# Acts 02 📖: The Spirit Comes at Pentecost [[📚 Explore the Bible Books]] [[-Acts Overview]] | [[Acts 01]] | [[Acts 03]] > [!info] Table of Contents > [[#📜 Scripture Text (NET)]] > [[#📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary]] > [[#🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]] > [[#🧠 Chapter Summary]] > [[#✝️ Christ in This Chapter]] > [[#🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application]] > [[#💬 Discussion Questions]] > [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]] > [[#🔗 Related Passages]] > [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]] > [[#📄 Outline]] > [[#📂 Internal Notes]] ## 📜 Scripture Text (NET) (The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005) #### The Holy Spirit and the Day of Pentecost **Principle**: Here. We. Go. [[#Verse 01.]] Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. [[#Verse 02.]] Suddenly a sound like a violent wind blowing came from heaven and filled the entire house where they were sitting. [[#Verse 03.]] And tongues spreading out like a fire appeared to them and came to rest on each one of them. [[#Verse 04.]] All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak in other languages as the Spirit enabled them. [[#Verse 05.]] Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven residing in Jerusalem. [[#Verse 06.]] When this sound occurred, a crowd gathered and was in confusion because each one heard them speaking in his own language. [[#Verse 07.]] Completely baffled, they said, “Aren’t all these who are speaking Galileans? [[#Verse 08.]] And how is it that each one of us hears them in our own native language? [[#Verse 09.]] Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and the province of Asia, [[#Verse 10.]] Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, [[#Verse 11.]] both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs—we hear them speaking in our own languages about the great deeds God has done!” [[#Verse 12.]] All were astounded and greatly confused, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” [[#Verse 13.]] But others jeered at the speakers, saying, “They are drunk on new wine!” #### Peter’s Address on the Day of Pentecost **Principle**: Boldness because of the Empowerment of the Holy Spirit [[#Verse 14.]] But Peter stood up with the eleven, raised his voice, and addressed them: “You men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, know this and listen carefully to what I say. [[#Verse 15.]] In spite of what you think, these men are not drunk, for it is only nine o’clock in the morning. [[#Verse 16.]] But this is what was spoken about through the prophet Joel: [[#Verse 17.]] ‘in the last days ’ ‘. [[#Verse 18.]] . [[#Verse 19.]] . [[#Verse 20.]] . [[#Verse 21.]] .’ [[#Verse 22.]] “Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man clearly attested to you by God with powerful deeds, wonders, and miraculous signs that God performed among you through him, just as you yourselves know— [[#Verse 23.]] this man, who was handed over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you executed by nailing him to a cross at the hands of Gentiles. [[#Verse 24.]] But God raised him up, having released him from the pains of death because it was not possible for him to be held in its power. [[#Verse 25.]] For David says about him,‘. [[#Verse 26.]] [[#Verse 27.]] . [[#Verse 28.]] .’ [[#Verse 29.]] “Brothers, I can speak confidently to you about our forefather David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. [[#Verse 30.]] So then, because he was a prophet and knew that God had sworn to him with an oath to seat one of his descendants on his throne, [[#Verse 31.]] David by foreseeing this spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that he was neither abandoned to Hades, nor did his body experience decay. [[#Verse 32.]] This Jesus God raised up, and we are all witnesses of it. [[#Verse 33.]] So then, exalted to the right hand of God, and having received the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, he has poured out what you both see and hear. [[#Verse 34.]] For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says, ‘“ [[#Verse 35.]] .”’ [[#Verse 36.]] Therefore let all the house of Israel know beyond a doubt that God has made this Jesus whom you crucified both Lord and Christ.” #### The Response to Peter’s Address **Principle**: The Gospel leads to repentance. [[#Verse 37.]] Now when they heard this, they were acutely distressed and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “What should we do, brothers?” [[#Verse 38.]] Peter said to them, “Repent, and each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. [[#Verse 39.]] For the promise is for you and your children, and for all who are far away, as many as the Lord our God will call to himself.” [[#Verse 40.]] With many other words he testified and exhorted them saying, “Save yourselves from this perverse generation!” [[#Verse 41.]] So those who accepted his message were baptized, and that day about 3,000 people were added. #### The Fellowship of the Early Believers **Principle**: The beautiful unity of believers. [[#Verse 42.]] They were devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. [[#Verse 43.]] Reverential awe came over everyone, and many wonders and miraculous signs came about by the apostles. [[#Verse 44.]] All who believed were together and held everything in common, [[#Verse 45.]] and they began selling their property and possessions and distributing the proceeds to everyone, as anyone had need. [[#Verse 46.]] Every day they continued to gather together by common consent in the temple courts, breaking bread from house to house, sharing their food with glad and humble hearts, [[#Verse 47.]] praising God and having the good will of all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number every day those who were being saved. ## 📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary ###### Overall. ###### Verse 01. ###### Verse 02. ###### Verse 03. ###### Verse 04. ###### Verse 05. ###### Verse 06. ###### Verse 07. ###### Verse 08. ###### Verse 09. ###### Verse 10. ###### Verse 11. ###### Verse 12. ###### Verse 13. ###### Verse 14. ###### Verse 15. ###### Verse 16. ###### Verse 17. ###### Verse 18. ###### Verse 19. ###### Verse 20. ###### Verse 21. ###### Verse 22. ###### Verse 23. ###### Verse 24. ###### Verse 25. ###### Verse 26. ###### Verse 27. ###### Verse 28. ###### Verse 29. ###### Verse 30. ###### Verse 31. ###### Verse 32. ###### Verse 33. ###### Verse 34. ###### Verse 35. ###### Verse 36. ###### Verse 37. ###### Verse 38. ###### Verse 39. ###### Verse 40. ###### Verse 41. ###### Verse 42. ###### Verse 43. ###### Verse 44. ###### Verse 45. ###### Verse 46. ###### Verse 47. ## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights 1. Pentecost means "fiftieth" in Greek. It was the Feast of Weeks, held fifty days after Passover (Leviticus 23:15-16). 2. Pentecost was a harvest festival celebrating the firstfruits of the wheat harvest, and about three thousand people were added that day (2:41). 3. Later Jewish tradition also linked Pentecost with the giving of the Law at Sinai. 4. Wind and fire (2:2-3) were familiar signs of God's presence in the Old Testament, such as the burning bush and the fire on Sinai. 5. Luke lists people from about fifteen regions and nations (2:9-11), stretching from Persia to Rome. 6. Many see Pentecost as a reversal of Babel (Genesis 11), where languages divided people. Here the Spirit uses many languages to unite people in Christ. 7. Peter notes that it was only nine o'clock in the morning (2:15), too early for people to be drunk. 8. Peter quotes Joel 2:28-32, Psalm 16:8-11, and Psalm 110:1 in his sermon (2:17-35). 9. Peter points out that David's tomb was still in Jerusalem (2:29), so David could not have been speaking of his own resurrection. 10. "Breaking of bread" (2:42, 46) likely included shared meals and the Lord's Supper. ## 🧠 Chapter Summary > [!note] 🌱 Still growing. This section is on its way. ## ✝️ Christ in This Chapter Christ is the exalted Lord at God's right hand who pours out the Holy Spirit (2:33). God raised Him from the dead and made Him both Lord and Christ (2:24, 36; Philippians 2:9-11). ## 🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application > [!note] 🌱 Still growing. This section is on its way. ## 💬 Discussion Questions 1. The Spirit enabled the believers to speak in other languages so that people from many nations heard about God's great deeds (2:6-11). What does that show about God's heart for the nations? 2. Peter called the crowd to repent and be baptized (2:38). Why are both turning from sin and turning to Jesus essential? 3. The early church devoted itself to teaching, fellowship, breaking bread, and prayer (2:42). Which of these do you most need to grow in? ## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember - 📖 verse 4: All were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages. - 📖 verse 21: Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. - 📖 verses 36-38: God made Jesus both Lord and Christ, and Peter calls the people to repent and be baptized. - 📖 verse 42: The believers devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching, fellowship, the breaking of bread, and prayer. - 📖 verse 47: The Lord added to their number every day those who were being saved. ## 🔗 Related Passages - 🔗 [[Leviticus 23#Verse 15.|Leviticus 23:15-21]] - The Feast of Weeks. - 🔗 [[Joel 02#Verse 28.|Joel 2:28-32]] - God will pour out His Spirit on all people. - 🔗 [[Psalm 16#Verse 08.|Psalm 16:8-11]] - You will not abandon Me to the grave. - 🔗 [[Psalm 110#Verse 01.|Psalm 110:1]] - Sit at My right hand. - 🔗 [[Genesis 11#Verse 01.|Genesis 11:1-9]] - Babel's confusion of languages. ## 🙏 Devotional Reflection 📝 SOAP: [[Acts 02 - SOAP|The Secret Sauce of the Early Church]] ## 📄 Outline BI- Turning to God brings true community. 1. Devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching 2. Devoted themselves to fellowship. 3. Devoted themselves to the Lord’s Supper 4. Devoted themselves to prayer. ## 📂 Internal Notes [^1]: [[Series_BAssurance_1_1Peter1.1-12]] %% ### Outline **Big Idea**: **Point 1**: **Point 2**: **Point 3**: %%