3.         Holy Spirit converts crowds

Ch 2:1-47

 

2:1 And in the to be completed the day of Pentecost they were all together 2 and there was suddenly out of heaven a sound as being born of a wind violent and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 3 and there appeared to them being distributed tongues as of fire, and it sat on one each of them 4 and they were filled all of the Spirit Holy, and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave to speak out them. 5 Now there were in Jerusalem dwelling Jews, men devout from every nation of the ones under heaven; 6 happening when this sound came together the multitude and were confounded, because they heard one each in his own language speaking them. 7 and they were amazed and marvelled saying: not behold all these are the ones speaking Galilaeans? 8 and how we hear each in his own language of us in which we were born. 9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and the ones inhabiting Mesopotamia, both Judea and Capodocia, Pontus and Asia. 10 Phrygia both and Pamphilis. Egypt and the regions of Libya over against Cyrene, and the temporarily residing Romans 11 Jews both and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians, we hear speaking

them in the our tongues the great deeds of God? 12 And were amazed all and were troubled other to other saying: What wishes this to be?13 But others mocking said Off with sweet wine having been filled they are. Monday Start 14 But standing Peter with the eleven lifted up the voice of him and spoke out to them. c/f Lk 21:37 Men Jews and the ones inhabiting Jerusalem all, this to you known let be, and give ear to the words of me. 15 For not as ye imagine these men are drunk, for its is hour third of the day. 16 but this is the thing having been spoken through the prophet Joel; 17 And it shall be in the last days, says God, I will pour out from the Spirit of me on all flesh, and will prophesy the sons of you and the daughters of you, and the young men of you visions will see, and the old men of you dreams will dream; 18 and on the male slaves of me and on the female slaves of me in those days I will pour out from the Spirit of me, c/f Lk 21:34-36 and they will prophesy. 19 and I will give wonders in the heaven above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and vapour of smoke. 20 The sun will be turned into darkness and the moon into blood, before to come day of the Lord the great and notable. 21 and it will be everyone whoever invokes the name of the Lord will be saved. 22 Men Israelites, hear e words these: Jesus the Nazarene a man

having been approved from God among you by powerful deeds and wonders and signs which did though him God in the midst of you, as yourselves ye know, 23 this man by the having been fixed counsel and foreknowledge of God given up through the hand of lawless men fastening ye killed 24 whom God raised up loosening the pangs of death, because it was not possible to be held him by it. 25 For David says t him: I foresaw the Lord before me always because on right of me he is, lest I be moved. c/f Lk 20:41 26 Therefore was glad of me the heart and exulted the tongue of me, and now also the flesh of me will dwell on in hope. 27 because not thou wilt abandon the soul of me in Hades nor wilt thou give the holy one of thee to see corruption. 28 Thou maddest known to me ways of life, thou wilt fill me of with gladness with the presence of thee. 29 Men brothers, it is permitted to speak with plainness to you concerning the patriarch David, that both he died and was buried, and the tomb of him is among us until this day. 30 A prophet therefore being and knowing that with an oath swore to him body of the fruit of the loins of him to sit on the throne of him. 31 foreseeing he spoke concerning the resurrection of the Christ, that neither he was abandoned in Hades nor the flesh of him saw corruption. 32 this Jesus raised up God,  Finish

 


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of which all we are witnesses: 2:33 to the right hand therefore for God having been exalted the and promise of the spirit Holy receiving from the Father he poured out this which ye both see and hear. 34 For not David ascended to the heavens but says he: Said the Lord to the Lord of me: Sit at right of me. 35 until I put the enemies of thee a footstool of the feet of thee. Tuesday Start 36 Assuredly therefore let know all the house of Israel that both Lord him and Christ made God, this Jesus whom ye crucified. 37 And hearing they were stung in the heart, and said to Peter and the remaining apostles:

 

What may we do men brothers? 38 Peter and to them: Repent ye, and let be baptised each of you n the name of Jesus Christ with a view to forgiveness of the sins of you and ye will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit, 39 For to you is the promise and to the children of you and to all the ones far away, as many as may call to him the Lord the God of us. 40 And with other words many he solemnly witnessed and exhorted them saying: Be ye saved from generation perverse this. 41 The ones therefore welcoming the word of him were baptised, and there were added in that day souls about three thousand; Finish 42 and they were continuing steadfastly in the teaching of the apostles and

in the fellowship in the breaking of the loaf and in the prayers. 43 And came to every soul fear: and many wonders and signs through the apostles happened. 44 And all the believing ones together had all things common, 45 and the properties and the possessions they sold and distributed them to all, according to anyone need had. 46 And from day to day continuing steadfastly with one mind in the temple and breaking from house to house bread, they shared food in gladness and simplicity of heart, 47 praising God and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added the ones being saved from day to day together.

 

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