Acts 2:17'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.
The setting
Jerusalem, Israel. ~30 AD. Pentecost morning. Peter addresses thousands of confused pilgrims who just heard 120 disciples speaking in foreign languages...
The emotion here: bold defiance after hiding in fear for 50 days
The original word
ekcheo (ἐκχεῶ) — to pour out completely, like emptying a pitcher
Why it matters
In Jewish culture, prophecy had been silent for 400 years since Malachi
Read with care
What most readers miss in Acts 2:17
This includes DAUGHTERS — revolutionary in a male-dominated religious culture
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about the end times, but Peter is explaining what just happened at Pentecost. The 'last days' began with Jesus, not some future tribulation.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Acts 2:17
Bible Genome reading
Acts 2:17 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Acts 2:17 comes from the book of Acts, written during the early_church period. These words are attributed to God. The dominant emotion in this verse is growing, with a comfort power of 70% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include Spirit, prophecy, inclusion. Notable phrases: pour out my Spirit; all flesh. This verse contains a promise of God. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same growing
“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”
— Proverbs 22:6
“So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
— Romans 10:17
“He must increase, but I must decrease.”
— John 3:30
“Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.”
— Galatians 6:2
“He believed in Yahweh; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.”
— Genesis 15:6
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