Thematic Bible
Acts 2:1 (show verse)
And when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in the same [place].
Acts 2:2 (show verse)
And suddenly a sound like a violent rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.
Acts 2:3 (show verse)
And divided tongues like fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them.
Acts 2:4 (show verse)
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages as the Spirit gave them [ability] to speak out.
Acts 2:5 (show verse)
Now there were Jews residing in Jerusalem, devout men from every nation under heaven.
Acts 2:6 (show verse)
And [when] this sound occurred, the crowd gathered and was in confusion, because each one was hearing them speaking in his own language.
Acts 2:7 (show verse)
And they were astounded and astonished, saying, "Behold, are not all these who are speaking Galileans?
Acts 2:8 (show verse)
And how do we hear, each one [of us], in {our own native language}?
Acts 2:9 (show verse)
Parthians and Medes and Elamites and those residing [in] Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,
Acts 2:10 (show verse)
Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya toward Cyrene, and the Romans who were in town,
Acts 2:11 (show verse)
both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs--we hear them speaking in our [own] languages the great deeds of God!"
Acts 2:12 (show verse)
And all were amazed and greatly perplexed, saying {to one another}, "{What can this mean?}"
Acts 2:13 (show verse)
But others jeered [and] said, "They are full of sweet new wine!"
Acts 2:14 (show verse)
But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and declared to them, "Judean men, and all those who live [in] Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and pay attention to my words!
Acts 2:15 (show verse)
For these [men] are not drunk, as you assume, because it is the third hour of the day.
Acts 2:16 (show verse)
But this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel:
Acts 2:17 (show verse)
'And it will be in the last days,' God says, 'I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters will prophesy, and your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.
Acts 2:18 (show verse)
And even on my male slaves and on my female slaves I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.
Acts 2:19 (show verse)
And I will cause wonders in the heaven above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and vapor of smoke.
Acts 2:20 (show verse)
The sun will be changed to darkness and the moon to blood, before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
Acts 2:21 (show verse)
And it will be [that] everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved.'
Acts 2:22 (show verse)
"Israelite men, listen to these words! Jesus the Nazarene, a man attested to you by God with deeds of power and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, just as [you] yourselves know--
Acts 2:23 (show verse)
this man, delivered up by the determined plan and foreknowledge of God, you executed [by] nailing to [a cross] through the hand of lawless men.
Acts 2:24 (show verse)
God raised {him} up, having brought to an end the pains of death, because it was not possible [for] him to be held by it.
Acts 2:25 (show verse)
For David says with reference to him, 'I saw the Lord before me {continually}, for he is at my right hand so that I will not be shaken.
Acts 2:26 (show verse)
For this [reason] my heart was glad and my tongue rejoiced greatly, furthermore also my flesh will live in hope,
Acts 2:27 (show verse)
because you will not abandon my soul in Hades, nor will you permit your Holy One to experience decay.
Acts 2:28 (show verse)
You have made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me with gladness with your presence.'
Acts 2:29 (show verse)
"Men [and] brothers, it is possible to speak with confidence to you about the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us until this day.
Acts 2:30 (show verse)
Therefore, [because he] was a prophet and knew that God had sworn to him with an oath to seat {one of his descendants} on his throne,
Acts 2:31 (show verse)
[by] having foreseen [this], he spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that neither was he abandoned in Hades nor did his flesh experience decay.
Acts 2:32 (show verse)
This Jesus God raised up, of which we all are witnesses.
Acts 2:33 (show verse)
Therefore, having been exalted to the right hand of God and having received the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, he has poured out this that you see and hear.
Acts 2:34 (show verse)
For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says, 'The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand,
Acts 2:35 (show verse)
until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet." '
Acts 2:36 (show verse)
Therefore let all the house of Israel know beyond a doubt, that God has made him both Lord and Christ--this Jesus whom you crucified!"
Acts 2:37 (show verse)
Now [when they] heard [this], they were pierced to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, "What should we do, men [and] brothers?"
Acts 2:38 (show verse)
And Peter [said] to them, "Repent and be baptized, each one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 2:39 (show verse)
For the promise is for you and for your children, and for all those [who are] far away, as many as the Lord our God calls to himself."
Acts 2:40 (show verse)
And with many other words he solemnly urged and exhorted them, saying, "Be saved from this crooked generation!"
Acts 2:41 (show verse)
So those who accepted his message were baptized, and on that day about three thousand souls were added.
Acts 2:42 (show verse)
And they were devoting themselves to the teaching of the apostles and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayers.
Acts 2:43 (show verse)
And fear came on every soul, and many wonders and signs were being performed by the apostles.
Acts 2:44 (show verse)
And all who believed were in the same [place], and had everything in common.
Acts 2:45 (show verse)
And they began selling [their] possessions and property, and distributing these [things] to all, to the degree that anyone had need.
Acts 2:46 (show verse)
And every day, devoting themselves [to meeting] with one purpose in the temple [courts] and breaking bread from house [to house], they were eating [their] food with joy and simplicity of heart,
Acts 2:47 (show verse)
praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding every day to the total [of] those who were being saved.