you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye
shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. 39. For the promise is
unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off,
even as many as the Lord our God shall call. 40. And with many
other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves
from this untoward generation. 41. Then they that gladly received
his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto
them about three thousand souls. 42. And they continued
stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in
breaking of bread, and in prayers. 43. And fear came upon every
soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles. 44.
And all that believed were together, and had all things common;
45. And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all
men, as every man had need. 46. And they, continuing daily with
one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house,
did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, 47.
Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord
added to the church daily such as should be saved.'
--ACTS ii. 32-47.

This passage may best be dealt with as divided into three parts: the
sharp spear-thrust of Peter's closing words (vs. 32-36), the wounded
and healed hearers (vs. 37-41), and the fair morning dawn of the
Church (vs. 42-47).

I. Peter's address begins with pointing out the fulfilment of
prophecy in the gift of the Spirit (vs. 14-21). It then declares the
Resurrection of Jesus as foretold by prophecy, and witnessed to by
the whole body of believers (vs. 22-32), and it ends by bringing
together these two facts, the gift of the Spirit and the Resurrection