Acts 2:17

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

‘In the last days,’ says God, ‘I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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:

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, that I will pour out My Spirit on all people; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your young men shall see visions, your old men shall dream dreams:

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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:

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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:

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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:

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    It shalbe in the last dayes sayth God: of my sprete I will powre out vpon all flesshe. And youre sonnes and youre doughters shall prophesy and youre yoge men shall se visions and youre olde me shall dreme dremes.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And it shal come to passe in the last dayes, sayeth God, I will poure out of my sprete vpon all flesh, and youre sonnes and youre doughters shal prophecye, and youre yonge men shal se visions and youre olde men shall dreame dreames,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And it shalbe in the last daies, saith God, I wil powre out of my Spirite vpon al flesh, & your sonnes, and your daughters shall prophecie, and your yong men shal see visions, and your old men shall dreame dreames.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And it shalbe in the last dayes (sayth God) of my spirite I wyll powre out vpon all fleshe: And your sonnes and your daughters shall prophesie, and your young men shall see visions, and your olde men shall dreame dreames.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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:

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    '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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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:

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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:

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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:

  • World English Bible (2000)

    '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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    ‘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.

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 44:3 : 3 For I will pour water on the thirsty land and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit on your descendants and my blessing on your offspring.
  • Acts 10:45 : 45 The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles,
  • Acts 21:9 : 9 He had four unmarried daughters who prophesied.
  • John 7:39 : 39 (He said this about the Spirit, which those who believed in Him were to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.)
  • Joel 2:28-32 : 28 And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, and your young men will see visions. 29 Even on my male and female servants, I will pour out my Spirit in those days. 30 I will display wonders in the heavens and on the earth: blood, fire, and columns of smoke. 31 The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes. 32 And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved, for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the LORD has said, even among the survivors whom the LORD calls.
  • Titus 3:4-6 : 4 But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, 5 He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to His mercy, through the washing of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit. 6 This Spirit He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,
  • Heb 1:2 : 2 But in these last days, He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He also created the universe.
  • 1 Cor 12:10 : 10 to another, miraculous powers; to another, prophecy; to another, distinguishing between spirits; to another, different kinds of tongues; to another, the interpretation of tongues.
  • 2 Pet 3:3 : 3 First of all, you should understand that in the last days, mockers will come, following their own evil desires,
  • Zech 2:13 : 13 Behold, I will wave my hand over them, and they will become plunder for their servants. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent me.
  • Zech 12:10 : 10 And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on Me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.
  • Gen 49:1 : 1 Then Jacob called for his sons and said, 'Gather together so that I may tell you what will happen to you in the days to come.'
  • Ps 65:2 : 2 Praise awaits you, O God, in Zion, and to you vows will be fulfilled.
  • Ps 72:6 : 6 He will come down like rain upon cut grass, like showers that water the earth.
  • Prov 1:23 : 23 If you turn at my correction, behold, I will pour out my Spirit to you; I will make my words known to you.
  • Isa 2:2 : 2 In the last days, the mountain of the Lord's house will be firmly established at the top of the mountains, lifted above the hills, and all nations will flow to it.
  • Isa 32:15-16 : 15 Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high, and the wilderness will become a fertile field, and the fertile field will be considered as a forest. 16 Then justice will dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness will reside in the fertile field.
  • Isa 40:5 : 5 And the glory of the Lord will be revealed, and all humanity together will see it. For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
  • Isa 49:26 : 26 I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh, and they will be drunk on their own blood as with new wine. Then all mankind will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
  • Isa 66:23 : 23 From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind will come to worship before Me, says the Lord.
  • Ezek 11:19 : 19 I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within them. I will remove the heart of stone from their bodies and give them a heart of flesh.
  • Ezek 36:25-27 : 25 I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols. 26 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. 27 I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to follow my statutes and carefully observe my ordinances.
  • Ezek 39:29 : 29 And I will no longer hide my face from them, for I have poured out my Spirit on the house of Israel, declares the Sovereign LORD.
  • Luke 3:6 : 6 and all humanity will see God's salvation.
  • John 17:2 : 2 Just as You gave Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all You have given Him.
  • Mic 4:1 : 1 In the last days, the mountain of the house of the LORD will be firmly established at the top of the mountains, and it will be raised above the hills, and peoples will stream to it.
  • Gen 6:12 : 12 God saw how corrupt the earth had become, for all flesh had ruined their way on the earth.
  • Hos 3:5 : 5 Afterward the children of Israel will return and seek the Lord their God and David their king. They will come in awe to the Lord and to His goodness in the latter days.
  • 1 Cor 12:28 : 28 And God has placed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, guidance, and different kinds of tongues.
  • 1 Cor 14:26-31 : 26 What then shall we say, brothers and sisters? When you come together, each one has a hymn, a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Everything must be done so that the church may be built up. 27 If anyone speaks in a tongue, let it be two or at most three, each in turn, and let someone interpret. 28 But if there is no interpreter, the speaker should keep silent in the church and speak to themselves and to God. 29 Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others evaluate what is said. 30 If something is revealed to another sitting there, the first speaker should stop. 31 For you can all prophesy one by one, so that everyone may learn and be encouraged.
  • Jas 5:3 : 3 Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will serve as a testimony against you and will consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days.
  • Rom 5:5 : 5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
  • Acts 11:28 : 28 One of them, named Agabus, stood up and, through the Spirit, predicted that a severe famine would spread across the entire world. This happened during the reign of Claudius.
  • Dan 10:14 : 14 Now I have come to explain to you what will happen to your people in the latter days, for the vision concerns the days yet to come.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Joel 2:28-31
    4 verses
    93%

    28And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, and your young men will see visions.

    29Even on my male and female servants, I will pour out my Spirit in those days.

    30I will display wonders in the heavens and on the earth: blood, fire, and columns of smoke.

    31The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes.

  • Acts 2:16
    87%

    16'No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel.'

  • Acts 2:18-21
    4 verses
    87%

    18Even on My servants, both men and women, I will pour out My Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.

    19I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below: blood and fire and billows of smoke.

    20The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.

    21And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.

  • Joel 1:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1The word of the Lord that came to Joel, the son of Pethuel.

    2Hear this, you elders, and listen, all you inhabitants of the land. Has anything like this happened in your days or in the days of your ancestors?

  • Acts 3:24-25
    2 verses
    69%

    24Indeed, all the prophets from Samuel on, as many as have spoken, have foretold these days.

    25You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham: 'Through your offspring, all the families of the earth will be blessed.'

  • Acts 2:2-4
    3 verses
    68%

    2Suddenly, there came a sound from heaven like a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.

    3They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.

    4They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different languages as the Spirit enabled them to speak.

  • Isa 44:3
    68%

    3For I will pour water on the thirsty land and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit on your descendants and my blessing on your offspring.

  • Acts 2:38-39
    2 verses
    68%

    38Peter replied, 'Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

    39The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call.'

  • Acts 1:8
    68%

    8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.

  • Acts 15:17
    67%

    17so that the rest of humanity may seek the Lord, including all the Gentiles who are called by My name, says the Lord, who does these things'

  • Acts 1:5
    67%

    5For John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.

  • 1 Cor 14:32
    67%

    32The spirits of prophets are subject to the control of prophets.

  • Acts 11:15-16
    2 verses
    67%

    15As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as it had on us at the beginning.

    16Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, 'John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.'

  • 1 Sam 10:6
    66%

    6Then the Spirit of the LORD will rush upon you, and you will prophesy with them and be transformed into a different person.

  • Acts 2:33
    66%

    33Exalted to the right hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.

  • Acts 2:14
    66%

    14Then Peter stood up with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: 'Men of Judea and all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen carefully to my words.'

  • Heb 2:4
    66%

    4God also bore witness with signs and wonders and various miracles, and by distributions of the Holy Spirit according to His will.

  • Num 12:6
    66%

    6He said, 'Listen to My words: When there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, reveal Myself to them in visions, I speak to them in dreams.

  • Isa 2:2
    66%

    2In the last days, the mountain of the Lord's house will be firmly established at the top of the mountains, lifted above the hills, and all nations will flow to it.

  • Isa 32:15
    66%

    15Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high, and the wilderness will become a fertile field, and the fertile field will be considered as a forest.

  • Ezek 13:17
    66%

    17As for you, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people who prophesy out of their own imagination. Prophesy against them.

  • Amos 8:13
    66%

    13In that day, the beautiful young women and the strong young men will faint from thirst.

  • Ezek 37:14
    65%

    14I will put My Spirit in you, and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I, the Lord, have spoken, and I have done it, declares the Lord.

  • Jer 14:16
    65%

    16And the people to whom they are prophesying will be thrown into the streets of Jerusalem because of famine and sword. There will be no one to bury them—them, their wives, their sons, or their daughters. I will pour out their wickedness upon them.

  • Acts 19:6
    65%

    6When Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.

  • Isa 29:10
    65%

    10For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes—the prophets; He has covered your heads—the seers.

  • Ezek 13:2
    65%

    2Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who are prophesying, and say to those who prophesy out of their own imagination: Hear the word of the LORD.

  • Joel 2:24
    65%

    24The threshing floors will be filled with grain, and the vats will overflow with new wine and olive oil.

  • Mic 2:11
    65%

    11If someone full of wind and deceit lies and says, 'I will preach to you about wine and strong drink,' that would be just the preacher for this people!

  • Ezek 12:27
    65%

    27Son of man, the house of Israel is saying, ‘The vision he sees is for many days from now; he prophesies about times far off.’

  • Eph 3:5
    65%

    5which in past generations was not made known to the sons of men as it has now been revealed to His holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit.

  • Acts 10:44
    65%

    44While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came down on all who were listening to the message.

  • Acts 15:15
    65%

    15The words of the prophets agree with this, as it is written:

  • Mic 4:1
    65%

    1In the last days, the mountain of the house of the LORD will be firmly established at the top of the mountains, and it will be raised above the hills, and peoples will stream to it.

  • Heb 1:1
    65%

    1Long ago, at many times and in various ways, God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets.

  • 2 Cor 6:18
    64%

    18And, 'I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters,' says the Lord Almighty.

  • Acts 8:17
    64%

    17Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

  • Ezek 39:29
    64%

    29And I will no longer hide my face from them, for I have poured out my Spirit on the house of Israel, declares the Sovereign LORD.