ACTS 2:17

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“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:”

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Acts 2:17 Translation & Meaning

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And Καὶ And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words And
it shall come to pass ἔσται Will be come pass
in ἐν "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc in
the ταῖς The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the
last ἐσχάταις Farthest, final (of place or time) last
days, ἡμέραις Day, i.e., (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the Jews as inclusive of the parts of both extremes); figuratively, a period (always defined more or less clearly by the context) days
saith λέγει Properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas G2036 and G5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while G4483 is properly to break silence merely, and G2980 means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean saith
God, θεός A deity, especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by Hebraism) God
I will pour out ἐκχεῶ To pour forth; figuratively, to bestow pour out
of ἀπὸ "off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative) of
my μου Of me my
Spirit πνεύματός A current of air, i.e., breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e., (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, demon, or (divine) God, Christ's spirit, the Holy Spirit Spirit
upon ἐπὶ Properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc upon
all πᾶσαν All, any, every, the whole all
flesh: σάρκα Flesh (as stripped of the skin), i.e., (strictly) the meat of an animal (as food), or (by extension) the body (as opposed to the soul (or spirit), or as the symbol of what is external, or as the means of kindred), or (by implication) human nature (with its frailties (physically or morally) and passions), or (specially), a human being (as such) flesh
and καὶ And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words and
your ὑμῶν Of (from or concerning) you your
sons υἱοὶ A "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship sons
and καὶ And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words and
your ὑμῶν Of (from or concerning) you your
daughters shall θυγατέρες A female child, or (by Hebraism) descendant (or inhabitant) daughters
prophesy, προφητεύσουσιν To foretell events, divine, speak under inspiration, exercise the prophetic office prophesy
and καὶ And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words and
your ὑμῶν Of (from or concerning) you your
young οἱ The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) young
men shall νεανίσκοι A youth (under forty) men
see ὄψονται To gaze (i.e., with wide-open eyes, as at something remarkable; and thus differing from G0991, which denotes simply voluntary observation; and from G1492, which expresses merely mechanical, passive or casual vision; while G2300, and still more emphatically its intensive G2334, signifies an earnest but more continued inspection; and G4648 a watching from a distance) see
visions, ὁράσεις The act of gazing, i.e., (externally) an aspect or (internally) an inspired appearance visions
and καὶ And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words and
your ὑμῶν Of (from or concerning) you your
old men πρεσβύτεροι Older; as noun, a senior; specially, an Israelite Sanhedrist (also figuratively, member of the celestial council) or Christian "presbyter" old men
shall dream ἐνυπνιασθήσονται· To dream dream
dreams: ἐνυπνία Something seen in sleep, i.e., a dream (vision in a dream) dreams

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  • 15  For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.

  • 16  But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;

  • 17  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:

  • 18  And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:

  • 19  And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:




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