King James Version

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:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “dreams” (ἐνυπνίοις) before will dream here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “dreams” (ἐνύπνια) before will dream here.

ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἔσταιestaiit shall come to passεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “it shall come to pass”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.it shall come to passἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inταῖςtaistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐσχάταιςeschataislastἔσχατος (eschatos)adjective, dative, plural, feminine — “last”, the to- or for-formG2078last, at the last, finally, till the end.This verse uses “last”.the lastἡμέραιςhēmeraisdaysἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “days”, the to- or for-formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.daysλέγειlegeisaithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “saith”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.saithὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θεόςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.GodἐκχεῶekcheōI will pour outἐκχέωverb, future active indicative, 1st person singular — “I will pour out”, an action still aheadG1632I pour out (liquid or solid); I shed, bestow liberally.This verse uses “pour out”.I will pour outἀπὸapoofἀπόpreposition — “of”G575from, away from.ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πνεύματόςpneumatosSpiritπνεῦμα (pneuma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “Spirit”, the of-formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.SpiritμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.uponπᾶσανpasanallπᾶς (pas)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “all”, the object formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allσάρκαsarkafleshσάρξ (sarx)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “flesh”, the object formG4561flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred.This verse uses “flesh”.fleshκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπροφητεύσουσινprophēteusousinshall prophesyπροφητεύω (prophēteuō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person plural — “shall prophesy”, an action still aheadG4395I foretell, prophesy; I set forth matter of divine teaching by special faculty.This verse uses “prophesy”.shall prophesyοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.υἱοὶhuioisonυἱός (huios)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “son”, the subject formG5207a son, descendent.ὑμῶνhumōnyourσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “your”, the of-formG4771you.yourκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andαἱhaitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θυγατέρεςthugateresdaughterθυγάτηρ (thugatēr)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “daughter”, the subject formG2364a daughter; hence (Hebraistic?), of any female descendent, however far removed; even of one unrelated: my young lady.ὑμῶνhumōnyourσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “your”, the of-formG4771you.yourκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.νεανίσκοιneaniskoiyoung manνεανίσκος (neaniskos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “young man”, the subject formG3495a young man, youth, an attendant.ὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ὁράσειςhoraseisappearanceὅρασις (horasis)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “appearance”, the object formG3706a sight, vision, appearance.This verse uses “appearance”.ὄψονταιopsontaito seeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s future.verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “to see”, an action still aheadG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι, gaze).καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiold menπρεσβύτερος (presbuteros)adjective, comparative, nominative, plural, masculine — “old men”, the subject formG4245elder, usually used as subst.; an elder, a member of the Sanhedrin, an elder of a Christian assembly.old menὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ἐνυπνίοιςenupnioisdreamsἐνύπνιον (enupnion)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “dreams”, the to- or for-formG1798a dream, vision.dreamsἐνυπνιασθήσονταιenupniasthēsontaito dreamἐνυπνιάζομαι (enupniazomai)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “to dream”, an action still aheadG1797I dream (see visions) in my sleep.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐνύπνιαenupniadreamsἐνύπνιον (enupnion)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “dreams”, the to- or for-formG1798a dream, vision.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And it shall be 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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American Standard Version (1901)

And it shall be in the last days, saith God, I will pour forth 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:

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

‘It will be in the last days, says God, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh. Your sons and your daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions. Your old men will dream dreams.

Darby Translation

And it shall be in the last days, saith God, [that] 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 elders shall dream with dreams;

Douay-Rheims

And it shall come to pass, in the last days, (saith the Lord,) 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.

Quotes

Joel 2:28 Joel 2:28 · King James VersionAnd 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:Joel 2:28 · King James VersionOpen the Source
spoken by the prophet
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:

Alludes to

Isaiah 2:2 Isaiah 2:2 · King James VersionAnd it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.Isaiah 2:2 · King James VersionOpen the Source
And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.