acts 2:1-41

• Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know.
• This man was handed over to you by God’s deliberate plan and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing him to the cross.
• But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him.
• Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
• Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest in hope, because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, you will not let your holy one see decay.
• You have made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence.
• Fellow Israelites, I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is here to this day.
• But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that he would place one of his descendants on his throne.
• Seeing what was to come, he spoke of the resurrection of the Messiah, that he was not abandoned to the realm of the dead, nor did his body see decay.
• God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are all witnesses of it.
• Exalted to the right hand of God, he has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.
• For David did not ascend to heaven, and yet he said, “The Lord said to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.””
• Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah.
• When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”
• Peter replied, “Repent 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.
• The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call.
• With many other words he warned them; and he pleaded with them, “Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.”
• Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day.