Act 2:17-38 | ESV | STEP | And in the last days it shall be , God declares , that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh , and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy , and your young men shall see visions , and your old men shall dream dreams ;

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;
18 even on my male servants ^{▼▼Greek bondservants; twice in this verse} and female servants
in those days I will pour out my Spirit, and ^fthey shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in the heavens above
and signs on the earth below,
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke;
20 ^gthe sun shall be turned to darkness
and the moon to blood,
before ^hthe day of the Lord comes, the great and magnificent day.
21 And it shall come to pass that ⁱeveryone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.’
22 “Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, ^ja man attested to you by God ^kwith ^lmighty works and wonders and signs that ^mGod did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know— 23 this Jesus, ^{▼▼Greek this one} ^odelivered up according to ^pthe definite plan and ^qforeknowledge of God, ^ryou crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. 24 ^sGod raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because ^tit was not possible for him to be held by it. 25 For David says concerning him,

^u“‘I saw the Lord always before me,
for he is at my right hand that I may not be shaken;
26 therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced;
my flesh also will dwell ^vin hope.
27 For you will not abandon my soul to ^wHades,
^xor let your ^yHoly One ^zsee corruption.
28 You have made known to me the paths of life;
you will make me full of gladness with your presence.’
29 “Brothers, I may say to you with confidence about ^aathe patriarch David ^abthat he both died and ^acwas buried, and ^adhis tomb is with us to this day. 30 ^aeBeing therefore a prophet, and knowing that ^afGod had sworn with an oath to him that he would set one of his descendants on his throne, 31 he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that ^aghe was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption. 32 This Jesus ^ahGod raised up, ^aiand of that we all are witnesses. 33 ^ajBeing therefore ^akexalted at the right hand of God, and having received from ^althe Father ^amthe promise of the Holy Spirit, ^anhe has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing. 34 For ^aoDavid did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says,

^ap“‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at my right hand,
35 until I make your enemies your footstool.”’
36 Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that ^aqGod has made him ^arboth Lord and Christ, this Jesus ^aswhom you crucified.”

37 Now when ^atthey heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, ^auwhat shall we do?” 38 And Peter said to them, ^av“Repent and ^awbe baptized every one of you ^axin the name of Jesus Christ ^ayfor the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive ^azthe gift of the Holy Spirit.