Acts 2:17
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.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
16But this is that which was spoken of by the prophet Joel:
Cross References
Genesis 6:12And when God had seen that the earth was corrupted (for all flesh had corrupted its way upon the earth,)
Psalms 65:2A Hymn, O God, becometh thee in Sion: and a vow shall be paid to thee in Jerusalem.
Proverbs 1:23Turn ye at my reproof: behold I will utter my spirit to you, and will shew you my words.
Isaiah 32:15Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high: and the desert shall be se a charmel, and charmel shall be counted for a forest.
Isaiah 44:3For I will pour out waters upon the thirsty ground, and streams upon the dry land: I will pour out my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thy stock.
Isaiah 66:23And there shall be month after month, and sabbath after sabbath: and all flesh shall come to adore before my face, saith the Lord.
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 →