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Selected Verse: Acts 2:16 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ac 2:16 |
King James |
But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
This is that - This is the fulfillment of that, or this was predicted. This was the second part of Peter's argument, to show that this was in accordance with the predictions in their own Scriptures.
By the prophet Joel - Joe 2:28-32. This is not quoted literally, either from the Hebrew or the Septuagint. The substance, however, is preserved. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| But this is that which was spoken of by the prophet - But there is another and better way of accounting for this. Joe 2:28 |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Spoken by the prophet Joel - The prophecy which he delivered so long ago is just now fulfilled; and this is another proof that Jesus whom ye have crucified is the Messiah. |
28 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:
29 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
32 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.
28 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: