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Yea and on my servants and on my handmaidens in those days Will I pour forth of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

And on my servants. The Hebrew in Joel is, "upon the servants." The Septuagint and the Latin Vulgate, however, render it "on

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And on my servants and on my handmaidens . . .—This was the culminating point of the joyous prediction. Not on priests only, or those who …

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice and said to them, You men of Judea, and all you that dwell at Jerusalem, be this kn…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Positively, Peter explains the phenomena taking place among the early Christians at Pentecost as fulfilling Joel 2:28–32. His use of the Joel passa…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Upon my servants. In these words the promise is restricted to the worshippers of God. For God does not profane His Spirit, which He would …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And on my servants, and on my handmaidens
In Joel it is only the servants and the handmaids; and which Kimchi interp…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Peter's sermon shows that he was thoroughly recovered from his fall, and thoroughly restored to the Divine favour; for he who had denied Christ, no…

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