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| Acts 2:1 | And when the days of the Pentecost were accomplished, they were all together in one place: | At length, on the day of the Harvest Festival, they had all met in one place; | Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place. |
| Acts 2:2 | And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a mighty wind coming, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. | when suddenly there came from the sky a sound as of a strong rushing blast of wind. This filled the whole house where they were sitting; | Suddenly there came from the sky a sound like the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. |
| Acts 2:3 | And there appeared to them parted tongues as it were of fire, and it sat upon every one of them: | and they saw tongues of what looked like fire distributing themselves over the assembly, and on the head of each person a tongue alighted. | Tongues like fire appeared and were distributed to them, and it sat on each one of them. |
| Acts 2:4 | And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they began to speak with divers tongues, according as the Holy Ghost gave them to speak. | They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak in foreign languages according as the Spirit gave them words to utter. | They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak. |
| Acts 2:5 | Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem, Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. | Now there were Jews residing in Jerusalem, devout men from every part of the world. | Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under the sky. |
| Acts 2:6 | And when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded in mind, because that every man heard them speak in his own tongue. | So when this noise was heard, they came crowding together, and were amazed because everyone heard his own language spoken. | When this sound was heard, the multitude came together, and were bewildered, because everyone heard them speaking in his own language. |
| Acts 2:7 | And they were all amazed, and wondered, saying: Behold, are not all these, that speak, Galileans? | They were beside themselves with wonder, and exclaimed, "Are not all these speakers Galilaeans? | They were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, "Behold, aren't all these who speak Galileans? |
| Acts 2:8 | And how have we heard, every man our own tongue wherein we were born? | How then does each of us hear his own native language spoken by them? | How do we hear, everyone in our own native language? |
| Acts 2:9 | Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and inhabitants of Mesopotamia, Judea, and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, | Some of us are Parthians, Medes, Elamites. Some are inhabitants of Mesopotamia, of Judaea or Cappadocia, of Pontus or the Asian Province, of Phrygia or Pamphylia, | Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and people from Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia, |
| Acts 2:10 | Phrygia, and Pamphylia, Egypt, and the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, | of Egypt or of the parts of Africa towards Cyrene. Others are visitors from Rome being either Jews or converts from heathenism and others are Cretans or Arabians. | Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, the parts of Libya around Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, |
| Acts 2:11 | Jews also, and proselytes, Cretes, and Arabians: we have heard them speak in our own tongues the wonderful works of God. | Yet we all alike hear these Galilaeans speaking in our own language about the wonderful things which God has done." | Cretans and Arabians: we hear them speaking in our languages the mighty works of God!" |
| Acts 2:12 | And they were all astonished, and wondered, saying one to another: What meaneth this? | They were all astounded and bewildered, and asked one another, "What can this mean?" | They were all amazed, and were perplexed, saying one to another, "What does this mean?" |
| Acts 2:13 | But others mocking, said: These men are full of new wine. | But others, scornfully jeering, said, "They are brim-full of sweet wine." | Others, mocking, said, "They are filled with new wine." |
| Acts 2:14 | But Peter standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spoke to them: Ye men of Judea, and all you that dwell in Jerusalem, be this known to you, and with your ears receive my words. | Peter however, together with the Eleven, stood up and addressed them in a loud voice. "Men of Judaea, and all you inhabitants of Jerusalem," he said, "be in no uncertainty about this matter but pay attention to what I say. | But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spoke out to them, "You men of Judea, and all you who dwell at Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to my words. |
| Acts 2:15 | For these are not drunk, as you suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day: | For this is not intoxication, as you suppose, it being only the third hour of the day. | For these aren't drunken, as you suppose, seeing it is only the third hour of the day. |
| Acts 2:16 | But this is that which was spoken of by the prophet Joel: | But that which was predicted through the Prophet Joel has happened: | But this is what has been spoken through the prophet Joel: |
| Acts 2:17 | And it shall come to pass, in the last days, (saith the Lord,) 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. | "And it shall come to pass in the last days, God says, that I will pour out My Spirit upon all mankind; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall have dreams; | 'It will be in the last days, says God, I will pour forth of my Spirit on all flesh. Your sons and your daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions. Your old men will dream dreams. |
| Acts 2:18 | And upon my servants indeed, and upon my handmaids will I pour out in those days of my spirit, and they shall prophesy. | and even upon My bondservants, both men and women, at that time, I will pour out My Spirit, and they shall prophesy. | Yes, and on my servants and on my handmaidens in those days, I will pour out my Spirit, and they will prophesy. |
| Acts 2:19 | And I will shew wonders in the heaven above, and signs on the earth beneath: blood and fire, and vapour of smoke. | I will display marvels in the sky above, and signs on the earth below, blood and fire, and pillars of smoke. | I will show wonders in the the sky above, And signs on the earth beneath; Blood, and fire, and billows of smoke. |
| Acts 2:20 | The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and manifest day of the Lord come. | The sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood, to usher in the day of the Lord that great and illustrious day; | The sun will be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes. |
| Acts 2:21 | And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, shall be saved. | and every one who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.' | It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.' |
| Acts 2:22 | 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 you also know: | "Listen, Israelites, to what I say. Jesus, the Nazarene, a man accredited to you from God by miracles and marvels and signs which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know, Him | "You men of Israel, hear these words. Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved by God to you by mighty works and wonders and signs which God did by him in the midst of you, even as you yourselves know, |
| Acts 2:23 | This same being delivered up, by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, you by the hands of wicked men have crucified and slain. | delivered up through God's settled purpose and foreknowledge you by the hands of Gentiles have nailed to a cross and have put to death. | him, being delivered up by the determined counsel and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by the hand of lawless men, crucified and killed; |
| Acts 2:24 | Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the sorrows of hell, as it was impossible that he should be holden by it. | But God has raised Him to life, having terminated the throes of death, for in fact it was not possible for Him to be held fast by death. | whom God raised up, having freed him from the agony of death, because it was not possible that he should be held by it. |
| Acts 2:25 | For David saith concerning him: I foresaw the Lord before my face: because he is at my right hand, that I may not be moved. | For David says in reference to Him, "`I constantly fixed my eyes upon the Lord, because He is at my right hand in order that I may continue unshaken. | For David says concerning him, 'I saw the Lord always before my face, For he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved. |
| Acts 2:26 | For this my heart hath been glad, and any tongue hath rejoiced: moreover my flesh also shall rest in hope. | For this reason my heart is glad and my tongue exults. My body also shall rest in hope. | Therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced. Moreover my flesh also will dwell in hope; |
| Acts 2:27 | Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, nor suffer thy Holy One to see corruption. | For Thou wilt not leave me in the Unseen World forsaken, nor give up Thy holy One to undergo decay. | Because you will not leave my soul in Hades, Neither will you allow your Holy One to see decay. |
| Acts 2:28 | Thou hast made known to me the ways of life: thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance. | Thou hast made known to me the ways of Life: Thou wilt fill me with gladness in Thy presence.' | You made known to me the ways of life. You will make me full of gladness with your presence.' |
| Acts 2:29 | Ye men, brethren, let me freely speak to you of the patriarch David; that he died, and was buried; and his sepulchre is with us to this present day. | "As to the patriarch David, I need hardly remind you, brethren, that he died and was buried, and that we still have his tomb among us. | "Brothers, I may tell you freely of the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. |
| Acts 2:30 | Whereas therefore he was a prophet, and knew that God hath sworn to him with an oath, that of the fruit of his loins one should sit upon his throne. | Being a Prophet, however, and knowing that God had solemnly sworn to him to seat a descendant of his upon his throne, | Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his body, according to the flesh, he would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne, |
| Acts 2:31 | Foreseeing this, he spoke of the resurrection of Christ. For neither was he left in hell, neither did his flesh see corruption. | with prophetic foresight he spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, to the effect that He was not left forsaken in the Unseen World, nor did His body undergo decay. | he foreseeing this spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that neither was his soul left in Hades, nor did his flesh see decay. |
| Acts 2:32 | This Jesus hath God raised again, whereof all we are witnesses. | This Jesus, God has raised to life a fact to which all of us testify. | This Jesus God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses. |
| Acts 2:33 | Being exalted therefore by the right hand of God, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath poured forth this which you see and hear. | "Being therefore lifted high by the mighty hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out this which you see and hear. | Being therefore exalted by the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured forth this, which you now see and hear. |
| Acts 2:34 | For David ascended not into heaven; but he himself said: The Lord said to my Lord, sit thou on my right hand, | For David did not ascend into Heaven, but he says himself, "`The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at My right hand | For David didn't ascend into the heavens, but he says himself, 'The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit by my right hand, |
| Acts 2:35 | Until I make thy enemies thy footstool. | until I make thy foes a footstool under thy feet.' | Until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet."' |
| Acts 2:36 | Therefore let all the house of Israel know most certainly, that God hath made both Lord and Christ, this same Jesus, whom you have crucified. | "Therefore let the whole House of Israel know beyond all doubt that God has made Him both LORD and CHRIST this Jesus whom you crucified." | "Let all the house of Israel therefore know assuredly that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified." |
| Acts 2:37 | Now when they had heard these things, they had compunction in their heart, and said to Peter, and to the rest of the apostles: What shall we do, men and brethren? | Stung to the heart by these words, they said to Peter and the rest of the Apostles, "Brethren, what are we to do?" | Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brothers, what will we do?" |
| Acts 2:38 | But Peter said to them: Do penance, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of your sins: and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. | "Repent," replied Peter, "and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, with a view to the remission of your sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. | Peter said to them, "Repent, and be baptized, everyone of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. |
| Acts 2:39 | For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all that are far off, whomsoever the Lord our God shall call. | For to you belongs the promise, and to your children, and to all who are far off, whoever the Lord our God may call." | For to you is the promise, and to your children, and to all who are far off, even as many as the Lord our God will call to himself." |
| Acts 2:40 | And with very many other words did he testify and exhort them, saying: Save yourselves from this perverse generation. | And with many more appeals he solemnly warned and entreated them, saying, "Escape from this crooked generation." | With many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, "Save yourselves from this crooked generation!" |
| Acts 2:41 | They therefore that received his word, were baptized; and there were added in that day about three thousand souls. | Those, therefore, who joyfully welcomed his Message were baptized; and on that one day about three thousand persons were added to them; | Then those who gladly received his word were baptized. There were added that day about three thousand souls. |
| Acts 2:42 | And they were persevering in the doctrine of the apostles, and in the communication of the breaking of bread, and in prayers. | and they were constant in listening to the teaching of the Apostles and in their attendance at the Communion, that is, the Breaking of the Bread, and at prayer. | They continued steadfastly in the apostles' teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and prayer. |
| Acts 2:43 | And fear came upon every soul: many wonders also and signs were done by the apostles in Jerusalem, and there was great fear in all. | Fear came upon every one, and many marvels and signs were done by the Apostles. | Fear came on every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles. |
| Acts 2:44 | And all they that believed, were together, and had all things common. | And all the believers kept together, and had everything in common. | All who believed were together, and had all things common. |
| Acts 2:45 | Their possessions and goods they sold, and divided them to all, according as every one had need. | They sold their lands and other property, and distributed the proceeds among all, according to every one's necessities. | They sold their possessions and goods, and distributed them to all, according as anyone had need. |
| Acts 2:46 | And continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they took their meat with gladness and simplicity of heart; | And, day by day, attending constantly in the Temple with one accord, and breaking bread in private houses, they took their meals with great happiness and single-heartedness, | Day by day, continuing steadfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart, |
| Acts 2:47 | Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord increased daily together such as should be saved. | praising God and being regarded with favour by all the people. Also, day by day, the Lord added to their number those whom He was saving. | praising God, and having favor with all the people. The Lord added to the assembly day by day those who were being saved. |
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