Acts
Acts 2:17–21
17‘In the last days, God says,
I will pour out My Spirit on all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy,
your young men will see visions,
your old men will dream dreams.
18Even on My menservants and maidservants
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.’e
Footnotes
- e 2:21 Joel 2:28–32|JOL 2:28-32(see also LXX)
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Acts 2:17
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| the | ταῖς | tais | Article - Dative Feminine Plural | G3588 the |
| last | ἐσχάταις | eschatais | Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural | G2078 last, at the last, finally |
| days | ἡμέραις | hēmerais | Noun - Dative Feminine Plural | G2250 a day |
| God | Θεός | Theos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| says | λέγει | legei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| I will pour out | ἐκχεῶ | ekcheō | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1632 I pour out, shed |
| My | μου | mou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| Spirit | Πνεύματός | Pneumatos | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G4151 wind, breath, spirit |
| on | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| all | πᾶσαν | pasan | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| people | σάρκα | sarka | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4561 flesh, body |
| Your | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| sons | υἱοὶ | huioi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G5207 a son, descendent |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| daughters | θυγατέρες | thygateres | Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural | G2364 a daughter |
| will prophesy | προφητεύσουσιν | prophēteusousin | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G4395 I foretell, prophesy |
| your | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| young men | νεανίσκοι | neaniskoi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3495 a young man |
| will see | ὄψονται | opsontai | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural | G3708 I see, look upon, experience |
| visions | ὁράσεις | horaseis | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G3706 a sight, vision, appearance |
| your | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| old men | πρεσβύτεροι | presbyteroi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural - Comparative | G4245 elder |
| will dream | ἐνυπνιασθήσονται | enypniasthēsontai | Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G1797 I dream |
| dreams | ἐνυπνίοις | enypniois | Noun - Dative Neuter Plural | G1798 a dream, vision |
Acts 2:18
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Even | γε | ge | Particle | G1065 at least, indeed, really |
| on | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| My | μου | mou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| menservants | δούλους | doulous | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G1401 a male slave |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| maidservants | δούλας | doulas | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G1399 a female slave, bonds-maid |
| I will pour out | ἐκχεῶ | ekcheō | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1632 I pour out, shed |
| My | μου | mou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| Spirit | Πνεύματός | Pneumatos | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G4151 wind, breath, spirit |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| those | ἐκείναις | ekeinais | Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Plural | G1565 that, that one there, yonder |
| days | ἡμέραις | hēmerais | Noun - Dative Feminine Plural | G2250 a day |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| they will prophesy | προφητεύσουσιν | prophēteusousin | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G4395 I foretell, prophesy |
Acts 2:19
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will show | δώσω | dōsō | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1325 I offer, give |
| wonders | τέρατα | terata | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G5059 a wonder, portent |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| the | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| heavens | οὐρανῷ | ouranō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G3772 the sky, the heaven |
| above | ἄνω | anō | Adverb | G507 up, above, things above, heaven |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| signs | σημεῖα | sēmeia | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G4592 a sign, miracle, indication |
| on | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| earth | γῆς | gēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1093 the earth, soil, land |
| below | κάτω | katō | Adverb | G2736 down, below, lower, under, less |
| blood | αἷμα | haima | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G129 blood |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| fire | πῦρ | pyr | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4442 fire, trials |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| billows | ἀτμίδα | atmida | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G822 breath, steam, vapor |
| of smoke | καπνοῦ | kapnou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2586 smoke |
Acts 2:20
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| sun | ἥλιος | hēlios | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2246 the sun, sunlight |
| will be turned | μεταστραφήσεται | metastraphēsetai | Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G3344 I turn, change, corrupt, pervert |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| darkness | σκότος | skotos | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4655 darkness |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| moon | σελήνη | selēnē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G4582 the moon |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| blood | αἷμα | haima | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G129 blood |
| before | πρὶν | prin | Adverb | G4250 formerly, before |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| coming | ἐλθεῖν | elthein | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G2064 I come, go |
| great | μεγάλην | megalēn | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3173 large, great |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| glorious | ἐπιφανῆ | epiphanē | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2016 manifest, glorious, illustrious |
| Day | ἡμέραν | hēmeran | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2250 a day |
| of | Κυρίου | Kyriou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
Acts 2:21
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| everyone | πᾶς | pas | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| who | ὃς | hos | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| calls | ἐπικαλέσηται | epikalesētai | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1941 I call by an additional name, appeal to |
| on the | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| name | ὄνομα | onoma | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3686 name, character, reputation |
| of | Κυρίου | Kyriou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| will be saved | σωθήσεται | sōthēsetai | Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G4982 I save, heal |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Acts 2:17 Joel 2:28–32 · Isaiah 44:3 · Titus 3:4–6 · Acts 10:45 · John 7:39 · Zechariah 12:10 · Ezekiel 11:19 · Hebrews 1:2 · Hosea 3:5 · 1 Corinthians 12:28 · Zechariah 2:13 · Luke 3:6
Acts 2:18 Colossians 3:11 · Galatians 3:28
Acts 2:19 Joel 2:30–31 · Zephaniah 1:14–18 · Malachi 4:1–6
Acts 2:20 2 Peter 3:10 · Amos 8:9 · Matthew 24:29 · 1 Thessalonians 5:2 · Malachi 4:5 · Joel 2:1 · 2 Peter 3:7 · Mark 13:24 · Luke 21:25 · Joel 3:14 · Revelation 6:12 · Isaiah 2:12–21
Acts 2:21 Romans 10:12–13 · Joel 2:32 · Psalm 86:5 · Acts 22:16 · Hebrews 4:16 · 1 Corinthians 1:2 · Matthew 28:19 · Acts 9:15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.