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Joel 2:28

Joel 2:28 (WEB)

“It will happen afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams. Your young men will see visions.

Fathers and councils · 19

Gregory of Nyssa

Irenaeus of Lyons

Cyril of Jerusalem

  • “…I will perfect power by the Spirit the Lord; and Joel cries, And it shall come to pass afterwards, saith God, that I will pour out My Spirit upon all flesh, and the rest; and Haggai, Because I am with you, saith the Lord of Hosts; and My Spirit remaineth in the midst of you; and in like manner Zechariah, But…” — editor's note: Joel ii. 28.

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  • “…also, Listen, he says: “But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; And it shall come to pass after this, saith God, I will pour forth of My Spirit—(and this word, I will pour forth, implied a rich gift; for God giveth not the Spirit by measure, for the Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into…” — editor's note: Joel ii. 28.

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Origen

  • “…prediction of the prophet Joel was fulfilled, “In the last days it shall come to pass, and I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and they shall prophesy,” which is similar to the well-known statement, “All nations shall serve Him.”” — editor's note: Joel ii. 28.

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Justin Martyr

Athanasius of Alexandria

Ambrose of Milan

Tertullian

  • “…Almighty God, in His most gracious providence, by “pouring out of His Spirit in these last days, upon all flesh, upon His servants and on His handmaidens,” has checked these impostures of unbelief and perverseness, reanimated men’s faltering faith in the resurrection of the flesh, and cleared from all obscurity…” — editor's note: Joel ii. 28, 29; Acts ii. 17, 18. [See last sentence. He improves upon St. Peter’s interpretation of this text (as see below) by attributing his own clear…

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  • “Now was absolutely fulfilled that promise of the Spirit which was given by the word of Joel: “In the last days will I pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh, and their sons and their daughters shall prophesy; and upon my servants and upon my handmaids will I pour out of my Spirit.”” — editor's note: Joel ii. 28, 29, applied by St. Peter, Acts ii. 17, 18.

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  • “Indeed, He who had engraved its letter in stones is the same as He who had said of its spirit, “I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh.”” — editor's note: Joel ii. 28.

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  • “That which was made through Joel: “In the last days will I pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh,” that is, on all nations.” — editor's note: Joel ii. 28.

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Gregory of Nazianzus

  • “…it shall be in the last days that I will pour out of My Spirit upon all flesh (that is, upon all that believe), and upon your sons and upon your daughters, and the rest; and then afterwards by Jesus, being glorified by Him, and giving back glory to Him, as He was glorified by and glorified the Father.” — editor's note: Joel ii. 28.

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Aphrahat

Augustine of Hippo

  • “He says, “And it shall come to pass after these things, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your old men shall dream, and your young men shall see visions: and even on my servants and mine handmaids in those days will I pour out my Spirit.”” — editor's note: Joel ii. 28, 29.

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Clement of Alexandria

Cross-references · 38

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  • Cited together in The City of God XVIII.30.

  • Cited together in The City of God XVIII.30.

  • Cited together in The City of God XVIII.30.

  • Cited together in The City of God XVIII.30.

  • Cited together in The City of God XVIII.30.

  • Cited together in The City of God XVIII.30.

  • Cited together in On the Holy Spirit II.2.

  • Cited together in On the Holy Spirit I.7.

  • Cited together in On the Holy Spirit I.7.

  • Cited together in On the Holy Spirit II.2.

  • Cited together in On the Holy Spirit II.2.

  • Cited together in On the Holy Spirit I.7.

  • Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies V.13.

  • Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies V.13.

  • Cited together in On the Holy Spirit I.7.

  • Cited together in On the Holy Spirit II.2.

  • Cited together in On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 63.

  • Cited together in On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 63.

  • Cited together in On the Holy Spirit I.7.

  • Cited together in On the Holy Spirit I.8.

  • Cited together in De Principiis II.7.

  • Cited together in On the Holy Spirit I.8.

  • Cited together in On the Holy Spirit I.7.

  • Cited together in De Principiis II.7.

  • Cited together in De Principiis II.7.

  • Cited together in On the Holy Spirit I.8.

  • Cited together in On the Holy Spirit I.8.

  • Cited together in On the Holy Spirit I.8.

  • Cited together in On the Holy Spirit I.7.

  • Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 87.

  • Cited together in De Principiis II.7.

  • Cited together in On the Holy Spirit I.8.

  • Cited together in On the Holy Spirit I.7.

  • Cited together in On the Holy Spirit I.7.

  • Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 87.

  • Cited together in On the Holy Spirit I.7.

  • Cross-reference given by the World English Bible's translators.

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  • Acts 2:17 takes up the words of Joel 2:28 (29 words in common).

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