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Acts 2:17Pentecost & early church
'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.
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Interpretation

Scripture invites a last days that is practiced in speech and habits in Acts 2:17—consider "men" and "'it". Work out last days in how we make amends—learn freedom in service.

Context

This passage belongs to Acts, a early church history witness, developing last days. Read in Acts 2, its force becomes clearer. Listen for “men” alongside “'it”.

Authorship & Historical Background

Early attribution points to Luke for Acts. Introductions to Acts often note: Same author as Luke; orderly account of early church.. Date: AD 80–90. Genre and setting: early church history, in the Pentecost & early church. Greco‑Roman historiography style.

More details
Traditional:Luke
Modern scholarship:Same author as Luke; orderly account of early church.
Date:AD 80–90
  • Greco‑Roman historiography style.
Manuscripts & Textual Witnesses
The Greek text is preserved in thousands of manuscripts. Early papyri (P46, P66, P75) from the 2nd-3rd centuries, along with major uncials like Sinaiticus and Vaticanus (4th century), provide strong textual witness. Minor variants exist but do not change the overall sense.
Sources & witness notes
SinaiticusVaticanusP46