37. You know what has happened all over Judea. It began in Galilee after John preached to the people about baptism.
38. You know about Jesus from Nazareth. God made him the Christ by giving him the Holy Spirit and power. You know how Jesus went everywhere doing good. He healed those who were ruled by the devil, for God was with Jesus.
39. We saw all the things that Jesus did in Judea and in Jerusalem. But they killed him by nailing him to a cross.
40. Yet, on the third day, God raised Jesus to life and caused him to be seen.
41. But he was not seen by all the people. Only the witnesses that God had already chosen saw him, and we are those witnesses. We ate and drank with him after he was raised from death.
42. He told us to preach to the people and to tell them that he is the one whom God chose to be the judge of the living and the dead.
43. Everyone who believes in Jesus will be forgiven. God will forgive his sins through Jesus. All the prophets say this is true.”
44. While Peter was still saying this, the Holy Spirit came down on all those who were listening.
45. The Jewish believers who came with Peter were amazed that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been given even to the non-Jewish people.
46. These Jewish believers heard them speaking in different languages and praising God. Then Peter said,
47. “Can anyone keep these people from being baptized with water? They have received the Holy Spirit just as we did!”