Acts 2:17
And it will come about, in the last days, says God, that I will send out my Spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters will be prophets, and your young men will see visions, and your old men will have dreams:
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In Context
16But this is the thing which was said by the prophet Joel;
18And on my men-servants and my women-servants I will send my Spirit, and they will be prophets.
Cross References
Genesis 6:12And God, looking on the earth, saw that it was evil: for the way of all flesh had become evil on the earth.
Psalms 65:2\65:1\It is right for you, O God, to have praise in Zion: to you let the offering be made.
Proverbs 1:23Be turned again by my sharp words: see, I will send the flow of my spirit on you, and make my words clear to you.
Isaiah 32:15Till the spirit comes on us from on high, and the waste land becomes a fertile field, and the fertile field is changed into a wood.
Isaiah 44:3For I will send water on the land needing it, and streams on the dry earth: I will let my spirit come down on your seed, and my blessing on your offspring.
Isaiah 66:23Their work will not be for nothing, and they will not give birth to children for destruction; for they are a seed to whom the Lord has given his blessing, and their offspring will be with them.
Matthew Henry on Acts 2:15-37
Peter's Sermon at Jerusalem. 14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judæa, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words: 15 For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day. 16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; 17 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… Read the whole commentary →