III.
The propagation
2:1—28:31
A.
In the Jewish land through the ministry of Peter's company
2:1—12:24
1.
The Jewish believers' baptism in the Holy Spirit
2:1-13
a.
The economical filling of the Holy Spirit
vv. 1-4
Acts 2
:1
2:1
And as the day of
1aPentecost was being fulfilled, they were all together in the same place.
Acts 2
:2
2:2
And suddenly there was a sound out of heaven, as of a rushing violent
1awind, and it
2bfilled the whole house where they were sitting.
Acts 2
:3
2:3
And there appeared to them
1tongues as of
2fire, which were distributed; and it
3sat on each one of them;
Acts 2
:4
2:4
And they were
1all 2filled with the Holy Spirit and began to
aspeak in different
3btongues, even as the
cSpirit gave to them to
4speak forth.
b.
The peoples' amazement
vv. 5-13
Acts 2
:5
2:5
Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem
1Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven.
Acts 2
:6
2:6
And when this sound occurred, the multitude came together and was confounded because each one heard them
aspeaking in his own dialect.
Acts 2
:7
2:7
And they were
aamazed and marveled, saying, Behold, are not all these who are speaking
bGalileans?
Acts 2
:8
2:8
And how
is it that we each hear
them in our own dialect in which we were born?
Acts 2
:9
2:9
Parthians and
aMedes and
bElamites and those dwelling in
cMesopotamia, both in Judea and
dCappadocia, in
ePontus and
fAsia,
Acts 2
:10
2:10
Both in
aPhrygia and
bPamphylia, in
cEgypt and the parts of
dLibya around
eCyrene, and the sojourning of Rome, both Jews and
1proselytes,
Acts 2
:11
2:11
aCretans and
bArabians, we hear them speaking in our
1tongues the magnificent
works of God?
Acts 2
:12
2:12
And they were all
aamazed and perplexed, saying to one another, What does this mean?
Acts 2
:13
2:13
But others
ajeered and said, They are full of
1new wine!
2.
Peter's first message to the Jews
2:14-41
a.
Explaining the economical filling of the Holy Spirit
vv. 14-21
Acts 2
:14
2:14
But Peter, standing with the
1eleven, lifted up his voice and spoke forth to them:
2Men of Judea, and all who are dwelling in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words.
Acts 2
:15
2:15
For these men are not
adrunk, as you suppose, for it is the
1third hour of the day;
Acts 2
:16
2:16
But this is what is spoken through the prophet Joel:
Acts 2
:17
2:17
a"And it shall be in the
1blast days, says God,
that I will
2cpour out
3of My Spirit
4upon 5all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall
6dprophesy, and your young men shall see
evisions, and your old men shall dream
things in dreams;
Acts 2
:18
2:18
And indeed upon My slaves, both men and women, I will pour out of My
aSpirit in those days, and they shall prophesy.
Acts 2
:19
2:19
And I will
1show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and vapor of smoke.
Acts 2
:20
2:20
The asun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the
bgreat and notable
1cday of the Lord comes.
Acts 2
:21
2:21
And it shall be that everyone who
1calls on the
2name of the Lord shall be
3asaved.''
b.
Witnessing of Jesus in His work, death, resurrection, and ascension
vv. 22-36
Acts 2
:22
2:22
1Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus the
aNazarene, a
2man 3shown by God to you to be approved by works of power and wonders and
bsigns, which God did through Him in your midst, even as you yourselves know —
Acts 2
:23
2:23
This man,
adelivered up by the
1bdetermined counsel and
2foreknowledge of God, you, through the hand of
3lawless men,
cnailed to
a 4cross and
dkilled;
Acts 2
:24
2:24
Whom 1God has
araised up, having loosed the pangs of
bdeath, since it was
2not possible for Him to be held by it.
Acts 2
:25
2:25
For David says regarding Him,
1a"I saw the
2Lord continually before me, because
3He is on my right hand, that I may not be shaken.
Acts 2
:26
2:26
Therefore my heart was made glad and my
1tongue exulted; moreover, also my flesh will
2rest in hope,
Acts 2
:27
2:27
Because You will not abandon my soul to
1aHades, nor will You permit Your
2bHoly One to see
3corruption.
Acts 2
:28
2:28
You have made known to me the
1ways of life; You will make me full of gladness with Your
2presence.''
Acts 2
:29
2:29
1Men, brothers, I can say to you plainly concerning the patriarch
aDavid that he both deceased and was buried, and his
btomb is among us until this day.
Acts 2
:30
2:30
Therefore, being a prophet and knowing that God had
asworn with an oath to him to seat
One from the
1bfruit of his loins upon his
2throne,
Acts 2
:31
2:31
He, seeing
this beforehand, spoke concerning the resurrection of the Christ, that neither was He abandoned to Hades, nor did His flesh see
acorruption.
Acts 2
:32
2:32
This Jesus
1God has
araised up, of
2which we all are
bwitnesses.
Acts 2
:33
2:33
Therefore having been
aexalted to the
bright hand of God and having received the
1promise of the Holy
cSpirit from the Father, He has
dpoured out this which you both see and hear.
Acts 2
:34
2:34
For David did
1not aascend into the heavens, but he himself says,
b"The
2Lord said to my Lord, Sit at My
3right hand
Acts 2
:35
2:35
Until I
1set Your enemies as a footstool for Your feet.''
Acts 2
:36
2:36
Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made Him both
1aLord and
bChrist, this Jesus whom
2you have
ccrucified.
c.
Entreating the Spirit-moved ones to repent, be baptized, and be saved
vv. 37-41
Acts 2
:37
2:37
And when they heard
this, they were
apricked in their heart, and they said to Peter and the rest of the apostles,
bWhat should we do,
1brothers?
Acts 2
:38
2:38
And Peter said to them,
1aRepent and each one of you be
2bbaptized 3upon the
4name of Jesus Christ for the
5cforgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the
6dgift of the Holy
7Spirit.
Acts 2
:39
2:39
For to
1you is the
2promise and to your children, and to all
3who are
afar off,
4as many as the Lord our God
bcalls to
Himself.
Acts 2
:40
2:40
And with many other words he solemnly
1atestified and exhorted them, saying,
2Be saved from this
bcrooked 3generation.
Acts 2
:41
2:41
Those then who received his word were
1baptized, and there were
aadded on that day about three
bthousand souls.
3.
The beginning of the church life
2:42-47
Acts 2
:42
2:42
And they continued steadfastly in the
1teaching and the fellowship of the apostles, in the
abreaking of bread and the
bprayers.
Acts 2
:43
2:43
And afear was upon every soul; and many
1wonders and
bsigns took place through the apostles.
Acts 2
:44
2:44
And all those who believed were together and had all things
1acommon;
Acts 2
:45
2:45
And they
1asold their properties and possessions and
bdivided them to all, as anyone had need.
Acts 2
:46
2:46
And day by day, continuing steadfastly with
aone accord in the
1btemple and
2cbreaking bread from
3dhouse to house, they partook of
their food with exultation and
4simplicity of heart,
Acts 2
:47
2:47
aPraising God and
1having grace with all the people. And the Lord
badded 2together cday by day those who were being
dsaved.
