Acts 22ActsWitness in JerusalemUnlocked Dynamic Bible

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1. The Holy Spirit at Pentecost

   (Genesis 11:1–9; Leviticus 23:15–22)

2. 1UDBOn the day when the Jews were celebrating the Pentecost festival, the believers were all together in one place in Jerusalem.BSBBSB: When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.
3. 2UDBSuddenly they heard a noise coming from the sky that sounded like a strong wind. Everyone in the entire house where they were sitting heard the noise.BSBBSB: Suddenly a sound like a mighty rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.
4. 3UDBThen they saw what looked like flames of fire. These flames separated from one another and came down on each of the believers.BSBBSB: They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.
5. 4UDBThen all of the believers were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak different languages, in the way that the Spirit made each one able to.BSBBSB: And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.
6. 5UDBAt that time many Jews were staying in Jerusalem to celebrate the Pentecost festival. They were Jewish people who sincerely worshiped God. They had come from many different countries.BSBBSB: Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven.
7. 6UDBWhen they heard the loud noise like a wind, a crowd of them came together at the place where the believers were. The crowd was amazed because each of them was hearing one of the believers speaking in his own language.BSBBSB: And when this sound rang out, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking his own language.
8. 7UDBThey were completely amazed, and they said to each other, "All these men who are speaking have come from Galilee, so how can they know our languages?BSBBSB: Astounded and amazed, they asked, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans?
9. 8UDBBut all of us hear them speaking our own language that we learned from birth!BSBBSB: How is it then that each of us hears them in his own native language?
10. 9UDBSome of us are from the regions of Parthia and Media and Elam, and others of us are from the regions of Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia.BSBBSB: Parthians, Medes, and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,
11. 10UDBThere are some people there from Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt, and the regions in Libya that are near the city of Cyrene. There are others of us who are here visiting Jerusalem from Rome.BSBBSB: Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome,
12. 11UDBThey include native Jews as well as Gentiles who believe what we Jews believe. And others of us are from the Island of Crete and from the region of Arabia. So how is it that these people are speaking our languages about the great things God has done?"BSBBSB: both Jews and converts to Judaism; Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!”
13. 12UDBThe people were amazed and did not know what to think about what was happening. So they asked one another, "What does this mean?"BSBBSB: Astounded and perplexed, they asked one another, “What does this mean?”
14. 13UDBBut some of them made fun of what they saw. They said, "These people are talking like this because they have drunk too much new wine!"BSBBSB: But others mocked them and said, “They are drunk on new wine!”

15. Peter Addresses the Crowd

    (Psalm 16:1–11; Joel 2:28–32)

16. 14UDBSo Peter stood up with the other eleven apostles and spoke loudly to the crowd of people; he said, "You men of Judea and you others who are staying in Jerusalem, listen to me, all of you, and I will explain to you what is happening!BSBBSB: Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, lifted up his voice, and addressed the crowd: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen carefully to my words.
17. 15UDBSome of you think that we are drunk, but we are not drunk. It is only nine o'clock in the morning, and people here never get drunk at this time of the day!BSBBSB: These men are not drunk, as you suppose. It is only the third hour of the day!
18. 16UDBInstead, what has happened to us is the miraculous thing that the prophet Joel wrote about long ago. He wrote:BSBBSB: No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
19. 17UDB"'During the last days, God says, I will give my Holy Spirit to all people, and your sons and daughters will tell people my messages, and I will give visions to the young men and I will give dreams to the old men.BSBBSB: ‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.
20. 18UDBDuring those days I will give my Holy Spirit to my servants, so they can tell people my messages.BSBBSB: Even on My menservants and maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.
21. 19UDBI will cause amazing things to happen in the sky, and I will do miracles on the earth to show that important and amazing things will happen. Here on the earth there will be blood, fire, and smoke everywhere.BSBBSB: I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke.
22. 20UDBIn the sky the sun will appear dark to people and the moon will appear red to them. Those things will happen before the day of the Lord comes, the great and glorious day that everyone will see.BSBBSB: The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord.
23. 21UDBAnd I will save all those who call to me to help them.'"BSBBSB: And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
24. 22UDBPeter continued speaking: "Men of Israel, listen to me! When Jesus from Nazareth lived among you, God proved to you that he had sent him by making him able to do many amazing miracles that showed that he was from God. You yourselves know that this is true.BSBBSB: Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know.
25. 23UDBEven though you knew that, you handed this man Jesus over into the hands of his enemies. However, God had already planned for that, and he knew all about it. Then you urged men who do not have God's law to kill Jesus. They did that by nailing him to a cross.BSBBSB: He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.
26. 24UDBHe died, but God raised him up again because it was not possible for him to remain dead. God caused Jesus to become alive again.BSBBSB: But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep Him in its grip.
27. 25UDB"Long ago King David wrote about Jesus, "'I saw the Lord always there in front of me. He was right beside me, so I will not be afraid of those who want to harm me.BSBBSB: David says about Him: ‘I saw the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
28. 26UDBBecause of that, my heart was glad and I rejoiced; even though I will die one day, I know that he will always help me.BSBBSB: Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell in hope,
29. 27UDBThe Lord will not make me remain in the place where the dead are. He will not even let my body waste away, because I am devoted to him and always obey him.BSBBSB: because You will not abandon my soul to Hades, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.
30. 28UDBHe has shown me how to become alive again. He will make me very happy because he will be with me forever.'"BSBBSB: You have made known to me the paths of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence.’
31. 29UDBPeter continued, "My fellow Jews, I am sure that our forefather King David died, and that the people buried him. And the place where they buried his body is still here today.BSBBSB: Brothers, I can tell you with confidence that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
32. 30UDBKing David was a prophet, and he knew that God promised to him that one of his descendants would become king.BSBBSB: 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.
33. 31UDBA long time ago, David knew what God would do. He said that God would cause the Christ to live again after he died. God would not allow him to remain in a grave, and he would not let his body waste away.BSBBSB: Foreseeing this, David spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that He was not abandoned to Hades, nor did His body see decay.
34. 32UDB"After this man Jesus had died, God caused him to become alive again. All of us, his followers, know this because we saw him.BSBBSB: God has raised this Jesus to life, to which we are all witnesses.
35. 33UDBGod has greatly honored Jesus by placing him at his right hand to rule with him, his Father. He has given us the Holy Spirit, and that is what you are seeing and hearing here today.BSBBSB: Exalted, then, 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.
36. 34UDBWe know that David was not speaking about himself because David did not go up into heaven as Jesus did. Besides that, David himself says: The Lord said to my Lord, 'Rule here at my right hand,BSBBSB: For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand
37. 35UDBwhile I completely defeat your enemies.'"BSBBSB: until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”’
38. 36UDBPeter ended by saying, "So I want you and all the people of Israel to know that God made Jesus both Lord and Christ, this same Jesus whom you had nailed to a cross and killed."BSBBSB: Therefore let all Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ!”

39. Three Thousand Believe

40. 37UDBWhen the people heard what Peter and the other apostles said, they knew they had done wrong. The people said to them, "What should we do?"BSBBSB: When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and asked Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”
41. 38UDBPeter answered them, "Each of you should turn away from your sinful behavior. If you now believe in Jesus we will baptize you. God will forgive your sins, and he will give you his Holy Spirit.BSBBSB: 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.
42. 39UDBGod has promised to do this for you and your children, and for all others who believe in Jesus, even those who live far away from here. The Lord our God will give his Holy Spirit to everyone whom he calls to become his people!"BSBBSB: This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.”
43. 40UDBPeter spoke much more and spoke strongly to them. He told them, "Ask God to save you so that he will not punish you when he punishes these evil people who have rejected Jesus!"BSBBSB: With many other words he testified, and he urged them, “Be saved from this corrupt generation.”
44. 41UDBSo the people who believed Peter's message were baptized. There were about three thousand of those who joined the group of believers that day.BSBBSB: Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.

45. The Fellowship of Believers

    (Acts 4:32–37)

46. 42UDBThey continually obeyed what the apostles taught. They met many times together with the other believers and they ate a meal and prayed together every day.BSBBSB: They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
47. 43UDBAll the people who were in Jerusalem respected and honored God very much because the apostles were doing many kinds of miraculous things.BSBBSB: A sense of awe came over everyone, and the apostles performed many wonders and signs.
48. 44UDBAll of those who believed in Jesus believed the same things and regularly met together. They also kept sharing everything that they had with one another.BSBBSB: All the believers were together and had everything in common.
49. 45UDBFrom time to time some of them sold some of their land and some of the other things that they owned, and they gave some of the money to others among them, according to what they needed.BSBBSB: Selling their possessions and goods, they shared with anyone who was in need.
50. 46UDBThey all agreed that every day they would gather together in the temple area. Then they would share meals with one another in their homes. When they shared their food together, they were happy and shared their food freely.BSBBSB: With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,
51. 47UDBAs they did so, they kept praising God, and all the other people in Jerusalem respected them. As those things were happening, every day the Lord Jesus increased the number of people who were being saved from being punished for their sins.BSBBSB: praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

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