Acts 2:29-47.
Acts 2:29-47 (Good News Translation)
29My friends, I must speak to you plainly about our famous
ancestor King David. He died and was buried, and his grave is here with us
to this very day.
30He was a prophet, and he knew what God had promised him: God
had made a vow that he would make one of David's descendants a king, just
as David was.
31David saw what God was going to do in the future, and so he
spoke about the resurrection of the Messiah when he said,
He was not abandoned in the world of the dead;
his body did not rot in the grave.
32God has raised this very Jesus from death, and we are all
witnesses to this fact.
33He has been raised to the right side of God, his Father, and
has received from him the Holy Spirit, as he had promised. What you now
see and hear is his gift that he has poured out on us.
34For it was not David who went up into heaven; rather he said,
The Lord said to my Lord:
Sit here at my right side
35until I put your enemies as a footstool under your feet.
36"All the people of Israel, then, are to know for sure that
this Jesus, whom you crucified, is the one that God has made Lord and
Messiah!"
37When the people heard this, they were deeply troubled and
said to Peter and the other apostles,
"What shall we do, brothers?"
38Peter said to them,
Each one of you must turn away from your sins and be baptized in
the name of Jesus Christ, so that your sins will be forgiven; and you will
receive God's gift, the Holy Spirit.
39For God's promise was made to you and your children, and to
all who are far away—all whom the Lord our God calls to himself.
40Peter made his appeal to them and with many other words he
urged them, saying,
"Save yourselves from the punishment coming on this wicked
people!"
41Many of them believed his message and were baptized, and
about three thousand people were added to the group that day.
42They spent their time in learning from the apostles, taking
part in the fellowship, and sharing in the fellowship meals and the
prayers.
43Many miracles and wonders were being done through the
apostles, and everyone was filled with awe.
44All the believers continued together in close fellowship and
shared their belongings with one another.
45They would sell their property and possessions, and
distribute the money among all, according to what each one needed.
46Day after day they met as a group in the Temple, and they had
their meals together in their homes, eating with glad and humble hearts,
47praising God, and enjoying the good will of all the people.
And every day the Lord added to their group those who were being saved.
29My friends, I must speak to you plainly about our famous
ancestor King David. He died and was buried, and his grave is here with us
to this very day.
30He was a prophet, and he knew what God had promised him: God
had made a vow that he would make one of David's descendants a king, just
as David was.
31David saw what God was going to do in the future, and so he
spoke about the resurrection of the Messiah when he said,
He was not abandoned in the world of the dead;
his body did not rot in the grave.
32God has raised this very Jesus from death, and we are all
witnesses to this fact.
33He has been raised to the right side of God, his Father, and
has received from him the Holy Spirit, as he had promised. What you now
see and hear is his gift that he has poured out on us.
34For it was not David who went up into heaven; rather he said,
The Lord said to my Lord:
Sit here at my right side
35until I put your enemies as a footstool under your feet.
36"All the people of Israel, then, are to know for sure that
this Jesus, whom you crucified, is the one that God has made Lord and
Messiah!"
37When the people heard this, they were deeply troubled and
said to Peter and the other apostles,
"What shall we do, brothers?"
38Peter said to them,
Each one of you must turn away from your sins and be baptized in
the name of Jesus Christ, so that your sins will be forgiven; and you will
receive God's gift, the Holy Spirit.
39For God's promise was made to you and your children, and to
all who are far away—all whom the Lord our God calls to himself.
40Peter made his appeal to them and with many other words he
urged them, saying,
"Save yourselves from the punishment coming on this wicked
people!"
41Many of them believed his message and were baptized, and
about three thousand people were added to the group that day.
42They spent their time in learning from the apostles, taking
part in the fellowship, and sharing in the fellowship meals and the
prayers.
43Many miracles and wonders were being done through the
apostles, and everyone was filled with awe.
44All the believers continued together in close fellowship and
shared their belongings with one another.
45They would sell their property and possessions, and
distribute the money among all, according to what each one needed.
46Day after day they met as a group in the Temple, and they had
their meals together in their homes, eating with glad and humble hearts,
47praising God, and enjoying the good will of all the people.
And every day the Lord added to their group those who were being saved.
God bless you.
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