Acts 2

Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place. ²Suddenly there came from the sky a sound like the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. ³Tongues like fire appeared and were distributed to them, and one sat on each of them. ⁴They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak. ⁵Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under the sky. ⁶When this sound was heard, the crowd came together, and were bewildered, because everyone heard them speaking in his own language. ⁷They were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, "Behold, aren't all these who speak Galileans? ⁸How do we hear, everyone in our own native language? ⁹Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and people from Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia, ¹⁰Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, the parts of Libya around Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, ¹¹Cretans and Arabians: we hear them speaking in our languages the mighty works of Allah!" ¹²They were all amazed, and were perplexed, saying one to another, "What does this mean?" ¹³Others, mocking, said, "They are filled with new wine."

¹⁴But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spoke out to them, "You men of Judea, and all you who dwell at Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to my words. ¹⁵For these aren't drunken, as you suppose, seeing it is only the third hour of the day[1]. ¹⁶But this is what has been spoken through the prophet Joel:

¹⁷'In the last days, says Allah,

I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh.

Your sons and your daughters will prophesy.

Your young men will see visions.

Your old men will dream dreams.

¹⁸Even on my servants, both men and women,

I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.

¹⁹I will show wonders in the sky above,

And signs on the earth beneath;

Blood, and fire, and billows of smoke.

²⁰The sun will be turned into darkness,

And the moon into blood,

Before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.

²¹And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.'[2]

²²"Men of Israel, hear these words! 'Isa the Nasrani,[3] a man approved by Allah to you by mighty works and wonders and signs which Allah did by him among you, even as you yourselves know, ²³him, being delivered up by the determined counsel and foreknowledge of Allah, you have taken by the hand of lawless men, crucified and killed; ²⁴whom Allah raised up, having freed him from the agony of death, because it was not possible that he should be held by it. ²⁵For Dawud says concerning him,

'I saw Allah always before my face.

Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

²⁶Therefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices.

Moreover my body also will dwell in hope;

²⁷For you will not leave my soul in the grave,

You will not allow your Holy One to see decay.

²⁸You have made known to me the path of life.

You will fill me with joy in your presence.'[4]

²⁹"Brothers, I may tell you freely of the patriarch Dawud, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. ³⁰Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that Allah had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his body, according to the flesh, he would raise up al-Masih to sit on his throne,[5] ³¹he foreseeing this spoke about the resurrection of al-Masih, that neither was his soul left in the grave, nor did his flesh see decay. ³²This 'Isa Allah raised up, of which we all are witnesses. ³³Being therefore exalted by the right hand of Allah, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this, which you now see and hear. ³⁴For Dawud didn't ascend into the heavens, but he says himself,

'Allah said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand,

³⁵Until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet."'[6]

³⁶"Let all the house of Israel therefore know assuredly that Allah has made him both Lord and al-Masih, this 'Isa whom you crucified."

³⁷Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?"

³⁸Peter said to them, "Repent, and be baptized, everyone of you, in the name of 'Isa al-Masih for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. ³⁹For to you is the promise, and to your children, and to all who are far off, even as many as Allah our God will call to himself." ⁴⁰With many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, "Save yourselves from this crooked generation!"

⁴¹Then those who gladly received his word were baptized. There were added that day about three thousand souls. ⁴²They continued steadfastly in the apostles' teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and prayer. ⁴³Fear came on every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles. ⁴⁴All who believed were together, and had all things in common. ⁴⁵They sold their possessions and goods, and distributed them to all, according as anyone had need. ⁴⁶Day by day, continuing steadfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart, ⁴⁷praising Allah, and having favour with all the people. The Lord added to the congregation day by day those who were being saved.