使徒行傳 2

聖靈降臨

1 五旬節那日到了，他們全都聚集在一起。 2 忽然，有響聲從天上下來，好像一陣大風吹過，充滿了他們所坐的整座屋子； 3 又有舌頭如火焰向他們顯現，分開落在他們每個人身上。 4 他們都被聖靈充滿，就按著聖靈所賜的口才說起別國的話來。

5 那時，有從天下各國來的虔誠的猶太人，住在耶路撒冷。 6 這聲音一響，許多人都來聚集，各人因為聽見門徒用他們各自的鄉談說話，就甚納悶， 7 都詫異驚奇說：「看哪，這些說話的不都是加利利人嗎？ 8 我們每個人怎麼聽見他們說我們生來所用的鄉談呢？ 9 我們帕提亞人、瑪代人、以攔人，和住在美索不達米亞、猶太、加帕多家、本都、亞細亞、 10 弗呂家、旁非利亞、埃及的人，並靠近古利奈的利比亞一帶地方的人，僑居的羅馬人， 11 包括猶太人和皈依猶太教的人， 克里特人和阿拉伯人，都聽見他們用我們的鄉談講論上帝的大作為。」 12 眾人就都驚奇困惑，彼此說：「這是甚麼意思呢？」 13 還有人譏誚，說：「他們是灌滿了新酒吧！」

彼得在五旬節的演講

14  彼得和十一個使徒站起來，他就高聲向眾人說：「猶太人和所有住在耶路撒冷的人哪，這件事你們要知道，要側耳聽我的話。 15 這些人並不像你們所想的喝醉了，因為現在才早晨九點鐘。 16 這正是藉著先知約珥所說的：

17 『上帝說： 在末後的日子， 我要將我的靈澆灌凡血肉之軀的。 你們的兒女要說預言； 你們的少年要見異象； 你們的老人要做異夢。

18 在那些日子，我要把我的靈澆灌， 甚至給我的僕人和婢女， 他們要說預言。

19 在天上，我要顯出奇事， 在地下，我要顯出神蹟， 有血，有火，有煙霧。

20 太陽要變為黑暗， 月亮要變為血， 這都在主大而光榮的日子未到以前。

21 那時，凡求告主名的都必得救。』

22 「以色列人哪，你們要聽我這些話：拿撒勒人耶穌就是上帝以異能、奇事、神蹟向你們證明出來的人，這些事是上帝藉著他在你們中間施行，正如你們自己知道的。 23 他既按著上帝確定的旨意和預知被交與人，你們就藉著不法之人的手把他釘在十字架上，殺了。 24 上帝卻將死的痛苦解除，使他復活了，因為他原不能被死拘禁。 25 大衛指著他說： 『我看見t主常在我眼前， 他在我右邊，使我不至於動搖。

26 所以我心裏歡喜，我的舌頭快樂， 而且我的肉身要安居在指望中。

27 因你必不將我的靈魂撇在陰間， 也不讓你的聖者見朽壞。

28 你已將生命的道路指示我， 必使我在你面前充滿快樂。』

29 「諸位弟兄，先祖大衛的事，我可以坦然地對你們說：他死了，也埋葬了，而且他的墳墓直到今日還在我們這裏。 30 既然大衛是先知，他知道上帝曾向他起誓，要從他的後裔中立一位坐在他的寶座上。 31 他預先看見了，就講論基督的復活，說： 『他不被撇在陰間； 他的肉身也不見朽壞。』

32 這耶穌，上帝已經使他復活了，我們都是這事的見證人。 33 他既被高舉在上帝的右邊，又從父受了所應許的聖靈，就把你們所看見所聽見的，澆灌下來。 34 大衛並沒有升到天上，但他自己說： 『主對我主說： 你坐在我的右邊，

35 等我使你的仇敵作你的腳凳。』

36 故此，以色列全家當確實知道，你們釘在十字架上的這位耶穌，上帝已經立他為主，為基督了。」 37 眾人聽見這話，覺得扎心，就對彼得和其餘的使徒說：「諸位弟兄，我們該怎樣做呢？」 38 彼得對他們說：「你們各人要悔改，奉耶穌基督的名受洗，使你們的罪得赦免，就會領受所賜的聖靈。 39 因為這應許是給你們和你們的兒女，並一切在遠方的人，就是給所有主—我們的上帝所召來的人。」 40 彼得還用更多別的話作見證，勸勉他們說：「你們當救自己脫離這彎曲的世代。」 41 於是領受他話的人，都受了洗；那一天，門徒約添了三千人。 42 他們都專注於使徒的教導和彼此的團契，擘餅和祈禱。

信徒的團契生活

43 眾人都心存敬畏；使徒們t又行了許多奇事神蹟。 44 信的人都聚在一處，凡物公用， 45 又賣了田產和家業，照每一個人所需要的分給他們。 46 他們天天同心合意恆切地在聖殿裏敬拜，且在家中t擘餅，存著歡喜坦誠的心用飯， 47 讚美上帝，得全體百姓的喜愛。主將得救的人天天加給他們。

ACTS 2

The Coming of the Holy Spirit

1  t On the day of Pentecostt all the Lord's followers were together in one place. 2 Suddenly there was a noise from heaven like the sound of a mighty wind! It filled the house where they were meeting. 3 Then they saw what looked like fiery tongues moving in all directions, and a tongue came and settled on each person there.

4 The Holy Spirit took control of everyone, and they began speaking whatever languages the Spirit let them speak.
5 Many religious Jews from every country in the world were living in Jerusalem. 6 And when they heard this noise, a crowd gathered. But they were surprised, because they were hearing everything in their own languages.

7 They were excited and amazed, and said:
Don't all these who are speaking come from Galilee? 8 Then why do we hear them speaking our very own languages? 9 Some of us are from Parthia, Media, and Elam. Others are from Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia, 10 Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, parts of Libya near Cyrene, Rome,

11 Crete, and Arabia. Some of us were born Jews, and others of us have chosen to be Jews. Yet we all hear them using our own languages to tell the wonderful things God has done.

12 Everyone was excited and confused. Some of them even kept asking each other, “What does all this mean?”

13 Others made fun of the Lord's followers and said, “They are drunk.”

Peter Speaks to the Crowd

14 Peter stood with the eleven apostles and spoke in a loud and clear voice to the crowd:
Friends and everyone else living in Jerusalem, listen carefully to what I have to say! 15 You are wrong to think that these people are drunk. After all, it is only nine o'clock in the morning.

16 But this is what God told the prophet Joel to say,

17  t “When the last days come,
I will give my Spirit
to everyone.
Your sons and daughters
will prophesy.
Your young men
will see visions,
and your old men
will have dreams.

18 In those days I will give
my Spirit to my servants,
both men and women,
and they will prophesy.

19 I will work miracles
in the sky above
and wonders
on the earth below.
There will be blood and fire
and clouds of smoke.

20 The sun will turn dark,
and the moon
will be as red as blood
before the great
and wonderful day
of the Lord appears.

21 Then the Lord
will save everyone
who asks for his help.”
22 Now, listen to what I have to say about Jesus from Nazareth. God proved he sent Jesus to you by having him work miracles, wonders, and signs. All of you know this. 23 t God had already planned and decided that Jesus would be handed over to you. So you took him and had evil men put him to death on a cross. 24 t But God set him free from death and raised him to life. Death could not hold him in its power.

25 t What David said are really the words of Jesus,
“I always see the Lord
near me,
and I will not be afraid
with him at my right side.

26 Because of this,
my heart will be glad,
my words will be joyful,
and I will live in hope.

27 The Lord won't leave me
in the grave.
I am his holy one,
and he won't let
my body decay.

28 He has shown me
the path to life,
and he makes me glad
by being near me.”
29 My friends, it is right for me to speak to you about our ancestor David. He died and was buried, and his tomb is still here.

30 t But David was a prophet, and he knew that God had made a promise he would not break. He had told David someone from his own family would someday be king.
31 David knew this would happen, and so he told us Christ would be raised to life. He said God would not leave him in the grave or let his body decay.

32 All of us can tell you that God has raised Jesus to life!

33 Jesus was taken up to sit at the right sidet of God, and he was given the Holy Spirit, just as the Father had promised. Jesus is also the one who has given the Spirit to us, and this is what you are now seeing and hearing.
34  t David didn't go up to heaven. So he wasn't talking about himself when he said, “The Lord told my Lord to sit at his right side, 35 until he made my Lord's enemies into a footstool for him.”

36 Everyone in Israel should then know for certain that God has made Jesus both Lord and Christ, even though you put him to death on a cross.

37 When the people heard this, they were very upset. They asked Peter and the other apostles, “Friends, what should we do?”
38 Peter said to them, “Turn to God and be baptized, every 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.

39 This promise is for you and your children. It is for everyone our Lord God will choose, no matter where they live.”
40 Peter told them many other things as well. Then he said, “I beg you to save yourselves from what will happen to all these evil people.” 41 On that day about 3,000 believed his message and were baptized.

42 They spent their time learning from the apostles, and they were like family to each other. They also broke breadt and prayed together.

Life among the Lord's Followers

43 Everyone was amazed by the many miracles and wonders that the apostles worked. 44 t All the Lord's followers often met together, and they shared everything they had. 45 They would sell their property and possessions and give the money to whoever was in need. 46 Day after day they met together in the temple. They broke breadt together in different homes and shared their food happily and freely, 47 while praising God. Everyone liked them, and each day the Lord added to their group others who were being saved.