Acts 2:17

New American Bible - revised edition

‘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.

Cross References

Genesis 49:1

Jacob called his sons and said: “Gather around, that I may tell you what is to happen to you in days to come.

Genesis 6:12

When God saw how corrupt the earth had become, since all mortals had corrupted their ways on earth,

Psalm 65:2

To you we owe our hymn of praise, O God on Zion; To you our vows must be fulfilled,

Psalm 72:6

May he be like rain coming down upon the fields, like showers watering the earth,

Proverbs 1:23

How long will you turn away at my reproof? [The arrogant delight in their arrogance, and fools hate knowledge.] Lo! I will pour out to you my spirit, I will acquaint you with my words:

Isaiah 2:2

In days to come, The mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established as the highest mountain and raised above the hills. All nations shall stream toward it.

Isaiah 40:5

Then the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.

Isaiah 44:3

I will pour out water upon the thirsty ground, streams upon the dry land; I will pour out my spirit upon your offspring, my blessing upon your descendants.

Isaiah 49:26

I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh, and they shall be drunk with their own blood as though with new wine. All flesh shall know that I, the Lord, am your savior, your redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

Isaiah 66:23

From new moon to new moon, and from sabbath to sabbath, All flesh shall come to worship before me, says the Lord.

Ezekiel 11:19

And I will give them another heart and a new spirit I will put within them. From their bodies I will remove the hearts of stone, and give them hearts of flesh,

Ezekiel 39:29

I will no longer hide my face from them once I pour out my spirit upon the house of Israel—oracle of the Lord God.

Daniel 10:14

and came to make you understand what shall happen to your people in the last days; for there is yet a vision concerning those days.”

Hosea 3:5

Afterward the Israelites will turn back and seek the Lord, their God, and David, their king; They will come trembling to the Lord and to his bounty, in the last days.

Micah 4:1

In days to come the mount of the Lord’s house Shall be established as the highest mountain; it shall be raised above the hills, And peoples shall stream to it:

Zechariah 12:10

I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of mercy and supplication, so that when they look on him whom they have thrust through, they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and they will grieve for him as one grieves over a firstborn. Catalogue of Mourners.

Zechariah 2:13

Now I wave my hand over them, and they become plunder for their own servants. Thus you shall know that the Lord of hosts has sent me.

Luke 3:6

and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.’”

John 17:2

just as you gave him authority over all people, so that he may give eternal life to all you gave him.

John 7:39

He said this in reference to the Spirit that those who came to believe in him were to receive. There was, of course, no Spirit yet, because Jesus had not yet been glorified. Discussion About the Origins of the Messiah.

Acts 10:45

The circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were astounded that the gift of the holy Spirit should have been poured out on the Gentiles also,

Acts 11:27

At that time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch,

Acts 11:28

and one of them named Agabus stood up and predicted by the Spirit that there would be a severe famine all over the world, and it happened under Claudius.

Acts 2:16

No, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel:

Acts 2:18

Indeed, upon my servants and my handmaids I will pour out a portion of my spirit in those days, and they shall prophesy.

Acts 2:33

Exalted at the right hand of God, he received the promise of the holy Spirit from the Father and poured it forth, as you [both] see and hear.

Acts 21:9

He had four virgin daughters gifted with prophecy.

Romans 5:5

and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the holy Spirit that has been given to us.

1 Corinthians 12:10

to another mighty deeds; to another prophecy; to another discernment of spirits; to another varieties of tongues; to another interpretation of tongues.

1 Corinthians 12:28

Some people God has designated in the church to be, first, apostles; second, prophets; third, teachers; then, mighty deeds; then, gifts of healing, assistance, administration, and varieties of tongues.

Hebrews 1:2

in these last days, he spoke to us through a son, whom he made heir of all things and through whom he created the universe,

James 5:3

your gold and silver have corroded, and that corrosion will be a testimony against you; it will devour your flesh like a fire. You have stored up treasure for the last days.

2 Peter 3:3

Know this first of all, that in the last days scoffers will come [to] scoff, living according to their own desires