The Holy Spirit at Pentecost
(Genesis 11:1–9; Leviticus 23:15–22)

1And whan the Whit sondaye was fulfylled, they were all with one acorde together in one place. 2And sodenly there came a sounde from heauen, as it had bene the comynge of a mightie wynde, and it fylled the whole house where they sat. 3And there appeared vnto them clouen tunges, like as they had bene of fyre. And he sat vpon ech one of them, 4and they were all fylled with the holy goost. And they beganne to preach with other tunges, euen as the sprete gaue them vtteraunce.

5There were dwellinge at Ierusalem Iewes, men that feared God, out of euery nacion that is vnder heauen. 6Now whan this voyce came to passe, the multitude came together, and were astonyed: For euery one herde, that they spake with his awne tunge. 7They wondred all and marueyled, and sayde amonge them selues: Beholde, are not all these which speake, of Galile? 8How heare we the euery one his awne tunge, wherin we were borne? 9Parthians and Medes, and Elamites, and we that dwell in Mesopotamia, and in Iewry and Capadocia, Pontus, and Asia, 10Phrigia and Pamphilia, Egipte, and in the partes of Lybia by Cyren, and straungers of Rome, Iewes and Proselytes, 11Cretes and Arabians: we heare them speake with oure awne tunges the greate workes of God. 12They were all amased, and wondred, and sayde one to another: What wil this be? 13But other mocked them, and sayde: They are full of swete wyne.

Peter Addresses the Crowd
(Psalm 16:1–11; Joel 2:28–32)

14Then stode Peter vp with the eleuen, and lift vp his voyce, and sayde vnto them: Ye men of Iewry, and all ye that dwell at Ierusale, be this knowne vnto you, and let my wordes entre in at youre eares. 15For these are not dronken, as ye suppose, for it is yet but the thirde houre of ye daye: 16but this is it, that was spoke before by the prophet Ioel:

17And it shal come to passe in the last dayes, sayeth God, I will poure out of my sprete vpon all flesh, and youre sonnes and youre doughters shal prophecye, and youre yonge men shal se visions and youre olde men shall dreame dreames,

18and on my seruauntes and on my handmaydens wyll I poure out of my sprete in those dayes, & they shal prophecye.

19And I wil shewe wonders in heauen aboue, and tokens on the earth beneth, bloude and fyre, and the vapoure of smoke.

20The Sonne shalbe turned in to darknesse, and the Moone in to bloude, before that greate and notable daye of the LORDE come.

21And it shall come to passe, Who so euer shal call vpo the name of the LORDE, shalbe saued.

22Ye men of Israel, heare these wordes: Iesus of Nazareth, ye man approued of God amonge you with miracles, and wonders and tokens, which God dyd by him in the myddes amonge you, as ye yor selues knowe also, 23him (after that he was delyuered by the determinate councell and foreknowlege of God) haue ye taken by the handes of vnrighteous personnes, and crucifyed him, & slayne him, 24who God hath raysed vp, and lowsed the sorowes of death, for so moch as it was vnpossyble that he shulde be holden of it.

25For Dauid speaketh of him: Afore honde haue I set the LORDE allwayes before me, for he is on my right hode, that I shulde not be moued.

26Therfore dyd my hert reioyse, and my tunge was glad: For my flesh also shal rest in hope.

27For thou shalt not leaue my soule in hell, nether shalt thou suffer yi Holy to se corrupcion.

28Thou hast shewed me the wayes of life, thou shalt make me full of ioye with thy countenaunce.

29Ye men and brethren, let me frely speake vnto you of the Patryarke Dauid: For he is deed and buried, and his sepulcre is with vs vnto this daye. 30Wherfore now seinge yt he was a prophet, and knewe that God had promised him with an ooth, that the frute of his loynes shulde syt on his seate, 31he sawe it before, and spake of the resurreccion of Christ: for his soule was not left in hell, nether hath his flesh sene corrupcion. 32This Iesus hath God raysed vp, wherof we all are witnesses. 33Seynge now that he by the right hande of God is exalted, and hath receaued of ye father ye promyse of the holy goost, he hath shed forth this, that ye se and heare.

34For Dauid is not ascended in to heauen, but he sayde: The LORDE sayde vnto my LORDE: Syt thou on my righte hande,

35vntyll I make thine enemies yi fote stole. 36So therfore let all the house of Israel knowe for a suertye, yt God hath made this same Iesus (whom ye haue crucified) LORDE and Christ.

Three Thousand Believe

37Whan they herde this, their hert pricked them, and they sayde vnto Peter and to the other Apostles: Ye men and brethre, What shal we do? 38Peter sayde onto them: Amede youre selues, and let euery one of you be baptysed in the name of Iesus Christ, for the remyssion of synnes, and ye shal receaue the gifte of the holy goost. 39For this promyse was made vnto you and youre children, and to all that are farre of, who so euer the LORDE oure God shal call. 40And wt many other wordes bare he witnesse, and exorted them, and sayde: Saue youre selues from this vntowarde generacion. 41They that gladly receaued his preachinge, were baptysed, & the same daye there were added vnto them aboute thre thousande soules.

The Fellowship of Believers
(Acts 4:32–37)

42They contynued in the Apostles doctryne, and in the felashippe, and in breakynge of bred, and in prayer.

43And feare came vpo euery soule, and many wonders and tokens were done by ye Apostles. 44But all they that beleued, were together, and had all thinges commen. 45They solde their goodes and possessions, and parted them out amonge all, acordinge as euery ma had nede. 46And they contynued daylie with one acorde in the teple, and brake bred in euery house: they toke their meate with ioye & synglenesse of hert, 47praysinge God, and had fauoure with all ye people. And the LORDE added to the congregacion daylie soch as shulde be saued.