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
“For both the prophet and the apostle say, in the person of God,—“I will pour out of My Spirit upon all flesh.”” — editor's note: Joel ii. 28; Acts ii. 17.
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Irenaeus of Lyons
“…what had been spoken by the prophet: “It shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh, and they shall prophesy.”” — editor's note: Joel ii. 28.
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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.
Read the whole comment“…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
- Origen, De Principiis II.7Book II
“…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
“And again, in another prophecy it is said: ‘And it shall come to pass after this, I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh, and on My servants, and on My handmaids, and they shall prophesy.’” — editor's note: Joel ii. 28 f.
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Athanasius of Alexandria
“For to say ‘the Word became flesh,’ is equivalent to saying ‘the Word has become man;’ according to what is said in Joel: ‘I will pour forth of My Spirit upon all flesh;’ for the promise did not extend to the irrational animals, but is for men, on whose account the Lord is become Man.” — editor's note: Joel ii. 28.
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Ambrose of Milan
“But of what creature can it be said that it fills all things, as is written of the Holy Spirit: “I will pour My Spirit upon all flesh.”” — editor's note: Joel ii. 28.
Read the whole comment“Or of what creature has God so spoken as to say: “I will pour out of My Spirit”?” — editor's note: Joel ii. 28.
Read the whole comment“And that we may know more completely that the Spirit is Power, we ought to know that He was promised when the Lord said: “I will pour out of My Spirit upon all flesh.”” — editor's note: Joel ii. 28.
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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…
Read the whole comment“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.
Read the whole comment“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.
Read the whole comment“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
“And of the Spirit of Christ again there is poured forth to-day upon all flesh, and the sons and the daughters prophesy, the old men and the youths, the men-servants and the hand-maids.” — editor's note: Joel ii. 28, 29.
Read the whole comment“And the prophet said:—I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh in the last days, and they shall prophesy.” — editor's note: Joel ii. 28.
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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
“For it is expressly said by Joel, one of the twelve prophets, “And it shall come to pass after these things, I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy.”” — editor's note: Joel ii. 28.
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Cross-references · 38
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Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 87.
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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.
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Acts 2:17 takes up the words of Joel 2:28 (29 words in common).