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Topics: The Resurrection of Christ
Scripture: Acts 2:14-41
14 Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice, and proclaimed to them, “Fellow Jews and all you residents of Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and pay attention to my words. 15 For these people are not drunk, as you suppose, since it’s only nine in the morning.[a] 16 On the contrary, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel:
17 And it will be in the last days, says God,
that I will pour out my Spirit on all people;
then your sons and your daughters will prophesy,
your young men will see visions,
and your old men will dream dreams.(A)
18 I will even pour out my Spirit
on my servants in those days, both men and women
and they will prophesy.(B)
19 I will display wonders in the heaven above
and signs on the earth below:
blood and fire and a cloud of smoke.
20 The sun will be turned to darkness
and the moon to blood(C)
before the great and glorious day of the Lord(D) comes.
21 Then everyone who calls
on the name of the Lord will be saved.[b](E)
22 “Fellow Israelites, listen to these words: This Jesus of Nazareth was a man attested to you by God with miracles, wonders, and signs that God did among you through him, just as you yourselves know.(F) 23 Though he was delivered up according to God’s determined plan and foreknowledge, you used[c] lawless people to nail him to a cross and kill him.(G) 24 God raised him up, ending the pains of death,(H) because it was not possible for him to be held by death. 25 For David says of him:
I saw the Lord ever before me;
because he is at my right hand,
I will not be shaken.
26 Therefore my heart is glad
and my tongue rejoices.
Moreover, my flesh will rest in hope,
27 because you will not abandon me in Hades
or allow your holy one to see decay.(I)
28 You have revealed the paths of life to me;
you will fill me with gladness
in your presence.[d](J)
29 “Brothers and sisters, I can confidently speak to you about the patriarch David: He is both dead and buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.(K) 30 Since he was a prophet, he knew that God had sworn an oath to him to seat one of his descendants[e] on his throne.(L) 31 Seeing what was to come, he spoke concerning the resurrection of the Messiah: He[f] was not abandoned in Hades, and his flesh did not experience decay.[g](M)
32 “God has raised(N) this Jesus; we are all witnesses of this. 33 Therefore, since he has been exalted to the right hand of God(O) and has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit,(P) he has poured out(Q) what you both see and hear. 34 For it was not David who ascended into the heavens, but he himself says:
The Lord declared to my Lord,
‘Sit at my right hand
35 until I make your enemies your footstool.’[h](R)
36 “Therefore let all the house of Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah.”(S)
37 When they heard this, they were pierced to the heart and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what should we do?” (T)
38 Peter replied, “Repent(U) and be baptized,(V) each of you, in the name(W) of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is for you and for your children, and for all who are far off,(X) as many as the Lord our God will call.” 40 With many other words he testified and strongly urged them, saying, “Be saved from this corrupt[i] generation!” (Y) 41 So those who accepted his message were baptized, and that day about three thousand people were added to them.
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