Acts 2:28–41

²⁸‘You have made known to me the ways of life;

You will make me full of gladness with Your presence.’

²⁹“¹Brethren, I may confidently say to you regarding the ^apatriarch David that he both ^bdied and ^cwas buried, and ^dhis tomb is ²with us to this day.

³⁰“And so, because he was ^aa prophet and knew that ^bGod had sworn to him with an oath to seat one ¹of his descendants on his throne,

³¹he looked ahead and spoke of the resurrection of ¹the Christ, that ^aHe was neither abandoned to Hades, nor did His flesh ²suffer decay.

³²“This Jesus ^aGod raised up again, to which we are all ^bwitnesses.

³³“Therefore having been exalted ^1ato the right hand of God, and ^bhaving received from the Father ^cthe promise of the Holy Spirit, He has ^dpoured forth this which you both see and hear.

³⁴“For it was not David who ascended into ¹heaven, but he himself says:

‘^aThe Lord said to my ²Lord,

“Sit at My right hand,

³⁵Until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.” ’

³⁶“Therefore let all the ^ahouse of Israel know for certain that God has made Him both ^bLord and ¹Christ—this Jesus ^cwhom you crucified.”

The Ingathering

³⁷Now when they heard this, they were ¹pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “²Brethren, ^3awhat shall we do?”

³⁸Peter said to them, “^aRepent, and each of you be ^bbaptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

³⁹“For ^athe promise is for you and your children and for all who are ^bfar off, as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself.”

⁴⁰And with many other words he solemnly ^atestified and kept on exhorting them, saying, “¹Be saved from this ^bperverse generation!”

⁴¹So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand ^1asouls.