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MODERN LITERAL VERSION

2:1 {F} And while the day of Pentecost was being fulfilled, they were united in the same place.

2:2 And suddenly there became a noise from heaven like the bringing of a violent wind and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

2:3 And there appeared to them, divided tongues, like fire, and it sat upon each one of them.

2:4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave to them to speak out.

2:5 Now Jews were dwelling in Jerusalem, devout men, from every nation under heaven.

2:6 And when the {F} voice from this happened, the crowd came together and was confused, because each one heard them speaking in his own language.

2:7 And they were astonished and marveled, saying to one another, Behold, are these not all Galileans who are speaking?

2:8 And how are we hearing everyone in our own language in which we were born?

2:9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, in Judea and Cappadocia, in Pontus and Asia,

2:10 in Phrygia and Pamphylia, in Egypt and the parts of Libya toward Cyrene and the inhabiting Romans, both Jews and Jewish-converts,

2:11 Cretans and Arabs, we hear them speaking in our languages the magnificent things of God.

2:12 And all were astonished and were perplexed, saying to one another, What might this {F} mean?

2:13 But others sneering, said, They are full of new-wine.
{Examples of those who were saved in the New Testament: Acts 2:14-42; 8:5-13; 8:30-39; 9:17-18, 22:6-16, 26:12-18; 10:34-48; 16:13-15; 16:25-34; 18:8; 19:1-7.}


2:14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice and spoke out to them, saying, Men, Jews and all you* who are dwelling in Jerusalem, let this be known to you* and notice my words.

2:15 For* these men are not drunken, as you* take it to be; for* it is only the third hour of the day.

2:16 But this is what has been spoken through the prophet Joel,

2:17 God says, ‘And it will be in the last days, I will pour out from My Spirit upon all flesh and your* sons and your* daughters will prophesy and your* young-men will see visions and your* elderly-men will dream dreams.

2:18 For-sure, upon my male bondservants and upon my female bondservants in those days I will pour out of my Spirit, and they will prophesy.

2:19 And I will give you* wonders in the heaven above and signs upon the earth below; blood and fire and vapor of smoke.

2:20 The sun will be turned into darkness and the moon into blood, before the great and illustrious day of the Lord comes.

2:21 And it will be, that everyone, whoever calls upon the name of the Lord, will be saved.' {Joel 2:28-32}


2:22 Men, Israelites! Hear these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man from God, having been shown to you* by miracles and wonders and signs which God did through him in your* midst, just-as you* yourselves also know;

2:23 being given up by what has been determined by the counsel and foreknowledge of God, you* assassinated him, having taken him and fastened him to a cross through lawless hands;

2:24 whom God raised* up, having loosed the travail of death, insomuch as it was not possible for him to be held-fast by it.

2:25 For* David says in regard to him, ‘I see the Lord always before my face, because he is at my right hand, that* I might not be shaken.

2:26 Therefore my heart was joyous and my tongue was glad. Now my flesh will also reside in hope;

2:27 because you will not forsake my soul to Hades, neither will you give your Holy One to see decay.

2:28 You made known to me the ways of life. You will fill me with joy with your countenance.' {Ps. 16:8-11}

2:29 Brethren, it is legal for me to speak publicly to you* concerning the patriarch David, that he is both dead* and was buried and his tomb is with us to this day.

2:30 Therefore being* a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that from the fruit of his hips, to raise* up the Christ according to the flesh to sit upon his throne. {Ps. 89:3-4, 132:11}

2:31 Foreseeing this, he spoke concerning the resurrection of the Christ, that neither was his soul left to Hades, nor did his flesh see decay. {Ps. 16:10}

2:32 This Jesus, God raised* up, of whom we are all witnesses.

2:33 Therefore being exalted by the right hand of God, and having received the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, he has poured out this, which you* are seeing and hearing now.

2:34 For* David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand,

2:35 until I should place your enemies under the footstool of your feet.' {Ps. 110:1}

2:36 Therefore, let all the house of Israel know with certainty, that God has made* him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you* crucified.


2:37 Now when they heard this, they were pierced in their heart and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, Brethren, what shall we do?


2:38 And Peter said to them, Repent and be immersed* everyone of you* in the name of Jesus Christ to obtain the forgiveness of your * sins, and you* will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

2:39 For* to you* is the promise and to your* children and to all who are from afar, as many as the Lord our God may call to him.

2:40 And he testified and encouraged them with many other words, saying, Save yourselves from this crooked generation.

2:41 Therefore indeed, they, who gladly accepted his word, were immersed*. And approximately three thousand souls was added to them in that day.

2:42 And they persevered in the apostles' teaching and fellowship and in the breaking of the bread and prayers.


2:43 And there became fear upon every soul and many wonders and signs were happening through the apostles.

2:44 And all who believed were together and had all things common.

2:45 They sold* their properties and possessions and divided them to all, insomuch as anyone had need.

2:46 And persevering, united in the temple and breaking bread in their houses daily, they took their nourishment with gladness and simplicity of heart,

2:47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the {F} congregation* those who were saved daily.
{Footnotes: Acts 2:1- This is Sunday. Acts 1:26-2:1- Chapter and verse divisions were added by man. In the original Acts 1:26 & Acts 2:1 are the same sentence. The ‘they' has been disputed by many. Read both Acts 1:26 and Acts 2:1 together without punctuation and decide for yourself. See also Acts 1:5, 2:6. Acts 2:6 This was a miraculous happening, the crowd heard all this like a single voice from afar or figuratively like ‘noisy or sounds.' Acts 2:12 Literally: wish to be. Acts 2:47 Or: church/the one true church, Eph 4:1-6; discussed more in the Appendix.}
{June 30, 30AD Temple at Jerusalem.}