Acts 2:1 Cross References

Acts 2:1

1: On the day of Pentecost, seven weeks after Jesus' resurrection, the believers were meeting together in one place.

Then all of you can join together with one voice, giving praise and glory to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Then they went to the upstairs room of the house where they were staying. Here is the list of those who were present: Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James (son of Alphaeus), Simon (the Zealot), and Judas (son of James).
They all met together continually for prayer, along with Mary the mother of Jesus, several other women, and the brothers of Jesus.
During this time, on a day when about 120 believers were present, Peter stood up and addressed them as follows:

In the meantime, I will be staying here at Ephesus until the Festival of Pentecost,

But whatever happens to me, you must live in a manner worthy of the Good News about Christ, as citizens of heaven. Then, whether I come and see you again or only hear about you, I will know that you are standing side by side, fighting together for the Good News.

Then make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each other, loving one another, and working together with one heart and purpose.

Paul had decided against stopping at Ephesus this time because he didn't want to spend further time in the province of Asia. He was hurrying to get to Jerusalem, if possible, for the Festival of Pentecost.

"From the day after the Sabbath, the day the bundle of grain was lifted up as an offering, count off seven weeks.
Keep counting until the day after the seventh Sabbath, fifty days later, and bring an offering of new grain to the LORD.
From wherever you live, bring two loaves of bread to be lifted up before the LORD as an offering. These loaves must be baked from three quarts of choice flour that contains yeast. They will be an offering to the LORD from the first of your crops.
Along with this bread, present seven one-year-old lambs with no physical defects, one bull, and two rams as burnt offerings to the LORD. These whole burnt offerings, together with the accompanying grain offerings and drink offerings, will be given to the LORD by fire and will be pleasing to him.
Then you must offer one male goat as a sin offering and two one-year-old male lambs as a peace offering.

"Count off seven weeks from the beginning of your grain harvest.
Then you must celebrate the Festival of Harvest to honor the LORD your God. Bring him a freewill offering in proportion to the blessings you have received from him.
It is a time to celebrate before the LORD your God at the place he chooses for his name to be honored. Celebrate with your whole family, all your servants, the Levites from your towns, and the foreigners, orphans, and widows who live among you.
Remember that you were slaves in Egypt, so be careful to obey all these laws.

All the believers were of one heart and mind, and they felt that what they owned was not their own; they shared everything they had.

And you must remember to celebrate the Festival of Harvest with the first crop of the wheat harvest, and celebrate the Festival of the Final Harvest at the end of the harvest season.

You must also celebrate the Festival of Harvest, when you bring me the first crops of your harvest. Finally, you are to celebrate the Festival of the Final Harvest at the end of the harvest season.

"On that day I will purify the lips of all people, so that everyone will be able to worship the LORD together.

At the same time, God's hand was on the people in the land of Judah, giving them a strong desire to unite in obeying the orders of the king and his officials, who were following the word of the LORD.

And I will give them one heart and mind to worship me forever, for their own good and for the good of all their descendants.

The trumpeters and singers performed together in unison to praise and give thanks to the LORD. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and other instruments, they raised their voices and praised the LORD with these words: "He is so good! His faithful love endures forever!" At that moment a cloud filled the Temple of the LORD.

"On the appointed day in early spring, you must celebrate the LORD's Passover.
On the following day a joyous, seven-day festival will begin, but no bread made with yeast may be eaten.
On the first day of the festival you must call a sacred assembly of the people. None of your regular work may be done on that day.
You must present as a burnt offering to the LORD two young bulls, one ram, and seven one-year-old male lambs, all with no physical defects.
These will be accompanied by grain offerings of choice flour mixed with olive oil--five quarts with each bull, three quarts with the ram,

Meanwhile, the apostles were performing many miraculous signs and wonders among the people. And the believers were meeting regularly at the Temple in the area known as Solomon's Colonnade.

They worshiped together at the Temple each day, met in homes for the Lord's Supper, and shared their meals with great joy and generosity--

Then all the believers were united as they lifted their voices in prayer: "O Sovereign Lord, Creator of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them--

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