New American Standard Bible 1995
Acts 2:17
17‘1And it shall be in the last days,’ God says, ‘That I will pour forth of My Spirit on all 2mankind; And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, And your young men shall see visions, And your old men shall dream dreams;
Acts 2:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:
- New International Version (NIV)“ ‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"'And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams;
- New King James Version (NKJV)‘And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your young men shall see visions, Your old men shall dream dreams.
Context of Acts 2:17
15For these men are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only the third hour of the day; 16but this is what was spoken of through the prophet Joel: ‘And it shall be in the last days,’ God says, ‘That I will pour forth of My Spirit on all mankind; And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, And your young men shall see visions, And your old men shall dream dreams; 18Even on My bondslaves, both men and women, I will in those days pour forth of My Spirit And they shall prophesy. 19And I will grant wonders in the sky above And signs on the earth below, Blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke.
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καὶ ἔσται ἐν ταῖς ἐσχάταις ἡμέραις, λέγει ὁ θεός, ἐκχεῶ ἀπὸ τοῦ πνεύματός μου ἐπὶ πᾶσαν σάρκα καὶ προφητεύσουσιν οἱ υἱοὶ ὑμῶν καὶ αἱ θυγατέρες ὑμῶν, καὶ οἱ νεανίσκοι ὑμῶν ὁράσεις ὄψονται καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι ὑμῶν ἐνυπνίοις ἐνυπνιασθήσονται.Read the interlinear
- And it shall be in the lastἔσχατοςeschatos · last/leastG2078
- daysἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
- Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- saysλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- of My Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
- on allπᾶςpas · allG3956
- mankindσάρξsarx · fleshG4561
- And your sonsυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
- and your daughtersθυγάτηρthugatēr · daughterG2364
- shall prophesyπροφητεύωprophēteuō · to prophesyG4395
- And your youngνεανίσκοςneaniskos · young manG3495
- shall seeὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
- visionsὅρασιςhorasis · appearance/visionG3706
- And your oldπρεσβύτεροςpresbuteros · elder (leader)G4245
- shall dreamἐνυπνιάζωenupniazomai · to dreamG1797
- dreamsἐνύπνιονenupnion · dreamG1798
Cross-references for Acts 2:17
- Genesis 49:1Then Jacob summoned his sons and said, “Assemble yourselves that I may tell you what will befall you in the days to come.
- Isaiah 2:2Now it will come about that In the last days The mountain of the house of the Lord Will be established as the chief of the mountains, And will be raised above the hills; And all the nations will stream to it.
- Daniel 10:14Now I have come to give you an understanding of what will happen to your people in the latter days, for the vision pertains to the days yet future.”
- Hosea 3:5Afterward the sons of Israel will return and seek the Lord their God and David their king; and they will come trembling to the Lord and to His goodness in the last days.
- Micah 4:1And it will come about in the last days That the mountain of the house of the Lord Will be established as the chief of the mountains. It will be raised above the hills, And the peoples will stream to it.
- Hebrews 1:2in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world.
- James 5:3Your gold and your silver have rusted; and their rust will be a witness against you and will consume your flesh like fire. It is in the last days that you have stored up your treasure!
- 2 Peter 3:3Know this first of all, that in the last days mockers will come with their mocking, following after their own lusts,
- Acts 10:45All the circumcised believers who came with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also.
- Psalms 72:6May he come down like rain upon the mown grass, Like showers that water the earth.
- Proverbs 1:23Turn to my reproof, Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you; I will make my words known to you.
- Isaiah 32:15Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high, And the wilderness becomes a fertile field, And the fertile field is considered as a forest.
- Isaiah 44:3For I will pour out water on the thirsty land And streams on the dry ground; I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring And My blessing on your descendants;
- Ezekiel 11:19And I will give them one heart, and put a new spirit within them. And I will take the heart of stone out of their flesh and give them a heart of flesh,
- Ezekiel 36:25Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols.
- Ezekiel 39:29I will not hide My face from them any longer, for I will have poured out My Spirit on the house of Israel,” declares the Lord God.
Commentaries on Acts 2:17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17In the last days - The time of the Messiah; and so the phrase was understood among the Jews. I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh - Rabbi Tanchum says, "When Moses laid his hands upon Joshua, the holy blessed God said, In the time of the old text, each individual prophet prophesied; but, in the times of the Messiah, all the Israelites shall be prophets." And this they build on the prophecy quoted in this place by Peter. Your sons and your daughters…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17It shall come to pass - It shall happen, or shall occur. In the last days - Hebrew, Chaldee, Syriac, and Arabic, after these things, or afterward. The expression the last days, however, occurs frequently in the Old Testament: Genesis 49:1, Jacob called his sons, that he might tell them what should happen to them in the last days, that is, in future times - Heb. in after times; Micah 4:1, “In the last days (Hebrew: in later times) the mountain of the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-21Verses 14-21 Peter's sermon shows that he was thoroughly recovered from his fall, and thoroughly restored to the Divine favour; for he who had denied Christ, now boldly confessed him. His account of the miraculous pouring forth of the Spirit, was designed to awaken the hearers to embrace the faith of Christ, and to join themselves to his church. It was the fulfilling the Scripture, and the fruit of Christ's resurrection and ascension, and proof of both…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-21This passage quotes Joel 2:28–32. The prophet Joel prophesied that in the last days, many people would have the gifts of prophecy, including visions and dreams. This would include both young and old, and both men and women (Joel 2:28–29). In Acts, on the day of Pentecost, Peter announced that Joel’s prophecy was coming true, indicating that "the last days" had begun.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-3614-21. Peter, standing up with the eleven--in advance, perhaps, of the rest.Read the comment
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- 1. Acts 2:17 Joel 2:28-32 ↩
- 2. Acts 2:17 Lit flesh ↩
Commentaries on Acts 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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