使徒行传 2

圣灵降临

1 五旬节那日到了，他们全都聚集在一起。 2 忽然，有响声从天上下来，好像一阵大风吹过，充满了他们所坐的整座屋子； 3 又有舌头如火焰向他们显现，分开落在他们每个人身上。 4 他们都被圣灵充满，就按着圣灵所赐的口才说起别国的话来。

5 那时，有从天下各国来的虔诚的犹太人，住在耶路撒冷。 6 这声音一响，许多人都来聚集，各人因为听见门徒用他们各自的乡谈说话，就甚纳闷， 7 都诧异惊奇说：“看哪，这些说话的不都是加利利人吗？ 8 我们每个人怎么听见他们说我们生来所用的乡谈呢？ 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、亚细亚、 10 弗吕家、旁非利亚、埃及的人，并靠近古利奈的利比亚一带地方的人，侨居的罗马人， 11 包括犹太人和皈依犹太教的人， 克里特人和阿拉伯人，都听见他们用我们的乡谈讲论上帝的大作为。” 12 众人就都惊奇困惑，彼此说：“这是什么意思呢？” 13 还有人讥诮，说：“他们是灌满了新酒吧！”

彼得在五旬节的演讲

14  彼得和十一个使徒站起来，他就高声向众人说：“犹太人和所有住在耶路撒冷的人哪，这件事你们要知道，要侧耳听我的话。 15 这些人并不像你们所想的喝醉了，因为现在才早晨九点钟。 16 这正是藉着先知约珥所说的：

17 ‘上帝说： 在末后的日子， 我要将我的灵浇灌凡血肉之躯的。 你们的儿女要说预言； 你们的少年要见异象； 你们的老人要做异梦。

18 在那些日子，我要把我的灵浇灌， 甚至给我的仆人和婢女， 他们要说预言。

19 在天上，我要显出奇事， 在地下，我要显出神迹， 有血，有火，有烟雾。

20 太阳要变为黑暗， 月亮要变为血， 这都在主大而光荣的日子未到以前。

21 那时，凡求告主名的都必得救。’

22 “以色列人哪，你们要听我这些话：拿撒勒人耶稣就是上帝以异能、奇事、神迹向你们证明出来的人，这些事是上帝藉着他在你们中间施行，正如你们自己知道的。 23 他既按着上帝确定的旨意和预知被交与人，你们就藉着不法之人的手把他钉在十字架上，杀了。 24 上帝却将死的痛苦解除，使他复活了，因为他原不能被死拘禁。 25 大卫指着他说： ‘我看见t主常在我眼前， 他在我右边，使我不至于动摇。

26 所以我心里欢喜，我的舌头快乐， 而且我的肉身要安居在指望中。

27 因你必不将我的灵魂撇在阴间， 也不让你的圣者见朽坏。

28 你已将生命的道路指示我， 必使我在你面前充满快乐。’

29 “诸位弟兄，先祖大卫的事，我可以坦然地对你们说：他死了，也埋葬了，而且他的坟墓直到今日还在我们这里。 30 既然大卫是先知，他知道上帝曾向他起誓，要从他的后裔中立一位坐在他的宝座上。 31 他预先看见了，就讲论基督的复活，说： ‘他不被撇在阴间； 他的肉身也不见朽坏。’

32 这耶稣，上帝已经使他复活了，我们都是这事的见证人。 33 他既被高举在上帝的右边，又从父受了所应许的圣灵，就把你们所看见所听见的，浇灌下来。 34 大卫并没有升到天上，但他自己说： ‘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 故此，以色列全家当确实知道，你们钉在十字架上的这位耶稣，上帝已经立他为主，为基督了。” 37 众人听见这话，觉得扎心，就对彼得和其余的使徒说：“诸位弟兄，我们该怎样做呢？” 38 彼得对他们说：“你们各人要悔改，奉耶稣基督的名受洗，使你们的罪得赦免，就会领受所赐的圣灵。 39 因为这应许是给你们和你们的儿女，并一切在远方的人，就是给所有主—我们的上帝所召来的人。” 40 彼得还用更多别的话作见证，劝勉他们说：“你们当救自己脱离这弯曲的世代。” 41 于是领受他话的人，都受了洗；那一天，门徒约添了三千人。 42 他们都专注于使徒的教导和彼此的团契，擘饼和祈祷。

信徒的团契生活

43 众人都心存敬畏；使徒们t又行了许多奇事神迹。 44 信的人都聚在一处，凡物公用， 45 又卖了田产和家业，照每一个人所需要的分给他们。 46 他们天天同心合意恒切地在圣殿里敬拜，且在家中t擘饼，存着欢喜坦诚的心用饭， 47 赞美上帝，得全体百姓的喜爱。主将得救的人天天加给他们。

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.