Joel 1:1

New International Reader's Version

A message from the Lord came to Joel, the son of Pethuel. Here is what Joel said.

Cross References

Jeremiah 1:2

A message from the Lord came to Jeremiah. It came in the 13th year that Josiah was king over Judah. Josiah was the son of Amon.

Ezekiel 1:3

A message from the Lord came to me. I was by the Kebar River in Babylon. The power of the Lord came on me there. I am Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi.

Hosea 1:1

A message from the Lord came to Hosea, the son of Beeri. The message came while Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah were kings of Judah. It also came while Jeroboam was king of Israel. He was the son of Jehoash. Here is what the Lord said to him.

Acts 2:16

No, here is what the prophet Joel meant.

2 Peter 1:21

Prophecy never came simply because a prophet wanted it to. Instead, the Holy Spirit guided the prophets as they spoke. So, although prophets are human, prophecy comes from God.