Acts 2:16
But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;
Acts 2:16 in other translations
| BSB | No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: |
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| WEB | But this is what has been spoken through the prophet Joel: |
| ASV | but this is that which hath been spoken through the prophet Joel: |
| YLT | ‘But this is that which hath been spoken through the prophet Joel: |
| DARBY | but this is that which was spoken through the prophet Joel, |
| BBE | But this is the thing which was said by the prophet Joel; |
| Webster | But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel, |
What does Acts 2:16 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 2:14-21
Ac 2:14-36. Peter for the First Time, Publicly Preaches Christ. 14-21. Peter, standing up with the eleven--in advance, perhaps, of the rest.
Barnes' Notes
By the prophet Joel. Joel 2:28-32. This is not quoted literally either from the Hebrew or from the Septuagint. The substance, however, is preserved.
(b) "was spoken by the prophet Joel" Joel 2:25-32
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 2:14-21
Peter's sermon shows that he was thoroughly recovered from his fall, and thoroughly restored to the Divine favour; for he who had denied Christ, now boldly confessed him. His account of the miraculous pouring forth of the Spirit, was designed to awaken the hearers to embrace the faith of Christ, and to join themselves to his church. It was the fulfilling the Scripture, and the fruit of Christ's resurrection and…
Acts 2:16 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Acts 2:16
- Joel 2:28-32
And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit. And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the Lord come. …
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Context
- Acts 2:15
For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.
- Acts 2:16
But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;
- Acts 2:17
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:
Acts 2:16 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Mas esto es lo que fué dicho por el profeta Joel: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | mais c’est ici ce qui a été dit par le prophète Joël: |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | sondern dies ist es, was durch den Propheten Joel gesagt ist: |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | sed hoc est quod dictum est per prophetam Joël: |