1 五旬节到了， 他们都聚集在一起。
2 忽然有一阵好像强风吹过的响声， 从天而来， 充满了他们坐在里面的整间屋子。
3 又有火焰般的舌头显现出来， 分别落在他们各人身上。
4 他们都被圣灵充满， 就照着圣灵所赐给他们的， 用别种的语言说出话来。
5 那时住在耶路撒冷的， 有从天下各国来的虔诚的犹太人。
6 这声音一响， 许多人都聚了来， 人人都听见门徒讲出听众各人本乡的话， 就莫名其妙。
7 他们又惊讶、又惊奇， 说： "你看， 这些说话的， 不都是加利利人吗？
8 我们各人怎么听见他们讲我们从小所用的本乡话呢？
9 我们帕提亚人、玛代人、以拦人和住在美索不达米亚、犹太、加帕多家、本都、亚西亚、
10 弗吕家、旁非利亚、埃及， 并靠近古利奈的利比亚一带地方的人， 客居罗马的犹太人和归信犹太教的人，
11 克里特人以及阿拉伯人， 都听见他们用我们的语言， 讲说 神的大作为。"
12 众人还在惊讶迷惘的时候， 彼此说： "这是什么意思？"
13 另有些人讥笑说： "他们是给新酒灌醉了。"
14 彼得和十一使徒站起来， 他高声对众人说： "犹太人和所有住在耶路撒冷的人哪， 你们应当明白这件事， 也应该留心听我的话。
15 这些人并不是照你们所想的喝醉了， 现在不过是上午九点钟罢了。
16 这正是约珥先知所说的：
17 ‘ 神说： 在末后的日子， 我要把我的灵浇灌所有的人， 你们的儿女要说预言， 你们的青年人要见异象， 你们的老年人要作异梦。
18 在那些日子， 我也要把我的灵浇灌我的仆人和使女， 他们就要说预言。
19 我要在天上显出奇事， 在地上显出神迹， 有血、有火、有烟雾；
20 太阳将变为黑暗， 月亮将变为血红， 在主伟大显赫的日子临到以前， 这一切都要发生。
21 那时， 凡求告主名的， 都必得救。’
22 "以色列人哪， 请听听这几句话： 正如你们所知道的， 神已经借着拿撒勒人耶稣在你们中间施行了大能、奇事、神迹， 向你们证明他是 神所立的。
23 他照着 神的定旨和预知被交了出去， 你们就借不法之徒的手， 把他钉死了。
24 神却把死的痛苦解除， 使他复活了， 因为他不能被死亡拘禁。
25 大卫指着他说： ‘我时常看见主在我面前， 因他在我右边， 我必不会动摇。
26 为此我的心快乐， 我的口舌欢呼， 我的肉身也要安居在盼望中。
27 因你必不把我的灵魂撇在阴间， 也必不容你的圣者见朽坏。
28 你已经把生命之路指示了我， 必使我在你面前有满足的喜乐。’
29 "弟兄们， 关于祖先大卫的事， 我不妨坦白告诉你们， 他死了， 葬了， 直到今日他的坟墓还在我们这里。
30 他是先知， 既然知道 神向他起过誓， 要从他的后裔中立一位， 坐在他的宝座上，
31 又预先看见了这事， 就讲论基督的复活说： ‘他不会被撇在阴间， 他的肉身也不见朽坏。’
32 这位耶稣， 神已经使他复活了， 我们都是这事的见证人。
33 他既然被高举到 神的右边， 从父领受了所应许的圣灵， 就把他浇灌下来， 这就是你们所看见所听见的。
34 大卫并没有升到天上， 他却说： ‘主对我主说： 你坐在我的右边，
35 等我使你的仇敌作你的脚凳。’
36 因此， 以色列全家应当确实知道， 你们钉在十字架上的这位耶稣， 神已经立他为主为基督了。"
37 他们听了以后， 觉得扎心， 就对彼得和其余的使徒说： "弟兄们， 我们应当作什么呢？"
38 彼得说： "你们应当悔改， 并且每一个人都要奉耶稣基督的名受洗， 使你们的罪得赦， 就必领受所赐的圣灵。
39 这应许原是给你们和你们的儿女， 以及所有在远方的人， 就是给凡是我们主 神召来归他的人。"
40 彼得还用许多别的话， 郑重作证， 并且劝勉他们， 说： "你们应当救自己脱离这弯曲的世代！ "
41 于是接受他话的人都受了洗， 那一天门徒增加了约三千人。
42 他们恒心遵守使徒的教训， 彼此相通、擘饼和祈祷。
43 使徒行了许多奇事神迹， 众人就都惧怕。
44 所有信的人都在一起， 凡物公用，
45 并且变卖产业和财物， 按照各人的需要分给他们。
46 他们天天同心在殿里恒切地聚集， 一家一家地擘饼， 存着欢乐和诚恳的心用饭，
47 又赞美 神， 并且得到全民的喜爱。主将得救的人， 天天加给教会。
1 And when the day of Pentecost was now come, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly there came from heaven a sound as of the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 3 And there appeared unto them tongues parting asunder, like as of fire; and it sat upon each one of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
5 Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven. 6 And when this sound was heard, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speaking in his own language. 7 And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying, Behold, are not all these that speak Galilæans? 8 And how hear we, every man in our own language wherein we were born? 9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, in Judæa and Cappadocia, in Pontus and Asia, 10 in Phrygia and Pamphylia, in Egypt and the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and sojourners from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, 11 Cretans and Arabians, we hear them speaking in our tongues the mighty works of God. 12 And they were all amazed, and were perplexed, saying one to another, What meaneth this? 13 But others mocking said, They are filled with new wine.
14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spake forth unto them, saying, Ye men of Judæa, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and give ear unto my words. 15 For these are not drunken, as ye suppose; seeing it is but the third hour of the day; 16 but this is that which hath been spoken through the prophet Joel:
17 And it shall be in the last days, saith God,
I will pour forth 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 shall dream dreams:
18 Yea and on my servants and on my handmaidens in those days
Will I pour forth of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in the heaven above,
And signs on the earth beneath;
Blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke:
20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
And the moon into blood,
Before the day of the Lord come,
That great and notable day:
21 And it shall be, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
22 Ye men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God unto you by mighty works and wonders and signs which God did by him in the midst of you, even as ye yourselves know; 23 him, being delivered up by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye by the hand of lawless men did crucify and slay: 24 whom God raised up, having loosed the pangs of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it. 25 For David saith concerning him,
I beheld the Lord always before my face;
For he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:
26 Therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced;
Moreover my flesh also shall dwell in hope:
27 Because thou wilt not leave my soul unto Hades,
Neither wilt thou give thy Holy One to see corruption.
28 Thou madest known unto me the ways of life;
Thou shalt make me full of gladness with thy countenance.
29 Brethren, I may say unto you freely of the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us unto this day. 30 Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins he would set one upon his throne; 31 he foreseeing this spake of the resurrection of the Christ, that neither was he left unto Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption. 32 This Jesus did God raise up, whereof we all are witnesses. 33 Being therefore by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he hath poured forth this, which ye see and hear. 34 For David ascended not into the heavens: but he saith himself,
The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
35 Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet.
36 Let all the house of Israel therefore know assuredly, that God hath made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom ye crucified.
37 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and the rest of the apostles, Brethren, what shall we do? 38 And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For to you is the promise, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call unto him. 40 And with many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, Save yourselves from this crooked generation. 41 They then that received his word were baptized: and there were added unto them in that day about three thousand souls. 42 And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread and the prayers.
43 And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles. 44 And all that believed were together, and had all things common; 45 and they sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all, according as any man had need. 46 And day by day, continuing stedfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart, 47 praising God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to them day by day those that were saved.