使徒行传 2

圣灵降临

1 五旬节那天，门徒聚集在一起。2 忽然，天上发出一阵响声，好像狂风呼啸而过，充满了他们所在的房子，3 又有火焰般的舌头显现出来，分别落在各人的头上。4 大家都被圣灵充满，得到圣灵所赐的才能，说起别的语言来。

5 当时耶路撒冷住着从各国回来的虔诚的犹太人。6 众人听见这阵响声便赶过来，听见门徒在说他们各自的语言，都十分纳闷，7 惊诧地说：“看啊！这些说话的不都是加利利人吗？8 怎么会说我们各自的语言呢？9 我们这里有帕提亚人、玛代人、以拦人，以及住在美索不达米亚、犹太、加帕多迦、本都、亚细亚、10 弗吕迦、旁非利亚、埃及和靠近古利奈的利比亚的人，还有从罗马来的犹太人和改信犹太教的人、11 克里特人和阿拉伯人。我们都听见他们在用我们各自的语言诉说上帝的伟大！”12 他们都大感惊奇和困惑，彼此议论说：“这到底是怎么回事？”

13 有些人就讥笑说：“他们不过是被新酒灌醉了！”

彼得讲道

14 彼得和其他十一位使徒都站起来，他大声对众人说：“各位犹太同胞和住在耶路撒冷的人啊，请留心听！我告诉你们这是怎么回事。15 你们以为这些人是醉了，其实不是，因为现在才早上九点钟。16 你们眼前看见的正是先知约珥所说的，

17 “上帝说，在末后的日子，我要将我的灵浇灌所有的人，你们的儿女要说预言，青年要见异象，老人要做异梦。18 那时，我要将我的灵浇灌我的奴仆和婢女，他们都要说预言。19 在天上，我要显异兆；在地上，我要行神迹，有血、有火、有浓烟。20 太阳要变得昏暗，月亮要变得血红。这都要发生在主伟大荣耀的日子来临以前。21 那时，凡求告主名的，都必得救。’

22 “各位以色列人啊，请留心听。上帝借着拿撒勒人耶稣在你们中间行了异能、奇事和神迹，以证明拿撒勒人耶稣是祂派来的。这是你们都知道的。23 上帝照着自己的计划和预知把耶稣交在你们手里，你们借着邪恶之人的手把祂钉死在十字架上了。24 但上帝为祂解除了死亡的痛苦，使祂从死里复活，因为祂不可能被死亡拘禁。25 论到耶稣，大卫曾说，“我看见主常在我面前，祂在我右边，我必不动摇。26 因此我的心欢喜，我的口颂赞，我的身体也要活在盼望中。27 因为你不会把我的灵魂撇在阴间，也不会让你的圣者身体朽坏。28 你已把生命之路指示我，叫我在你面前充满喜乐。’

29 “弟兄们，我肯定地对你们说，先祖大卫死了，埋葬了，他的坟墓至今还在这里。30 大卫是先知，知道上帝曾起誓要从他的后裔中选立一人继承他的王位。31 他预先知道这事，讲到基督的复活，说，‘祂的灵魂不会被撇在阴间，祂的身体也不会朽坏’。32 上帝已经使这位耶稣复活了！我们都是这件事的见证人。33 现在祂升到上帝的右边，从天父领受了所应许的圣灵，并将圣灵浇灌下来，你们今天也耳闻目睹了。34 大卫并没有升到天上，但他曾说，“主对我主说，你坐在我的右边，35 等我使你的仇敌成为你的脚凳。’

36 “所以，全体以色列人啊！你们应当确实地知道，上帝已经立这位被你们钉在十字架上的耶稣为主，为基督了。”

37 他们听了彼得的话，觉得扎心，就对彼得和其他使徒说：“弟兄们，我们该怎么办呢？”38 彼得说：“你们每一个人都要悔改，奉耶稣基督的名受洗，使你们的罪得到赦免，你们就必领受上帝所赐的圣灵。39 因为这应许是给你们和你们的儿女，以及远方的人，就是所有被主——我们的上帝呼召的人。”

40 然后，彼得还讲了许多话警戒、劝勉他们，说：“你们要保守自己脱离这邪恶的世代。”

41 结果，那天约有三千人相信了他传的道，接受了洗礼。42 他们都一心遵守使徒的教导，一起团契、掰饼、祷告。

43 大家都满心敬畏上帝。使徒又行了很多神迹奇事。44 信徒聚在一起，共用所有的东西。45 他们把田产家业变卖了，按照各人的需要把钱分给大家。46 他们天天同心合意地聚集在圣殿里敬拜上帝，又在各人家中掰饼聚会，以欢喜、慷慨的心分享食物，47 赞美上帝，受到众人的喜爱。主使得救的人数与日俱增。

Acts 2

The Holy Spirit and the Day of Pentecost

1 Nowt when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place.2 Suddenlyt a soundt like a violent wind blowingt came from heavent and filled the entire house where they were sitting.3 And tongues spreading out like a firet appeared to them and came to rest on each one of them.

4 Allt of them were filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak in other languagests as the Spirit enabled them.t
5 Now there were devout Jewst from every nation under heaven residing in Jerusalem.ts6 When this soundt occurred, a crowd gathered and was in confusion,t because each one heard them speaking in his own language.7 Completely baffled, they said,t “Aren’tt all these who are speaking Galileans?8 And how is it that each one of us hears themt in our own native language?t9 Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and the province of Asia,t10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene,t and visitors from Rome,s11 both Jews and proselytes,s Cretans and Arabs – we hear them speaking in our own languages about the great deeds God has done!”t12 All were astounded and greatly confused, saying to one another, “What does this mean?”

13 But others jeered at the speakers,t saying, “They are drunk on new wine!”ts

Peter’s Address on the Day of Pentecost

14 But Peter stood upt with the eleven, raised his voice, and addressed them: “You men of Judeat and all you who live in Jerusalem,s know thist and listen carefully to what I say.15 In spite of what you think, these men are not drunk,t for it is only nine o’clock in the morning.t

16 But this is what was spoken about through the prophet Joel:s

17 ‘And in the last dayssit will be,’ God says,
‘that I will pour out my Spirit on all people,t
and your sons and your daughters will prophesy,
and your young men will see visions,
and your old men will dream dreams.

18 Even on my servants,tboth men and women,
I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.s

19 And I will perform wonders in the skytabove
and miraculous signston the earth below,
blood and fire and clouds of smoke.

20 The sun will be changed to darkness
and the moon to blood
before the great and glorioustday of the Lord comes.

21 And thenteveryone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’s
22 “Men of Israel,t listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man clearly attested to you by God with powerful deeds,t wonders, and miraculous signst that God performed among you through him, just as you yourselves know –23 this man, who was handed over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you executedt by nailing him to a cross at the hands of Gentiles.t24 But God raised him up,t having releasedt him from the painss of death, because it was not possible for him to be held in its power.t

25 For David says about him,
‘I saw the Lord always in front of me,t
for he is at my right hand so that I will not be shaken.

26 Therefore my heart was glad and my tongue rejoiced;
my bodytalso will live in hope,

27 because you will not leave my soul in Hades,t
nor permit your Holy One to experiencetdecay.

28 You have made known to me the paths of life;
you will make me full of joy with your presence.’s
29 “Brothers,t I can speak confidentlys to you about our forefathert David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.30 So then, becauset he was a prophet and knew that God had sworn to him with an oath to seat one of his descendantston his throne,s31 David by foreseeing thist spoke about the resurrection of the Christ,ts that he was neither abandoned to Hades,t nor did his bodytexperiencetdecay.s32 This Jesus God raised up, and we are all witnesses of it.t33 So then, exaltedt to the right hands of God, and having receivedt the promise of the Holy Spiritt from the Father, he has poured outs what you both see and hear.

34 For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says,
‘The Lord said to my lord,
“Sitsat my right hand

35 until I make your enemies a footstoolsfor your feet.”’s

36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know beyond a doubtt that God has made this Jesus whom you crucifiedt both Lords and Christ.”ts

The Response to Peter’s Address

37 Now when they heard this,t they were acutely distressedt and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “What should we do, brothers?”38 Peter said to them, “Repent, and each one of you be baptizedt in the name of Jesus Christts fort the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.t39 For the promises is for you and your children, and for all who are far away, as many as the Lord our God will call to himself.”40 With many other words he testifiedt and exhorted them saying, “Save yourselves from this perverset generation!”

41 So those who acceptedt his messaget were baptized, and that day about three thousand peoplet were added.t

The Fellowship of the Early Believers

42 They were devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship,s to the breaking of bread and to prayer.t43 Reverential awet came over everyone,t and many wonders and miraculous signst came about by the apostles.44 All who believed were together and heldt everything in common,45 and they began sellingt their propertyt and possessions and distributing the proceedst to everyone, as anyone had need.46 Every dayt they continued to gather together by common consent in the temple courts,t breaking bread fromt house to house, sharing their food with glads and humble hearts,t

47 praising God and having the good willt of all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number every dayt those who were being saved.