Acts 2:28–41

²⁸You have revealed the paths of life to me;

You will fill me with gladness

in Your presence. ^ef

²⁹“Brothers, I can confidently speak to you about the patriarch David: He is both dead and buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. ^g30Since he was a prophet, he knew that God had sworn an oath to him to seat one of his descendants ^hion his throne. ^j31Seeing this in advance, he spoke concerning the resurrection of the Messiah:

He ^kwas not left in Hades,

and His flesh did not experience decay. ^lm

³²“God has resurrected ⁿthis Jesus. We are all witnesses of this. ³³Therefore, since He has been exalted to the right hand of God ^oand has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit, ^pHe has poured out ^qwhat you both see and hear. ³⁴For it was not David who ascended into the heavens, but he himself says:

The Lord declared to my Lord,

‘Sit at My right hand

³⁵until I make Your enemies Your footstool.’ ^rs

³⁶“Therefore let all the house of Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah!” ^t

Forgiveness through the Messiah

³⁷When they heard this, they came under deep conviction ^uand said to Peter and the rest of the apostles: “Brothers, what must we do?” ^v

³⁸“Repent,” ^wPeter said to them, “and be baptized, ^xeach of you, in the name ^yof Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. ³⁹For the promise is for you and for your children, and for all who are far off, ^zaas many as the Lord our God will call.” ⁴⁰And with many other words he testified and strongly urged them, saying, “Be saved from this corrupt ^bgeneration!” ^c

A Generous and Growing Church

⁴¹So those who accepted his message were baptized, and that day about 3,000 people were added to them.