Jesus Centered

Acts 2:14-41 ( HCSB ) 14But Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice, and proclaimed to them: “Jewish men and all you residents of Jerusalem, let this be known to you and pay attention to my words. 15For these people are not drunk, as you suppose, since it’s only nine in the morning. 16On the contrary, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel: 17And it will be in the last days, says God, that I will pour out My Spirit on all humanity; then your sons and your daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams. 18I will even pour out My Spirit on My male and female slaves in those days, and they will prophesy. 19I will display wonders in the heaven above and signs on the earth below: blood and fire and a cloud of smoke. 20The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and remarkable day of the Lord comes; 21then whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. 22“Men of Israel, listen to these words: This Jesus the Nazarene was a man pointed out to you by God with miracles, wonders, and signs that God did among you through Him, just as you yourselves know. 23Though He was delivered up according to God’s determined plan and foreknowledge, you used lawless people to nail Him to a cross and kill Him. 24God raised Him up, ending the pains of death,because it was not possible for Him to be held by it. 25For David says of Him: I saw the Lord ever before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. 26Therefore my heart was glad,and my tongue rejoiced. Moreover my flesh will rest in hope, 27because You will not leave my soul in Hades, or allow Your Holy One to see decay. 28You have revealed the paths of life to me; You will fill me with gladness in Your presence. 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. 30Since he was a prophet, he knew that God had sworn an oath to him to seat one of his descendants on his throne. 31Seeing this in advance, he spoke concerning the resurrection of the Messiah: He was not left in Hades, and His flesh did not experience decay. 32“God has resurrected this Jesus. We are all witnesses of this. 33Therefore, since He has been exalted to the right hand of God and has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit, He has poured out what you both see and hear. 34For it was not David who ascended into the heavens, but he himself says: The Lord said to my Lord, ‘Sit at My right hand 35until I make Your enemies Your footstool.’ 36“Therefore let all the house of Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah!” 37When they heard this, they were pierced to the heart and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles: “Brothers, what must we do?” 38“Repent,” Peter said to them, “and be baptized, each of you, in the name of Jesus the Messiah 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, as 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 generation!” 41So those who accepted his message were baptized, and that day about 3,000 people were added to them.