Peter's Sermon at Pentecost
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But Peter, standing up with the eleven, raised his voice and said to them, "Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and heed my words.
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"For these are not drunk, as you suppose, j since it is only the third hour of the day.
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"But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
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'And k it shall come to pass in the last days, says God,
l That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh;
Your sons and m your daughters shall prophesy,
Your young men shall see visions,
Your old men shall dream dreams.
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And on My menservants and on My maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days;
n And they shall prophesy.
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o I will show wonders in heaven above
And signs in the earth beneath:
Blood and fire and vapor of smoke.
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p The sun shall be turned into darkness,
And the moon into blood,
Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the LORD.
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And it shall come to pass
That q whoever calls on the name of the LORD
Shall be saved.'
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"Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a Man attested by God to you r by miracles, wonders, and signs which God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also know -
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"Him, s being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, t you have taken by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to death;
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u "whom God raised up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it.
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"For David says concerning Him:
v 'I foresaw the LORD always before my face,
For He is at my right hand, that I may not be shaken.
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Therefore my heart rejoiced, and my tongue was glad;
Moreover my flesh also will rest in hope.
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For You will not leave my soul in Hades,
Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see w corruption.
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You have made known to me the ways of life;
You will make me full of joy in Your presence.'
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"Men and brethren, let me speak freely to you x of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
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"Therefore, being a prophet, y and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his body, according to the flesh, He would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne,
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"he, foreseeing this, spoke concerning the resurrection of the Christ, z that His soul was not left in Hades, nor did His flesh see corruption.
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a "This Jesus God has raised up, b of which we are all witnesses.
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"Therefore c being exalted to d the right hand of God, and e having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He f poured out this which you now see and hear.
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"For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he says himself:
g 'The LORD said to my Lord,
"Sit at My right hand,
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Till I make Your enemies Your footstool." '
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"Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ."
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Now when they heard this, h they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Men and brethren, what shall we do?"
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Then Peter said to them, i "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
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"For the promise is to you and j to your children, and k to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call."
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And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, "Be saved from this perverse generation."
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Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.
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1 Thessalonians 5:7
For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk are drunk at night.
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Isaiah 44:3
For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, And floods on the dry ground; I will pour My Spirit on your descendants, And My blessing on your offspring.
Ezekiel 11:19
Then I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within them, and take the stony heart out of their flesh, and give them a heart of flesh.
Joel 2:28 - 32
And it shall come to pass afterward That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your old men shall dream dreams, Your young men shall see visions.
Zechariah 12:10
And I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on Me whom they pierced. Yes, they will mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son, and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn.
John 7:38
"He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."
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Acts 10:45
And those of the circumcision who believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also.
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Acts 21:9
Now this man had four virgin daughters who prophesied.
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Acts 21:4
And finding disciples, we stayed there seven days. They told Paul through the Spirit not to go up to Jerusalem.
Acts 21:9
Now this man had four virgin daughters who prophesied.
1 Corinthians 12:10
To another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.
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Joel 2:30
And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth: Blood and fire and pillars of smoke.
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Isaiah 13:10
For the stars of heaven and their constellation...
Ezekiel 32:7
When I put out your light, I will cover the hea...
Matthew 24:29
Immediately after the tribulation of those days...
Mark 13:24
But in those days, after that tribulation, the ...
Mark 13:25
The stars of heaven will fall, and the powers i...
Luke 21:25
And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon...
Revelation 6:12
I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and beh...
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Romans 10:13
For "whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved.
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Isaiah 50:5
The Lord GOD has opened My ear; And I was not rebellious, Nor did I turn away.
John 3:2
This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, "Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.
John 5:6
When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, "Do you want to be made well?
Acts 10:38
How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.
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Matthew 26:4
And plotted to take Jesus by trickery and kill Him.
Luke 22:22
"And truly the Son of Man goes as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!"
Acts 3:18
But those things which God foretold by the mouth of all His prophets, that the Christ would suffer, He has thus fulfilled.
Acts 4:28
To do whatever Your hand and Your purpose determined before to be done.
1 Peter 1:20
He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you
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Acts 5:30
The God of our fathers raised up Jesus whom you murdered by hanging on a tree.
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Romans 8:11
But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from ...
1 Corinthians 6:14
And God both raised up the Lord and will also r...
2 Corinthians 4:14
Knowing that He who raised up the Lord Jesus wi...
Ephesians 1:20
Which He worked in Christ when He raised Him fr...
Colossians 2:12
Buried with Him in baptism, in which you also w...
1 Thessalonians 1:10
And to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He ra...
Hebrews 13:20
Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lor...
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Psalms 16:8 - 11
I have set the LORD always before me; Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved.
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Acts 13:30 - 37
But God raised Him from the dead.
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Acts 13:36
For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell asleep, was buried with his fathers, and saw corruption.
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2 Samuel 7:12
When your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, who will come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom.
Psalms 132:11
The LORD has sworn in truth to David; He will not turn from it: "I will set upon your throne the fruit of your body.
Luke 1:32
He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David.
Romans 1:3
Concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh.
2 Timothy 2:8
Remember that Jesus Christ, of the seed of David, was raised from the dead according to my gospel.
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Psalms 16:10
For You will not leave my soul in Sheol, Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption.
Isaiah 50:8
He is near who justifies Me; Who will contend with Me? Let us stand together. Who is My adversary? Let him come near Me.
Isaiah 53:10
Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise Him; He has put Him to grief. When You make His soul an offering for sin, He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days, And the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in His hand.
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Acts 2:24
Whom God raised up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it.
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Acts 1:8
"But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."
Acts 3:15
And killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses.
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Psalms 68:18
You have ascended on high, You have led captivity captive; You have received gifts among men, Even from the rebellious, That the LORD God might dwell there.
Acts 5:31
Him God has exalted to His right hand to be Prince and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.
Philippians 2:9
Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name.
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Psalms 110:1
The LORD said to my Lord, "Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.
Mark 16:19
So then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.
Hebrews 10:12
But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God.
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Cross References
Luke 24:49
"Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high."
John 14:26
But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.
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Matthew 3:11
I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance...
Matthew 5:6
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for rig...
Luke 3:16
John answered, saying to all, "I indeed baptize...
Luke 22:69
"Hereafter the Son of Man will sit on the right...
John 14:16
And I will pray the Father, and He will give yo...
John 16:7 - 15
Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to you...
Acts 2:1 - 11
When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they ...
Acts 2:17
And it shall come to pass in the last days, say...
Acts 10:45
And those of the circumcision who believed were...
Ephesians 4:8
Therefore He says: "When He ascended on high, H...
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Psalms 68:18
You have ascended on high, You have led captivi...
Psalms 110:1
The LORD said to my Lord, "Sit at My right hand...
Matthew 22:44
The LORD said to my Lord, "Sit at My right hand...
Luke 23:43
And Jesus said to him, "Assuredly, I say to you...
John 20:17
Jesus said to her, "Do not cling to Me, for I h...
1 Corinthians 15:25
For He must reign till He has put all enemies u...
Ephesians 1:20
Which He worked in Christ when He raised Him fr...
Hebrews 1:13
But to which of the angels has He ever said: "S...
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Zechariah 12:10
And I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on Me whom they pierced. Yes, they will mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son, and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn.
Luke 3:10
So the people asked him, saying, "What shall we do then?
Luke 3:12
Then tax collectors also came to be baptized, and said to him, "Teacher, what shall we do?
Luke 3:14
Likewise the soldiers asked him, saying, "And what shall we do?" So he said to them, "Do not intimidate anyone or accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.
John 16:8
And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
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Luke 24:47
And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
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Joel 2:28
And it shall come to pass afterward That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your old men shall dream dreams, Your young men shall see visions.
Joel 2:32
And it shall come to pass That whoever calls on the name of the LORD Shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be deliverance, As the LORD has said, Among the remnant whom the LORD calls.
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Acts 11:15
And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, as upon us at the beginning.
Acts 11:18
When they heard these things they became silent; and they glorified God, saying, "Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life.
Ephesians 2:13
But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
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