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Learn about the sources and coverage →On the day of Pentecost, they were all gathered together in the same place, united in purpose.
And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
Καὶ ἐν τῷ συμπληροῦσθαι τὴν ἡμέραν τῆς Πεντηκοστῆς, ἦσαν ἅπαντες ὁμοθυμαδὸν ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτό.
Kai en tō symplērousthai tēn hēmeran tēs Pentēkostēs, ēsan hapantes homothymadon epi to auto.
Suddenly a sound like a powerful rushing wind came from heaven and filled the entire house where they were sitting.
And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
Καὶ ἐγένετο ἄφνω ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἦχος ὥσπερ φερομένης πνοῆς βιαίας, καὶ ἐπλήρωσεν ὅλον τὸν οἶκον οὗ ἦσαν καθήμενοι.
Kai egeneto aphnō ek tou ouranou ēchos hōsper pheromenēs pnoēs biaias, kai eplērōsen holon ton oikon hou ēsan kathēmenoi.
They saw what looked like tongues of fire separating and resting on each of them.
And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.
Καὶ ὤφθησαν αὐτοῖς διαμεριζόμεναι γλῶσσαι ὡσεὶ πυρός, ἐκάθισέν τε ἐφ’ ἕνα ἕκαστον αὐτῶν.
Kai ōphthēsan autois diamerizomenai glōssai hōsei pyros, ekathisen te eph’ hena hekaston autōn.
All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other languages, as the Spirit enabled them to speak.
And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
Καὶ ἐπλήσθησαν ἅπαντες πνεύματος ἁγίου, καὶ ἤρξαντο λαλεῖν ἑτέραις γλώσσαις, καθὼς τὸ πνεῦμα ἐδίδου αὐτοῖς ἀποφθέγγεσθαι.
Kai eplēsthēsan hapantes pneumatos hagiou, kai ērxanto lalein heterais glōssais, kathōs to pneuma edidou autois apophthengesthai.
Now devout Jewish people from every nation under heaven were staying in Jerusalem.
And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.
Ἦσαν δὲ ἐν Ἱερουσαλὴμ κατοικοῦντες Ἰουδαῖοι, ἄνδρες εὐλαβεῖς, ἀπὸ παντὸς ἔθνους τῶν ὑπὸ τὸν οὐρανόν.
Ēsan de en Hierousalēm katoikountes Ioudaioi, andres eulabeis, apo pantos ethnous tōn hypo ton ouranon.
When this sound was heard, a crowd gathered in bewilderment, because each person heard them speaking in his own native language.
Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.
Γενομένης δὲ τῆς φωνῆς ταύτης, συνῆλθεν τὸ πλῆθος καὶ συνεχύθη, ὅτι ἤκουον εἷς ἕκαστος τῇ ἰδίᾳ διαλέκτῳ λαλούντων αὐτῶν.
Genomenēs de tēs phōnēs tautēs, synēlthen to plēthos kai synechythē, hoti ēkouon heis hekastos tē idia dialektō lalountōn autōn.
They were all astonished and amazed, saying to one another, “Aren’t all these people who are speaking Galileans?
And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilæans?
Ἐξίσταντο δὲ πάντες καὶ ἐθαύμαζον, λέγοντες πρὸς ἀλλήλους, Οὐκ ἰδοὺ πάντες οὗτοί εἰσιν οἱ λαλοῦντες Γαλιλαῖοι;
Existanto de pantes kai ethaumazon, legontes pros allēlous, Ouk idou pantes houtoi eisin hoi lalountes Galilaioi?
Then how is it that each of us hears them in the language we grew up speaking?
And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?
Καὶ πῶς ἡμεῖς ἀκούομεν ἕκαστος τῇ ἰδίᾳ διαλέκτῳ ἡμῶν ἐν ᾗ ἐγεννήθημεν;
Kai pōs hēmeis akouomen hekastos tē idia dialektō hēmōn en hē egennēthēmen?
We are Parthians, Medes, and Elamites; people from Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, and the province of Asia;
Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judæa, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,
Πάρθοι καὶ Μῆδοι καὶ Ἐλαμῖται, καὶ οἱ κατοικοῦντες τὴν Μεσοποταμίαν, Ἰουδαίαν τε καὶ Καππαδοκίαν, Πόντον καὶ τὴν Ἀσίαν,
Parthoi kai Mēdoi kai Elamitai, kai hoi katoikountes tēn Mesopotamian, Ioudaian te kai Kappadokian, Ponton kai tēn Asian,
from Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome, both Jews and converts to Judaism;
Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,
Φρυγίαν τε καὶ Παμφυλίαν, Αἴγυπτον καὶ τὰ μέρη τῆς Λιβύης τῆς κατὰ Κυρήνην, καὶ οἱ ἐπιδημοῦντες Ῥωμαῖοι, Ἰουδαῖοί τε καὶ προσήλυτοι,
Phrygian te kai Pamphylian, Aigypton kai ta merē tēs Libyēs tēs kata Kyrēnēn, kai hoi epidēmountes Rhōmaioi, Ioudaioi te kai prosēlytoi,
Cretans and Arabs—and we hear them telling about God’s mighty deeds in our own languages!”
Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.
Κρῆτες καὶ Ἄραβες, ἀκούομεν λαλούντων αὐτῶν ταῖς ἡμετέραις γλώσσαις τὰ μεγαλεῖα τοῦ θεοῦ.
Krētes kai Arabes, akouomen lalountōn autōn tais hēmeterais glōssais ta megaleia tou theou.
They were all amazed and at a loss to explain it. “What can this mean?” they asked one another.
And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this?
Ἐξίσταντο δὲ πάντες καὶ διηπόρουν, ἄλλος πρὸς ἄλλον λέγοντες, Τί ἂν θέλοι τοῦτο εἶναι;
Existanto de pantes kai diēporoun, allos pros allon legontes, Ti an theloi touto einai?
But others mocked them, saying, “They have had too much sweet wine.”
Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.
Ἕτεροι δὲ χλευάζοντες ἔλεγον ὅτι Γλεύκους μεμεστωμένοι εἰσίν.
Heteroi de chleuazontes elegon hoti Gleukous memestōmenoi eisin.
Then Peter stood with the eleven and addressed the crowd in a strong voice: “Fellow Jews, and everyone staying in Jerusalem, let me explain this. Listen carefully to what I say.
¶ But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judæa, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:
Σταθεὶς δὲ Πέτρος σὺν τοῖς ἕνδεκα, ἐπῆρεν τὴν φωνὴν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀπεφθέγξατο αὐτοῖς, Ἄνδρες Ἰουδαῖοι, καὶ οἱ κατοικοῦντες Ἱερουσαλὴμ ἅπαντες, τοῦτο ὑμῖν γνωστὸν ἔστω, καὶ ἐνωτίσασθε τὰ ῥήματά μου.
Statheis de Petros syn tois hendeka, epēren tēn phōnēn autou, kai apephthenxato autois, Andres Ioudaioi, kai hoi katoikountes Hierousalēm hapantes, touto hymin gnōston estō, kai enōtisasthe ta rhēmata mou.
These people are not drunk, as you suppose. It is only about nine in the morning!
For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.
Οὐ γάρ, ὡς ὑμεῖς ὑπολαμβάνετε, οὗτοι μεθύουσιν∙ ἔστιν γὰρ ὥρα τρίτη τῆς ἡμέρας∙
Ou gar, hōs hymeis hypolambanete, houtoi methyousin; estin gar hōra tritē tēs hēmeras;
What you are seeing is what was spoken through the prophet Joel:
But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;
ἀλλὰ τοῦτό ἐστιν τὸ εἰρημένον διὰ τοῦ προφήτου Ἰωήλ,
alla touto estin to eirēmenon dia tou prophētou Iōēl,
‘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, and your old men will dream dreams.
And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:
Καὶ ἔσται ἐν ταῖς ἐσχάταις ἡμέραις, λέγει ὁ θεός, ἐκχεῶ ἀπὸ τοῦ πνεύματός μου ἐπὶ πᾶσαν σάρκα∙ καὶ προφητεύσουσιν οἱ υἱοὶ ὑμῶν καὶ αἱ θυγατέρες ὑμῶν, καὶ οἱ νεανίσκοι ὑμῶν ὁράσεις ὄψονται, καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι ὑμῶν ἐνύπνια ἐνυπνιασθήσονται∙
Kai estai en tais eschatais hēmerais, legei ho theos, ekcheō apo tou pneumatos mou epi pasan sarka; kai prophēteusousin hoi huioi hymōn kai hai thygateres hymōn, kai hoi neaniskoi hymōn horaseis opsontai, kai hoi presbyteroi hymōn enypnia enypniasthēsontai;
Even on My servants, both men and women, I will pour out My Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.
And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:
καί γε ἐπὶ τοὺς δούλους μου καὶ ἐπὶ τὰς δούλας μου ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις ἐκχεῶ ἀπὸ τοῦ πνεύματός μου, καὶ προφητεύσουσιν.
kai ge epi tous doulous mou kai epi tas doulas mou en tais hēmerais ekeinais ekcheō apo tou pneumatos mou, kai prophēteusousin.
I will make wonders appear in the heavens above and signs on the earth below—blood and fire, with billows of smoke.
And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:
Καὶ δώσω τέρατα ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ ἄνω, καὶ σημεῖα ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς κάτω, αἷμα καὶ πῦρ καὶ ἀτμίδα καπνοῦ∙
Kai dōsō terata en tō ouranō anō, kai sēmeia epi tēs gēs katō, haima kai pyr kai atmida kapnou;
The sun will turn to darkness and the moon to blood before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:
ὁ ἥλιος μεταστραφήσεται εἰς σκότος, καὶ ἡ σελήνη εἰς αἷμα, πρὶν ἢ ἐλθεῖν τὴν ἡμέραν κυρίου τὴν μεγάλην καὶ ἐπιφανῆ∙
ho hēlios metastraphēsetai eis skotos, kai hē selēnē eis haima, prin ē elthein tēn hēmeran kyriou tēn megalēn kai epiphanē;
And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
καὶ ἔσται, πᾶς ὃς ἂν ἐπικαλέσηται τὸ ὄνομα κυρίου σωθήσεται.
kai estai, pas hos an epikalesētai to onoma kyriou sōthēsetai.
“People of Israel, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man whom God authenticated before you through mighty works, wonders, and signs. God did these things through Him among you, as you yourselves know.
Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:
Ἄνδρες Ἰσραηλῖται, ἀκούσατε τοὺς λόγους τούτους∙ Ἰησοῦν τὸν Ναζωραῖον, ἄνδρα ἀπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ ἀποδεδειγμένον εἰς ὑμᾶς δυνάμεσιν καὶ τέρασιν καὶ σημείοις, οἷς ἐποίησεν δι’ αὐτοῦ ὁ θεὸς ἐν μέσῳ ὑμῶν, καθὼς καὶ αὐτοὶ οἴδατε,
Andres Israēlitai, akousate tous logous toutous; Iēsoun ton Nazōraion, andra apo tou theou apodedeigmenon eis hymas dynamesin kai terasin kai sēmeiois, hois epoiēsen di’ autou ho theos en mesō hymōn, kathōs kai autoi oidate,
This Jesus was handed over according to God’s settled purpose and foreknowledge. You took Him and, through the hands of lawless men, had Him nailed to a cross and killed.
Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
τοῦτον τῇ ὡρισμένῃ βουλῇ καὶ προγνώσει τοῦ θεοῦ ἔκδοτον λαβόντες, διὰ χειρῶν ἀνόμων προσπήξαντες ἀνείλετε∙
touton tē hōrismenē boulē kai prognōsei tou theou ekdoton labontes, dia cheirōn anomōn prospēxantes aneilete;
But God raised Him, releasing Him from the agony of death, because death could not keep Him in its grip.
Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.
ὃν ὁ θεὸς ἀνέστησεν, λύσας τὰς ὠδῖνας τοῦ θανάτου, καθότι οὐκ ἦν δυνατὸν κρατεῖσθαι αὐτὸν ὑπ’ αὐτοῦ.
hon ho theos anestēsen, lysas tas ōdinas tou thanatou, kathoti ouk ēn dynaton krateisthai auton hyp’ autou.
David says concerning Him, ‘I kept the Lord before me at all times. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:
Δαυὶδ γὰρ λέγει εἰς αὐτόν, Προωρώμην τὸν κύριον ἐνώπιόν μου διὰ παντός∙ ὅτι ἐκ δεξιῶν μου ἐστίν, ἵνα μὴ σαλευθῶ∙
Dauid gar legei eis auton, Proōrōmēn ton kyrion enōpion mou dia pantos; hoti ek dexiōn mou estin, hina mē saleuthō;
That is why my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices. Even my body will rest in hope,
Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:
διὰ τοῦτο εὐφράνθη ἡ καρδία μου, καὶ ἠγαλλιάσατο ἡ γλῶσσά μου∙ ἔτι δὲ καὶ ἡ σάρξ μου κατασκηνώσει ἐπ’ ἐλπίδι∙
dia touto euphranthē hē kardia mou, kai ēgalliasato hē glōssa mou; eti de kai hē sarx mou kataskēnōsei ep’ elpidi;
because You will not abandon my soul to Hades, the realm of the dead, or allow Your Holy One’s body to decay.
Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
ὅτι οὐκ ἐγκαταλείψεις τὴν ψυχήν μου εἰς ᾍδου, οὐδὲ δώσεις τὸν ὅσιόν σου ἰδεῖν διαφθοράν.
hoti ouk enkataleipseis tēn psychēn mou eis hadou, oude dōseis ton hosion sou idein diaphthoran.
You have shown me the paths of life. You will fill me with joy in Your presence.’
Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.
Ἐγνώρισάς μοι ὁδοὺς ζωῆς∙ πληρώσεις με εὐφροσύνης μετὰ τοῦ προσώπου σου.
Egnōrisas moi hodous zōēs; plērōseis me euphrosynēs meta tou prosōpou sou.
“Brothers, I can speak plainly to you about our ancestor David: he died and was buried, and his tomb is still here among us today.
Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.
Ἄνδρες ἀδελφοί, ἐξὸν εἰπεῖν μετὰ παρρησίας πρὸς ὑμᾶς περὶ τοῦ πατριάρχου Δαυίδ, ὅτι καὶ ἐτελεύτησεν καὶ ἐτάφη, καὶ τὸ μνῆμα αὐτοῦ ἐστιν ἐν ἡμῖν ἄχρι τῆς ἡμέρας ταύτης.
Andres adelphoi, exon eipein meta parrēsias pros hymas peri tou patriarchou Dauid, hoti kai eteleutēsen kai etaphē, kai to mnēma autou estin en hēmin achri tēs hēmeras tautēs.
But he was a prophet. He knew that God had sworn an oath to him that He would raise up the Christ, one of David’s own descendants, to sit on his throne.
Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;
Προφήτης οὖν ὑπάρχων, καὶ εἰδὼς ὅτι ὅρκῳ ὤμοσεν αὐτῷ ὁ θεός, ἐκ καρποῦ τῆς ὀσφύος αὐτοῦ τὸ κατὰ σάρκα ἀναστήσειν τὸν χριστόν, καθίσαι ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου αὐτοῦ,
Prophētēs oun hyparchōn, kai eidōs hoti horkō ōmosen autō ho theos, ek karpou tēs osphyos autou to kata sarka anastēsein ton christon, kathisai epi tou thronou autou,
Looking ahead, David spoke about the resurrection of the Christ: His soul was not abandoned to Hades, and His body did not decay.
He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.
προϊδὼν ἐλάλησεν περὶ τῆς ἀναστάσεως τοῦ χριστοῦ, ὅτι οὐ κατελείφθη ἡ ψυχὴ αὐτοῦ εἰς ᾍδου, οὐδὲ ἡ σὰρξ αὐτοῦ εἶδεν διαφθοράν.
proidōn elalēsen peri tēs anastaseōs tou christou, hoti ou kateleiphthē hē psychē autou eis hadou, oude hē sarx autou eiden diaphthoran.
God raised this Jesus to life, and all of us are witnesses to it.
This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.
Τοῦτον τὸν Ἰησοῦν ἀνέστησεν ὁ θεός, οὗ πάντες ἡμεῖς ἐσμεν μάρτυρες.
Touton ton Iēsoun anestēsen ho theos, hou pantes hēmeis esmen martyres.
Exalted to God’s right hand, He received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and poured out what you now see and hear.
Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.
Τῇ δεξιᾷ οὖν τοῦ θεοῦ ὑψωθείς, τήν τε ἐπαγγελίαν τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος λαβὼν παρὰ τοῦ πατρός, ἐξέχεεν τοῦτο ὃ νῦν ὑμεῖς βλέπετε καὶ ἀκούετε.
Tē dexia oun tou theou hypsōtheis, tēn te epangelian tou hagiou pneumatos labōn para tou patros, execheen touto ho nyn hymeis blepete kai akouete.
David himself did not ascend into heaven, yet he says, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand
For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
Οὐ γὰρ Δαυὶδ ἀνέβη εἰς τοὺς οὐρανούς, λέγει δὲ αὐτός, Εἶπεν ὁ κύριος τῷ κυρίῳ μου, Κάθου ἐκ δεξιῶν μου,
Ou gar Dauid anebē eis tous ouranous, legei de autos, Eipen ho kyrios tō kyriō mou, Kathou ek dexiōn mou,
until I make Your enemies a footstool beneath Your feet.”’
Until I make thy foes thy footstool.
ἕως ἂν θῶ τοὺς ἐχθρούς σου ὑποπόδιον τῶν ποδῶν σου.
heōs an thō tous echthrous sou hypopodion tōn podōn sou.
“So let the whole house of Israel know with certainty: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.”
Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
Ἀσφαλῶς οὖν γινωσκέτω πᾶς οἶκος Ἰσραήλ, ὅτι καὶ κύριον καὶ χριστὸν αὐτὸν ὁ θεὸς ἐποίησεν, τοῦτον τὸν Ἰησοῦν ὃν ὑμεῖς ἐσταυρώσατε.
Asphalōs oun ginōsketō pas oikos Israēl, hoti kai kyrion kai christon auton ho theos epoiēsen, touton ton Iēsoun hon hymeis estaurōsate.
When they heard this, it pierced their hearts. They asked Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what should we do?”
¶ Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?
Ἀκούσαντες δὲ κατενύγησαν τῇ καρδίᾳ, εἶπόν τε πρὸς τὸν Πέτρον καὶ τοὺς λοιποὺς ἀποστόλους, Τί ποιήσομεν, ἄνδρες ἀδελφοί;
Akousantes de katenygēsan tē kardia, eipon te pros ton Petron kai tous loipous apostolous, Ti poiēsomen, andres adelphoi?
Peter told them, “Repent—turn away from your sin. Each of you is to be baptized in Jesus Christ’s name for the forgiveness of sins. You will also receive the Holy Spirit as God’s gift.
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Πέτρος δὲ ἔφη πρὸς αὐτούς, Μετανοήσατε, καὶ βαπτισθήτω ἕκαστος ὑμῶν ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι Ἰησοῦ χριστοῦ εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν, καὶ λήψεσθε τὴν δωρεὰν τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος.
Petros de ephē pros autous, Metanoēsate, kai baptisthētō hekastos hymōn epi tō onomati Iēsou christou eis aphesin hamartiōn, kai lēpsesthe tēn dōrean tou hagiou pneumatos.
The promise is for you, for your children, and for everyone far away—as many as the Lord our God calls to Himself.”
For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
Ὑμῖν γάρ ἐστιν ἡ ἐπαγγελία, καὶ τοῖς τέκνοις ὑμῶν, καὶ πᾶσιν τοῖς εἰς μακράν, ὅσους ἂν προσκαλέσηται κύριος ὁ θεὸς ἡμῶν.
Hymin gar estin hē epangelia, kai tois teknois hymōn, kai pasin tois eis makran, hosous an proskalesētai kyrios ho theos hēmōn.
With many other words he solemnly urged and appealed to them: “Be saved from this crooked generation.”
And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.
Ἑτέροις τε λόγοις πλείοσιν διεμαρτύρετο καὶ παρεκάλει λέγων, Σώθητε ἀπὸ τῆς γενεᾶς τῆς σκολιᾶς ταύτης.
Heterois te logois pleiosin diemartyreto kai parekalei legōn, Sōthēte apo tēs geneas tēs skolias tautēs.
Those who gladly received his message were baptized. About three thousand people were added that day.
¶ Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
Οἱ μὲν οὖν ἀσμένως ἀποδεξάμενοι τὸν λόγον αὐτοῦ ἐβαπτίσθησαν∙ καὶ προσετέθησαν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ ψυχαὶ ὡσεὶ τρισχίλιαι.
Hoi men oun asmenōs apodexamenoi ton logon autou ebaptisthēsan; kai prosetethēsan tē hēmera ekeinē psychai hōsei trischiliai.
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, to fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to prayer.
And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
Ἦσαν δὲ προσκαρτεροῦντες τῇ διδαχῇ τῶν ἀποστόλων καὶ τῇ κοινωνίᾳ, καὶ τῇ κλάσει τοῦ ἄρτου καὶ ταῖς προσευχαῖς.
Ēsan de proskarterountes tē didachē tōn apostolōn kai tē koinōnia, kai tē klasei tou artou kai tais proseuchais.
Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and signs were taking place through the apostles.
And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.
Ἐγένετο δὲ πάσῃ ψυχῇ φόβος, πολλά τε τέρατα καὶ σημεῖα διὰ τῶν ἀποστόλων ἐγίνετο.
Egeneto de pasē psychē phobos, polla te terata kai sēmeia dia tōn apostolōn egineto.
All the believers were together and shared what they had.
And all that believed were together, and had all things common;
Πάντες δὲ οἱ πιστεύοντες ἦσαν ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτό, καὶ εἶχον ἅπαντα κοινά,
Pantes de hoi pisteuontes ēsan epi to auto, kai eichon hapanta koina,
They sold property and possessions and distributed the proceeds to everyone according to each person’s need.
And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.
καὶ τὰ κτήματα καὶ τὰς ὑπάρξεις ἐπίπρασκον, καὶ διεμέριζον αὐτὰ πᾶσιν, καθότι ἄν τις χρείαν εἶχεν.
kai ta ktēmata kai tas hyparxeis epipraskon, kai diemerizon auta pasin, kathoti an tis chreian eichen.
Day after day they continued meeting together in the temple. They broke bread in their homes and shared meals with glad and sincere hearts,
And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,
Καθ’ ἡμέραν τε προσκαρτεροῦντες ὁμοθυμαδὸν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ, κλῶντές τε κατ’ οἶκον ἄρτον, μετελάμβανον τροφῆς ἐν ἀγαλλιάσει καὶ ἀφελότητι καρδίας,
Kath’ hēmeran te proskarterountes homothymadon en tō hierō, klōntes te kat’ oikon arton, metelambanon trophēs en agalliasei kai aphelotēti kardias,
praising God and enjoying the goodwill of the people. And each day the Lord added to the church those who were being saved.
Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
αἰνοῦντες τὸν θεόν, καὶ ἔχοντες χάριν πρὸς ὅλον τὸν λαόν. Ὁ δὲ κύριος προσετίθει τοὺς σῳζομένους καθ’ ἡμέραν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ.
ainountes ton theon, kai echontes charin pros holon ton laon. Ho de kyrios prosetithei tous sōzomenous kath’ hēmeran tē ekklēsia.