Acts 2:17–38

¹⁷He said,

“ ‘In the last days, God says,

I will pour out my Holy Spirit on all people.

Your sons and daughters will prophesy.

Your young men will see visions.

Your old men will have dreams.

¹⁸In those days I will pour out my Spirit

even on those who serve me, both men and women.

When I do, they will prophesy.

¹⁹I will show wonders in the heavens above.

I will show miraculous signs on the earth below.

There will be blood and fire and clouds of smoke.

²⁰The sun will become dark.

The moon will turn red like blood.

This will happen before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.

²¹Everyone who calls

on the name of the Lord will be saved.’

²²“Men of Israel, listen to this! Jesus of Nazareth was a man who had God’s approval. God did miracles, wonders and signs among you through Jesus. You yourselves know this. ²³Long ago God planned that Jesus would be handed over to you. With the help of evil people, you put Jesus to death. You nailed him to the cross. ²⁴But God raised him from the dead. He set him free from the suffering of death. It wasn’t possible for death to keep its hold on Jesus. ²⁵David spoke about him. He said,

“ ‘I know that the Lord is always with me.

He is at my right hand.

I will always be secure.

²⁶So my heart is glad. Joy is on my tongue.

My body also will be full of hope.

²⁷You will not leave me in the grave.

You will not let your Holy One rot away.

²⁸You always show me the path that leads to life.

You will fill me with joy when I am with you.’

²⁹“Brothers, you can be sure that King David died. He was buried. His tomb is still here today. ³⁰But David was a prophet. He knew that God had made a promise to him. He had taken an oath that someone in David’s family line would be king after him. ³¹David saw what was ahead. So he spoke about the Christ rising from the dead. He said that the Christ would not be left in the grave. His body wouldn’t rot in the ground. ³²God has raised this same Jesus back to life. We are all witnesses of this. ³³Jesus has been given a place of honor at the right hand of God. He has received the Holy Spirit from the Father. This is what God had promised. It is Jesus who has poured out what you now see and hear. ³⁴David did not go up to heaven. But he said,

“ ‘The Lord said to my Lord,

“Sit at my right hand.

³⁵I will put your enemies

under your control.” ’

³⁶“So be sure of this, all you people of Israel. You nailed Jesus to the cross. But God has made him both Lord and Christ.”

³⁷When the people heard this, their hearts were filled with shame. They said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what should we do?”

³⁸Peter replied, “All of you must turn away from your sins and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then your sins will be forgiven. You will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.