King James Version
Acts 2:16 in the King James Version says “But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;” — study this verse from Acts chapter 2 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;”
Acts 2:16 · KJV
But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:
For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.
But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;
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:
And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:
KJV Study — Public Domain
“that which was spoken”
G2046an alternate for g2036 in certain tenses; to utter, i.e., speak or say
“the prophet”
G4396a foreteller ("prophet"); by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet
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