aCited from Joel 2:28-32
Acts 2:17-18
17 a“‘And in the last days it shall be, God declares,bthat I will pour out my Spirit con all flesh,
and your sons and dyour daughters shall prophesy,
and your young men shall see visions,
and your old men shall dream dreams;
18even on my male servants ▼
▼Greek bondservants; twice in this verse
and female servantsin those days I will pour out my Spirit, and fthey shall prophesy.
Acts 9:10-12
10Now there was a disciple at Damascus named gAnanias. The Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias.” And he said, h“Here I am, Lord.” 11And the Lord said to him, “Rise and go to the street called Straight, and at the house of Judas look for a man iof Tarsus named Saul, for behold, he is praying, 12and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias come in and jlay his hands on him so that he might regain his sight.”Acts 10:3
3 kAbout the ninth hour of the day ▼▼That is, 3 p.m.
mhe saw clearly in a vision nan angel of God come in and say to him, “Cornelius.” Acts 10:10-17
10And he became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while they were preparing it, he fell into oa trance 11and saw pthe heavens opened and something like a great sheet descending, being let down by its four corners upon the earth. 12In it were all kinds of animals and reptiles and birds of the air. 13And there came a voice to him: “Rise, Peter; kill and eat.” 14But Peter said, “By no means, Lord; qfor I have never eaten anything that is rcommon or sunclean.” 15And the voice came to him again a second time, t“What God has made clean, do not call common.” 16This happened three times, and the thing was taken up at once to heaven.17Now while Peter was inwardly perplexed as to what uthe vision that he had seen might mean, behold, vthe men who were sent by Cornelius, having made inquiry for Simon’s house, stood at the gate
Acts 10:30
30And Cornelius said, w“Four days ago, about this hour, I was praying in my house at xthe ninth hour, ▼▼That is, 3 p.m.
and behold, za man stood before me in bright clothing Acts 11:5-12
5 aa“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, something like a great sheet descending, being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came down to me. 6Looking at it closely, I observed animals and beasts of prey and reptiles and birds of the air. 7And I heard a voice saying to me, ‘Rise, Peter; kill and eat.’ 8But I said, ‘By no means, Lord; for nothing common or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’ 9But the voice answered a second time from heaven, ‘What God has made clean, do not call common.’ 10This happened three times, and all was drawn up again into heaven. 11And behold, at that very moment three men arrived at the house in which we were, sent to me from Caesarea. 12And the Spirit told me to go with them, abmaking no distinction. acThese six brothers also accompanied me, and we entered the man’s house.Acts 18:9-10
9And the Lord said to Paul adone night in aea vision, af“Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent, 10 agfor I am with you, and ahno one will attack you to harm you, for aiI have many in this city who are my people.”Acts 22:17-21
17 aj“When I had returned to Jerusalem and akwas praying in the temple, I fell into ala trance 18and saw him saying to me, am‘Make haste and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.’ 19And I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that in one synagogue after another anI imprisoned and aobeat those who believed in you. 20And when the blood of Stephen apyour witness was being shed, aqI myself was standing by and arapproving and aswatching over the garments of those who killed him.’ 21And he said to me, ‘Go, for I will send you atfar away to the Gentiles.’”
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