Peter’s Sermon at Pentecost

14 But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words. 15 For these people are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day.¹ 16 But this is what was uttered through the prophet Joel:

22 “Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know— 23 this Jesus,² delivered up according to the definite plan and ^sforeknowledge of God, ^tyou crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. 24 ^uGod ^vraised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was ^wnot possible for him to be held by it. 25 For David says concerning him,

29 “Brothers, I may say to you with confidence about the patriarch David that he both ^ydied and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. 30 Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had ^zsworn with an oath to him that he would set one of his descendants on his throne, 31 he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption. 32 This Jesus God raised up, and of that we all are ^awitnesses. 33 Being therefore ^bexalted ^cat the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the ^dpromise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing. 34 For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says,

36 Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both ^gLord and ^hChrist, this Jesus whom you crucified.”

Peter Speaks in Solomon’s Portico

11 While he clung to Peter and John, all the people, utterly astounded, ran together to them in the ^zportico called Solomon’s. 12 And when Peter saw it he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why do you wonder at this, or why do you stare at us, as though by our own power or piety we have made him walk? 13 The ^aGod of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our fathers, ^bglorified his ^cservant¹ Jesus, whom ^dyou delivered over and denied in the presence of Pilate, when ^ehe had decided to release him. 14 But you denied the Holy and ^fRighteous One, and ^gasked for a murderer to be granted to you, 15 and you killed the ^hAuthor of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this we are ⁱwitnesses. 16 And his name—by faith in his name—has made this man strong whom you see and know, and the faith that is through Jesus² has given the man this perfect health in the presence of you all.

17 “And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ^jignorance, as did also your rulers. 18 But what God foretold by the mouth of all the prophets, that ^khis ^lChrist would suffer, he thus fulfilled. 19 ^mRepent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be ⁿblotted out, 20 that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that he may ^osend the Christ appointed for you, Jesus, 21 whom ^pheaven must receive until the time for restoring all the things about which God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets ^qlong ago. 22 Moses said, ^r‘The Lord God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brothers. You shall listen to him in whatever he tells you. 23 And it shall be that ^severy soul who does not listen to that prophet shall be destroyed from the people.’ 24 And all the prophets who have spoken, from ^tSamuel and those who came after him, also proclaimed these days. 25 You are the ^usons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, ^v‘And in your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.’ 26 God, having raised up his servant, sent him to you ^wfirst, to bless you by turning every one of you from your wickedness.”

Gentiles Hear the Good News

34 So Peter opened his mouth and said: “Truly I understand that God ^rshows no partiality, 35 but in every nation anyone who ^sfears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. 36 As for the word that he sent to Israel, preaching good news of peace through Jesus Christ (he is ^tLord of all), 37 you yourselves know what happened throughout all Judea, ^ubeginning from Galilee after ^vthe baptism that John proclaimed: 38 how God ^wanointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was ^xwith him. 39 And we are witnesses of all that he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a ^ytree, 40 but God raised him on the third day and made him to appear, 41 not to all the people but to us who had been chosen by God as ^zwitnesses, who ^aate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. 42 And he ^bcommanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one appointed by God to be ^cjudge of the living and the dead. 43 To him all the prophets ^dbear witness that ^eeveryone who ^fbelieves ^gin him ^hreceives forgiveness of sins ⁱthrough his ^jname.”