to you regarding the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is^ac Lit amongwith us to this day. ³⁰ And so, because he was a prophet and knew that GOD HAD SWORN TO HIM WITH AN OATH TO SEAT one^ad Lit of the fruit of his loinsOF HIS DESCENDANTS ON HIS THRONE, ³¹ he looked ahead and spoke of the resurrection of^ae I.e. the Messiahthe Christ, that HE WAS NEITHER ABANDONED TO HADES, NOR DID His flesh^af Lit see corruptionSUFFER DECAY. ³² This Jesus God raised up again, to which we are all witnesses. ³³ Therefore having been exalted^ag Or byto the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He has poured forth this which you both see and hear. ³⁴ For it was not David who ascended into^ah Lit the heavensheaven, but he himself says:‘THE LORD SAID TO MY LORD, “SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND, ³⁵UNTIL I MAKE YOUR ENEMIES A FOOTSTOOL FOR YOUR FEET.”’	29 Act 7:8 Heb 7:4 Act 13:36 Ki1 2:10 Neh 3:16 30 Mat 22:43 Psa 132:11 Sa2 7:12 Psa 89:3 31 Mat 11:23 Act 2:27 32 Act 2:24 Act 3:15 Act 3:26 Act 4:10 Act 5:30 Act 10:40 Act 13:30 Act 13:33 Act 13:34 Act 13:37 Act 17:31 Rom 4:24 Rom 6:4 Rom 8:11 Rom 10:9 Co1 6:14 Co1 15:15 Co2 4:14 Gal 1:1 Eph 1:20 Col 2:12 Th1 1:10 Heb 13:20 Pe1 1:21 Act 1:8 33 Mar 16:19 Act 5:31 Act 1:4 Joh 7:39 Gal 3:14 Act 2:17 Act 10:45 34 Psa 110:1 Mat 22:44
³⁶ Therefore let all the house of Israel know for certain that God has made Him both Lord and^ai I.e. MessiahChrist—this Jesus whom you crucified.”	36 Eze 36:22 Eze 36:32 Eze 36:37 Eze 45:6 Act 2:23 Luk 2:11


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