Joel 2:28
New Living Translation
The Lord’s Promise of His Spirit
28 [a]“Then, after doing all those things,
I will pour out my Spirit upon all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy.
Your old men will dream dreams,
and your young men will see visions.
Footnotes
- 2:28 Verses 2:28-32 are numbered 3:1-5 in Hebrew text.
Joel 2:28
New International Version
The Day of the Lord
Acts 2:16-21
New Living Translation
16 No, what you see was predicted long ago by the prophet Joel:
17 ‘In the last days,’ God says,
‘I will pour out my Spirit upon all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy.
Your young men will see visions,
and your old men will dream dreams.
18 In those days I will pour out my Spirit
even on my servants—men and women alike—
and they will prophesy.
19 And I will cause wonders in the heavens above
and signs on the earth below—
blood and fire and clouds of smoke.
20 The sun will become dark,
and the moon will turn blood red
before that great and glorious day of the Lord arrives.
21 But everyone who calls on the name of the Lord
will be saved.’[a]
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Acts 2:16-21
New International Version
16 No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
17 “‘In the last days, God says,
I will pour out my Spirit on all people.(A)
Your sons and daughters will prophesy,(B)
your young men will see visions,
your old men will dream dreams.
18 Even on my servants, both men and women,
I will pour out my Spirit in those days,
and they will prophesy.(C)
19 I will show wonders in the heavens above
and signs on the earth below,(D)
blood and fire and billows of smoke.
20 The sun will be turned to darkness
and the moon to blood(E)
before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.
21 And everyone who calls
on the name of the Lord(F) will be saved.’[a](G)
Footnotes
- Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32
Ezekiel 39:29
New Living Translation
29 And I will never again turn my face from them, for I will pour out my Spirit upon the people of Israel. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!”
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Ezekiel 39:29
New International Version
29 I will no longer hide my face(A) from them, for I will pour out my Spirit(B) on the people of Israel, declares the Sovereign Lord.(C)”
Acts 2:39
New Living Translation
39 This promise is to you, to your children, and to those far away[a]—all who have been called by the Lord our God.”
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- 2:39 Or and to people far in the future, or and to the Gentiles.
Acts 2:39
New International Version
39 The promise is for you and your children(A) and for all who are far off(B)—for all whom the Lord our God will call.”
Isaiah 32:15
New Living Translation
15 until at last the Spirit is poured out
on us from heaven.
Then the wilderness will become a fertile field,
and the fertile field will yield bountiful crops.
Isaiah 32:15
New International Version
Acts 2:2-4
New Living Translation
2 Suddenly, there was a sound from heaven like the roaring of a mighty windstorm, and it filled the house where they were sitting. 3 Then, what looked like flames or tongues of fire appeared and settled on each of them. 4 And everyone present was filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other languages,[a] as the Holy Spirit gave them this ability.
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- 2:4 Or in other tongues.
Acts 2:2-4
New International Version
2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.(A) 3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit(B) and began to speak in other tongues[a](C) as the Spirit enabled them.
Footnotes
- Acts 2:4 Or languages; also in verse 11
Isaiah 44:3
New Living Translation
3 For I will pour out water to quench your thirst
and to irrigate your parched fields.
And I will pour out my Spirit on your descendants,
and my blessing on your children.
Zechariah 12:10
New Living Translation
10 “Then I will pour out a spirit[a] of grace and prayer on the family of David and on the people of Jerusalem. They will look on me whom they have pierced and mourn for him as for an only son. They will grieve bitterly for him as for a firstborn son who has died.
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- 12:10 Or the Spirit.
Zechariah 12:10
New International Version
Mourning for the One They Pierced
10 “And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit[a](A) of grace and supplication.(B) They will look on[b] me, the one they have pierced,(C) and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child,(D) and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son.(E)
Footnotes
- Zechariah 12:10 Or the Spirit
- Zechariah 12:10 Or to
Acts 11:15-18
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15 “As I began to speak,” Peter continued, “the Holy Spirit fell on them, just as he fell on us at the beginning. 16 Then I thought of the Lord’s words when he said, ‘John baptized with[a] water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’ 17 And since God gave these Gentiles the same gift he gave us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to stand in God’s way?”
18 When the others heard this, they stopped objecting and began praising God. They said, “We can see that God has also given the Gentiles the privilege of repenting of their sins and receiving eternal life.”
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Acts 11:15-18
New International Version
15 “As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit came on(A) them as he had come on us at the beginning.(B) 16 Then I remembered what the Lord had said: ‘John baptized with[a] water,(C) but you will be baptized with[b] the Holy Spirit.’(D) 17 So if God gave them the same gift(E) he gave us(F) who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to think that I could stand in God’s way?”
18 When they heard this, they had no further objections and praised God, saying, “So then, even to Gentiles God has granted repentance that leads to life.”(G)
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- Acts 11:16 Or in
- Acts 11:16 Or in
John 7:39
New Living Translation
39 (When he said “living water,” he was speaking of the Spirit, who would be given to everyone believing in him. But the Spirit had not yet been given,[a] because Jesus had not yet entered into his glory.)
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- 7:39 Several early manuscripts read But as yet there was no Spirit. Still others read But as yet there was no Holy Spirit.
John 7:39
New International Version
39 By this he meant the Spirit,(A) whom those who believed in him were later to receive.(B) Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified.(C)
Proverbs 1:23
New Living Translation
23 Come and listen to my counsel.
I’ll share my heart with you
and make you wise.
Proverbs 1:23
New International Version
23 Repent at my rebuke!
Then I will pour out my thoughts to you,
I will make known to you my teachings.
Acts 15:7-8
New Living Translation
7 At the meeting, after a long discussion, Peter stood and addressed them as follows: “Brothers, you all know that God chose me from among you some time ago to preach to the Gentiles so that they could hear the Good News and believe. 8 God knows people’s hearts, and he confirmed that he accepts Gentiles by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as he did to us.
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Acts 15:7-8
New International Version
7 After much discussion, Peter got up and addressed them: “Brothers, you know that some time ago God made a choice among you that the Gentiles might hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe.(A) 8 God, who knows the heart,(B) showed that he accepted them by giving the Holy Spirit to them,(C) just as he did to us.
Acts 2:33
New Living Translation
33 Now he is exalted to the place of highest honor in heaven, at God’s right hand. And the Father, as he had promised, gave him the Holy Spirit to pour out upon us, just as you see and hear today.
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