Acts 2:16

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But this is the thing which was said by the prophet Joel;

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  • Acts 2:17-22
    6 verses
    87%

    17And 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:

    18And on my men-servants and my women-servants I will send my Spirit, and they will be prophets.

    19And wonders will be seen in heaven, and signs on the earth, blood and fire and smoke:

    20The sun will become dark and the moon will be turned to blood, before that great day of the Lord comes in glory:

    21And whoever makes his prayer to the Lord will have salvation.

    22Men of Israel, give ear to these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man who had the approval of God, as was made clear to you by the great works and signs and wonders which God did by him among you, as you yourselves have knowledge,

  • Acts 2:12-15
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    12And they were all surprised and in doubt saying to one another, What is the reason of this?

    13But others, making sport of them, said, They are full of new wine.

    14But Peter, getting up, with the eleven, said in a loud voice, O men of Judaea, and all you who are living in Jerusalem, take note of this and give ear to my words.

    15For these men are not overcome with wine, as it seems to you, for it is only the third hour of the day;

  • Joel 1:1-2
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    1The word of the Lord which came to Joel, the son of Pethuel.

    2Give ear to this, you old men, and take note, you people of the land. Has this ever been in your days, or in the days of your fathers?

  • Acts 2:1-7
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    1And when the day of Pentecost was come, they were all together in one place.

    2And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like the rushing of a violent wind, and all the house where they were was full of it.

    3And they saw tongues, like flames of fire, coming to rest on every one of them.

    4And they were all full of the Holy Spirit, and were talking in different languages, as the Spirit gave them power.

    5Now there were living at Jerusalem, Jews, God-fearing men, from every nation under heaven.

    6And when this sound came to their ears, they all came together, and were greatly surprised because every man was hearing the words of the disciples in his special language.

    7And they were full of wonder and said, Are not all these men Galilaeans?

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    15And, while I was talking to them, the Holy Spirit came on them, as on us at first.

    16And the words of the Lord came into my mind, how he said, The baptism of John was with water, but you will have baptism with the Holy Spirit.

  • 5For the baptism of John was with water, but you will have baptism with the Holy Spirit, after a little time.

  • 33And so, being lifted up to the right hand of God, and having the Father's word that the Holy Spirit would come, he has sent this thing, which now you see and have knowledge of.

  • 24And all the prophets from Samuel and those who came after, every one of them, gave word of these days.

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    15And this is in agreement with the words of the prophets, as it is said,

    16After these things I will come back, and will put up the tent of David which has been broken down, building up again its broken parts and making it complete:

    17So that the rest of men may make search for the Lord, and all the Gentiles on whom my name is named,

  • 8But you will have power, when the Holy Spirit has come on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judaea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.

  • Acts 1:15-16
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    15And in those days Peter got up among the brothers (there were about one hundred and twenty of them), and said,

    16My brothers, the word of God had to be put into effect, which the Holy Spirit had said before, by the mouth of David, about Judas, who was guide to those who took Jesus,

  • 8Then Peter, being full of the Holy Spirit, said to them, O you rulers of the people and men of authority,

  • 6And when Paul had put his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they had the power of talking in tongues, and acting like prophets.

  • 44While Peter was saying these words, the Holy Spirit came on all those who were hearing the word.

  • Acts 2:38-39
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    38And Peter said, Let your hearts be changed, every one of you, and have baptism in the name of Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will have the Holy Spirit given to you.

    39For the word of God is for you and for your children and for all those who are far off, even all those who may be marked out by the Lord our God.

  • 11If a man came with a false spirit of deceit, saying, I will be a prophet to you of wine and strong drink: he would be the sort of prophet for this people.

  • 2So that you may keep in mind the words of the holy prophets in the past, and the law of the Lord and Saviour which was given to you by his Apostles.

  • 1Let the horn be sounded in Zion, and a war-cry in my holy mountain; let all the people of the land be troubled: for the day of the Lord is coming;

  • Acts 3:18-21
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    18But the things which God had made clear before, by the mouth of all the prophets, that the Christ would have to undergo, he has put into effect in this way.

    19So then, let your hearts be changed and be turned to God, so that your sins may be completely taken away, and times of blessing may come from the Lord;

    20And that he may send the Christ who was marked out for you from the first, even Jesus:

    21Who is to be kept in heaven till the time when all things are put right, of which God has given word by the mouth of his holy prophets, who have been from the earliest times.

  • 21For these words did not ever come through the impulse of men: but the prophets had them from God, being moved by the Holy Spirit.

  • 40So take care that these words of the prophets do not come true for you;

  • 39This he said of the Spirit which would be given to those who had faith in him: the Spirit had not been given then, because the glory of Jesus was still to come.