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Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams. <a href="/nlt/acts/2.htm">New Living Translation</a> ‘In the last days,’ God says, ‘I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams. <a href="/esv/acts/2.htm">English Standard Version</a> “‘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; <a href="/bsb/acts/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> ‘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. <a href="/blb/acts/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And it will be in the last days, God says, I will pour out of My Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters will prophesy, and your young men will see visions, and your elders will dream dreams. <a href="/kjv/acts/2.htm">King James Bible</a> 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: <a href="/nkjv/acts/2.htm">New King James Version</a> ‘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. <a href="/nasb_/acts/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> ‘AND IT SHALL BE IN THE LAST DAYS,’ God says, ‘THAT I WILL POUR OUT MY SPIRIT ON ALL MANKIND; AND YOUR SONS AND YOUR DAUGHTERS WILL PROPHESY, AND YOUR YOUNG MEN WILL SEE VISIONS, AND YOUR OLD MEN WILL HAVE DREAMS; <a href="/nasb/acts/2.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8216AND IT SHALL BE IN THE LAST DAYS,&#8217 God says, &#8216THAT 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; <a href="/nasb77/acts/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘AND IT SHALL BE IN THE LAST DAYS,’ God says, ‘THAT I WILL POUR FORTH OF MY SPIRIT UPON ALL MANKIND; AND YOUR SONS AND YOUR DAUGHTERS SHALL PROPHESY, AND YOUR YOUNG MEN SHALL SEE VISIONS, AND YOUR OLD MEN SHALL DREAM DREAMS; <a href="/lsb/acts/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> ‘AND IT SHALL BE IN THE LAST DAYS,’ God says, ‘THAT I WILL POUR OUT 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; <a href="/amp/acts/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a> ‘AND IT SHALL BE IN THE LAST DAYS,’ says God, ‘THAT I WILL POUR OUT MY SPIRIT UPON ALL MANKIND; AND YOUR SONS AND YOUR DAUGHTERS SHALL PROPHESY, AND YOUR YOUNG MEN SHALL SEE [divinely prompted] VISIONS, AND YOUR OLD MEN SHALL DREAM [divinely prompted] DREAMS; <a href="/csb/acts/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> And it will be in the last days, says God, that I will pour out my Spirit on all people; then your sons and your daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams. <a href="/hcsb/acts/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> And it will be in the last days, says God, that I will pour out My Spirit on all humanity; then your sons and your daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams. <a href="/asv/acts/2.htm">American Standard Version</a> And it shall be in the last days, saith God, I will pour forth 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: <a href="/cev/acts/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> "When the last days come, I will give my Spirit to everyone. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions, and your old men will have dreams. <a href="/erv/acts/2.htm">English Revised Version</a> And it shall be in the last days, saith God, I will pour forth 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: <a href="/gwt/acts/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> 'In the last days, God says, I will pour my Spirit on everyone. Your sons and daughters will speak what God has revealed. Your young men will see visions. Your old men will dream dreams. <a href="/gnt/acts/2.htm">Good News Translation</a> 'This is what I will do in the last days, God says: I will pour out my Spirit on everyone. Your sons and daughters will proclaim my message; your young men will see visions, and your old men will have dreams. <a href="/isv/acts/2.htm">International Standard Version</a> In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on everyone. Your sons and your daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams. <a href="/msb/acts/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?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. <a href="/net/acts/2.htm">NET Bible</a> And in the last days it will be,' God says, 'that I will pour out my Spirit on all people, and your sons and your daughters will prophesy, and your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams. <a href="/nheb/acts/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 'And it will be in the last days, says God, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters will prophesy, and your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams. <a href="/wbt/acts/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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: <a href="/wey/acts/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "And it shall come to pass in the last days, God says, that I will pour out My Spirit upon all mankind; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall have dreams; <a href="/web/acts/2.htm">World English Bible</a> ‘It will be in the last days, says God, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh. Your sons and your daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions. Your old men will dream dreams. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/acts/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And it will be in the last days, says God, "" I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh, "" And your sons and your daughters will prophesy, "" And your young men will see visions, "" And your old men will dream dreams; <a href="/blb/acts/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And it will be in the last days, God says, I will pour out of My Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters will prophesy, and your young men will see visions, and your elders will dream dreams. <a href="/ylt/acts/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And it shall be 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; <a href="/slt/acts/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And it shall be in the last days, says God, I pour out from my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your elder dream dreams:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/acts/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And it shall come to pass, in the last days, (saith the Lord,) 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. <a href="/cpdv/acts/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> ‘And this shall be: in the last days, says the Lord, I will pour out, from my Spirit, upon all flesh. And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy. And your youths shall see visions, and your elders shall dream dreams. <a href="/nabre/acts/2.htm">New American Bible</a> ‘It will come to pass in the last days,’ God says, ‘that I will pour out a portion of my spirit upon all flesh. Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your young men shall see visions, your old men shall dream dreams. <a href="/nrsvce/acts/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> ‘In the last days it will be, God declares, that I will pour out 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.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/acts/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> It shall come to pass in the last days, said God, I will pour 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: <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/2.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “'It shall be done in the last days, says God,' I shall pour out my Spirit on everybody, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions and your Elders shall dream dreams.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/acts/2.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, that I will pour out of 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. <a href="/godbey/acts/2.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, I will pour out from 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; <a href="/haweis/acts/2.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> ?And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour our of my spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: <a href="/mace/acts/2.htm">Mace New Testament</a> "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 dream dreams: <a href="/wey/acts/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "And it shall come to pass in the last days, God says, that I will pour out My Spirit upon all mankind; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall have dreams; <a href="/worrell/acts/2.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> 'And it shall be 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; <a href="/worsley/acts/2.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> "And it shall come to pass in the last days (saith God) that 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: <a href="/parallel/acts/2-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=369" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/acts/2.htm">Peter Preaches to the Crowd</a> …16No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: 17<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">‘</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">In</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tais (Art-DFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2078.htm" title="2078: eschatais (Adj-DFP) -- Last, at the last, finally, till the end. A superlative probably from echo; farthest, final.">last</a> <a href="/greek/2250.htm" title="2250: hēmerais (N-DFP) -- A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. ">days,</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estai (V-FIM-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theos (N-NMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legei (V-PIA-3S) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">says,</a> <a href="/greek/1632.htm" title="1632: ekcheō (V-FIA-1S) -- Or ekchuno ek-khoo'-no from ek and cheo; to pour forth; figuratively, to bestow.">I will pour out</a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: apo (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses."></a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: mou (PPro-G1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">My</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4151.htm" title="4151: Pneumatos (N-GNS) -- Wind, breath, spirit. ">Spirit</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">on</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pasan (Adj-AFS) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">all</a> <a href="/greek/4561.htm" title="4561: sarka (N-AFS) -- Flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred. ">people.</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymōn (PPro-G2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">Your</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5207.htm" title="5207: huioi (N-NMP) -- A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a son, used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.">sons</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymōn (PPro-G2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hai (Art-NFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2364.htm" title="2364: thygateres (N-NFP) -- Apparently a primary word; a female child, or descendant.">daughters</a> <a href="/greek/4395.htm" title="4395: prophēteusousin (V-FIA-3P) -- From prophetes; to foretell events, divine, speak under inspiration, exercise the prophetic office.">will prophesy,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymōn (PPro-G2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">your</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3495.htm" title="3495: neaniskoi (N-NMP) -- A young man, youth, an attendant. From the same as neanias; a youth.">young men</a> <a href="/greek/3708.htm" title="3708: opsontai (V-FIM-3P) -- Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.">will see</a> <a href="/greek/3706.htm" title="3706: horaseis (N-AFP) -- A sight, vision, appearance. From horao; the act of gazing, i.e. an aspect or an inspired appearance.">visions,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymōn (PPro-G2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">your</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4245.htm" title="4245: presbyteroi (Adj-NMP-C) -- Comparative of presbus; older; as noun, a senior; specially, an Israelite Sanhedrist or Christian presbyter.">old men</a> <a href="/greek/1797.htm" title="1797: enypniasthēsontai (V-FIP-3P) -- To dream (see visions) in my sleep. Middle voice from enupnion; to dream.">will dream</a> <a href="/greek/1798.htm" title="1798: enypniois (N-DNP) -- A dream, vision. From en and hupnos; something seen in sleep, i.e. A dream.">dreams.</a> 18Even on My menservants and maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/joel/2-28.htm">Joel 2:28-29</a> And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. / Even on My menservants and maidservants, I will pour out My Spirit in those days. <a href="/isaiah/44-3.htm">Isaiah 44:3</a> For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring. <a href="/ezekiel/36-26.htm">Ezekiel 36:26-27</a> I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. / And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances. <a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33-34</a> “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. / No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.” <a href="/john/7-38.htm">John 7:38-39</a> Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’” / He was speaking about the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified. <a href="/luke/24-49.htm">Luke 24:49</a> And behold, I am sending the promise of My Father upon you. But remain in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.” <a href="/john/14-16.htm">John 14:16-17</a> And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever— / the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you. <a href="/john/16-13.htm">John 16:13</a> However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come. <a href="/romans/8-9.htm">Romans 8:9</a> You, however, are controlled not by the flesh, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ. <a href="/1_corinthians/12-13.htm">1 Corinthians 12:13</a> For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one Spirit to drink. <a href="/galatians/3-14.htm">Galatians 3:14</a> He redeemed us in order that the blessing promised to Abraham would come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit. <a href="/ephesians/1-13.htm">Ephesians 1:13-14</a> And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, / who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory. <a href="/titus/3-5.htm">Titus 3:5-6</a> He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit. / This is the Spirit He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, <a href="/hebrews/8-10.htm">Hebrews 8:10</a> For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. <a href="/1_john/2-20.htm">1 John 2:20</a> You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And it shall come to pass in the last days, said God, I will pour out of 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:in.<a href="/genesis/49-1.htm">Genesis 49:1</a> And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.<a href="/isaiah/2-2.htm">Isaiah 2:2</a> And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.<a href="/daniel/10-14.htm">Daniel 10:14</a> Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days.I will.<a href="/acts/10-45.htm">Acts 10:45</a> And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.<a href="/psalms/72-6.htm">Psalm 72:6</a> He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.<a href="/proverbs/1-23.htm">Proverbs 1:23</a> Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.all.<a href="/genesis/6-12.htm">Genesis 6:12</a> And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.<a href="/psalms/65-2.htm">Psalm 65:2</a> O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.<a href="/isaiah/40-5.htm">Isaiah 40:5</a> And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.your sons.<a href="/acts/11-28.htm">Acts 11:28</a> And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar.<a href="/acts/21-9.htm">Acts 21:9</a> And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy.<a href="/1_corinthians/12-10.htm">1 Corinthians 12:10,28</a> To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/23-28.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/john/19-36.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/matthew/27-19.htm">Dream</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-2.htm">Dreams</a> <a href="/john/17-2.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/acts/2-4.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-16.htm">In</a> <a href="/john/21-20.htm">Last</a> <a href="/john/17-2.htm">Mankind</a> <a href="/luke/7-47.htm">Pour</a> <a href="/john/11-51.htm">Prophesy</a> <a href="/acts/2-4.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-2.htm">Visions</a> <a href="/john/21-18.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/21-9.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/acts/7-48.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/genesis/20-3.htm">Dream</a> <a href="/genesis/37-8.htm">Dreams</a> <a href="/acts/2-26.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/acts/2-18.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/acts/3-25.htm">In</a> <a href="/acts/5-5.htm">Last</a> <a href="/acts/15-17.htm">Mankind</a> <a href="/acts/2-18.htm">Pour</a> <a href="/acts/2-18.htm">Prophesy</a> <a href="/acts/2-18.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-1.htm">Visions</a> <a href="/acts/5-6.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 2</div>1. <a href="/acts/2-1.htm">The apostles, filled with the Holy Spirit, and speaking various languages, </a> 12. <a href="/acts/2-12.htm">are admired by some, and derided by others;</a> 14. <a href="/acts/2-14.htm">whom Peter disproves;</a> 37. <a href="/acts/2-37.htm">he baptizes a great number who were converted;</a> 41. <a href="/acts/2-41.htm">who afterwards devoutly and charitably converse together; </a> 43. <a href="/acts/2-43.htm">the apostles working many miracles, </a> 46. <a href="/acts/2-46.htm">and God daily increasing his church.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/acts/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>In the last days, God says, This phrase refers to the eschatological period that began with the first coming of Christ and continues until His return. The "last days" are a time of fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies, as seen in <a href="/joel/2-28.htm">Joel 2:28-32</a>, which Peter quotes in <a href="/acts/2.htm">Acts 2</a>. This period is characterized by the outpouring of the Holy Spirit and the establishment of the New Covenant. The term "last days" is also used in <a href="/hebrews/1-2.htm">Hebrews 1:2</a> to describe the time when God has spoken to us by His Son.I will pour out My Spirit on all people. The promise of the Holy Spirit being poured out signifies a new era of accessibility to God's presence and power, not limited to specific individuals like prophets, priests, or kings, as in the Old Testament. This democratization of the Spirit is a fulfillment of Joel's prophecy and is evident at Pentecost when the Holy Spirit descends on the believers. The phrase "all people" indicates the inclusivity of this promise, transcending ethnic, gender, and social barriers, as seen in <a href="/galatians/3-28.htm">Galatians 3:28</a>.Your sons and daughters will prophesy, This indicates that the gift of prophecy, once reserved for select individuals, will be widespread among God's people, including both genders. This is a radical departure from the cultural norms of the time, where women were often excluded from religious leadership roles. The inclusion of daughters highlights the breaking down of gender barriers in the New Covenant community. Prophecy here involves speaking forth God's truth and revelation, as seen in <a href="/1_corinthians/14.htm">1 Corinthians 14:1</a>.your young men will see visions, Visions are a means by which God communicates His will and guidance, often providing insight into His plans and purposes. The mention of "young men" suggests that the younger generation will be active participants in receiving divine revelation. This aligns with biblical instances where God uses visions to direct His people, such as in the case of Joseph in <a href="/genesis/37.htm">Genesis 37</a> and Daniel in <a href="/daniel/7.htm">Daniel 7</a>.your old men will dream dreams. Dreams, like visions, are a method of divine communication, often used to reveal God's plans or provide warnings. The inclusion of "old men" emphasizes that age is not a barrier to receiving God's revelation. This reflects the biblical tradition of God speaking through dreams, as seen with Jacob in <a href="/genesis/28.htm">Genesis 28</a> and Solomon in <a href="/1_kings/3.htm">1 Kings 3</a>. The mention of both young and old receiving revelation underscores the comprehensive nature of the Spirit's work in the community of believers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The divine speaker in this prophecy, emphasizing His sovereign will and the fulfillment of His promises. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_last_days.htm">The Last Days</a> A period initiated by the coming of Christ and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, marking the beginning of the end times. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_holy_spirit.htm">The Holy Spirit</a> The third person of the Trinity, whose outpouring signifies God's presence and empowerment for His people. 4. <a href="/topical/s/sons_and_daughters.htm">Sons and Daughters</a> Represents all believers, indicating the inclusivity of God's promise across gender and age. 5. <a href="/topical/p/peter's_sermon_at_pentecost.htm">Peter's Sermon at Pentecost</a> The event where Peter quotes this prophecy from Joel to explain the miraculous events occurring as the Holy Spirit descends on the believers.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_universality_of_the_spirit's_outpouring.htm">The Universality of the Spirit's Outpouring</a> God's promise to pour out His Spirit on "all people" signifies the breaking down of barriers, inviting all believers to participate in His work. <a href="/topical/e/empowerment_for_ministry.htm">Empowerment for Ministry</a> The gifts of prophecy, visions, and dreams are given for the edification of the church and the advancement of God's kingdom. <a href="/topical/l/living_in_the_last_days.htm">Living in the Last Days</a> Believers are called to be vigilant and active, recognizing the significance of living in the "last days" and the urgency of sharing the Gospel. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">The Role of the Holy Spirit</a> Understanding the Holy Spirit's role in guiding, teaching, and empowering believers is crucial for effective Christian living. <a href="/topical/i/intergenerational_ministry.htm">Intergenerational Ministry</a> The inclusion of sons, daughters, young, and old highlights the importance of all generations working together in the body of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 2</a> <a href="/q/what_do_pneumatomachians_believe.htm">What is the Pneumatomachian belief about the Holy Spirit?</a> <a href="/q/does_god_give_visions_today.htm">Does God communicate with people through visions today?</a> <a href="/q/do_muslims_dream_of_jesus.htm">Are Muslims experiencing dreams and visions of Jesus?</a> <a href="/q/end_times__major_revival_coming.htm">Will there be a major revival during the end times?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) It shall come to pass in the last days.--The prophecy of Joel takes its place, with the exception, perhaps, of Hosea, as the oldest of the prophetic books of the Old Testament. The people were suffering from one of the locust-plagues of the East and its consequent famine. The prophet calls them to repentance, and promises this gift of the Spirit as the great blessing of a far-off future. He had been taught that no true knowledge of God comes but through that Spirit. So Elisha prayed that a double portion (i.e., the eldest son's inheritance) of the Spirit which God had given to Elijah might rest upon him (<a href="/2_kings/2-9.htm" title="And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said to Elisha, Ask what I shall do for you, before I be taken away from you. And Elisha said, I pray you, let a double portion of your spirit be on me.">2Kings 2:9</a>).Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy.--The Old Testament use of the word, in its wider generic sense, as, e.g., in the case of Saul, <a href="/1_samuel/10-10.htm" title="And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came on him, and he prophesied among them.">1Samuel 10:10</a>; <a href="/context/1_samuel/19-20.htm" title="And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as appointed over them, the Spirit of God was on the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.">1Samuel 19:20-24</a>, covered phenomena analogous to the gift of tongues as well as that of prophecy in the New Testament sense. The words imply that women as well as men had been filled with the Spirit, and had spoken with the "tongues."Your young men shall see visions.--The "visions," implying the full activity of spiritual power, are thought of as belonging to the younger prophets. In the calmer state of more advanced age, wisdom came, as in the speech of Elihu, "in a dream, in visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men" (<a href="/job/33-15.htm" title="In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on men, in slumberings on the bed;">Job 33:15</a>).<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 17. - Be for come to pass, A.V.; pour forth for pour out, A.V. In the last days. This does not agree with either the Hebrew or the LXX. in the existing texts, where we read merely afterwards (אַהְרֵי כֵן μετὰ ταῦτα The phrase, "in the last days," which occurs in <a href="/isaiah/2-2.htm">Isaiah 2:2</a> and elsewhere, denotes the days of Messiah. St. Peter is perhaps expounding the passage as relating to the days of Messiah; or בְ אַחְֲרִית הַיָמִים may have been another reading. Saith God is no part of Joel's prophecy, but Peter's words. Your young men shall see visions, etc. The order of this and the following clause is inverted. In the Hebrew and LXX. the old men are mentioned first. <a href="/commentaries/acts/2-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>‘In ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. the ταῖς (tais) Article - Dative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. last ἐσχάταις (eschatais) Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2078.htm">Strong's 2078: </a> Last, at the last, finally, till the end. A superlative probably from echo; farthest, final. days, ἡμέραις (hēmerais) Noun - Dative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2250.htm">Strong's 2250: </a> A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. God Θεός (Theos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. says, λέγει (legei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. I will pour out ἐκχεῶ (ekcheō) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1632.htm">Strong's 1632: </a> Or ekchuno ek-khoo'-no from ek and cheo; to pour forth; figuratively, to bestow. My μου (mou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. Spirit Πνεύματός (Pneumatos) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4151.htm">Strong's 4151: </a> Wind, breath, spirit. on ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> On, to, against, on the basis of, at. all πᾶσαν (pasan) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. people; σάρκα (sarka) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4561.htm">Strong's 4561: </a> Flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred. your ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. sons υἱοὶ (huioi) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5207.htm">Strong's 5207: </a> A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. daughters θυγατέρες (thygateres) Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2364.htm">Strong's 2364: </a> Apparently a primary word; a female child, or descendant. will prophesy, προφητεύσουσιν (prophēteusousin) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4395.htm">Strong's 4395: </a> From prophetes; to foretell events, divine, speak under inspiration, exercise the prophetic office. your ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. young men νεανίσκοι (neaniskoi) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3495.htm">Strong's 3495: </a> A young man, youth, an attendant. From the same as neanias; a youth. will see ὄψονται (opsontai) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3708.htm">Strong's 3708: </a> Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear. visions, ὁράσεις (horaseis) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3706.htm">Strong's 3706: </a> A sight, vision, appearance. From horao; the act of gazing, i.e. an aspect or an inspired appearance. your ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. old men πρεσβύτεροι (presbyteroi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural - Comparative <a href="/greek/strongs_4245.htm">Strong's 4245: </a> Comparative of presbus; older; as noun, a senior; specially, an Israelite Sanhedrist or Christian 'presbyter'. will dream ἐνυπνιασθήσονται (enypniasthēsontai) Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1797.htm">Strong's 1797: </a> To dream (see visions) in my sleep. Middle voice from enupnion; to dream. dreams. ἐνυπνίοις (enypniois) Noun - Dative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1798.htm">Strong's 1798: </a> A dream, vision. 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