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Pentecost

Pentecost

Acts 2:42 ESV

And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.

Acts 2:43 ESV

And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles.

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Acts 2:44 ESV

And all who believed were together and had all things in common.

Acts 2:45 ESV

And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need.

Acts 2:46 ESV

And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts,

Acts 2:47 ESV

praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.

Synopsis

The Puzzle

Acts 2:37 ESV

Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”

A big question

Acts 2:38 ESV

And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Acts 2:39 ESV

For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself.”

Acts 2:40 ESV

And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation.”

skolias (crooked)

Acts 2:40 NASB95

And with many other words he solemnly testified and kept on exhorting them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation!”

Acts 2:40 TPT

Peter preached to them and warned them with these words: “Be rescued from the wayward and perverse culture of this world!”

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“be rescued”

“be saved,” “be safe”

Acts 2:41 ESV

So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.