Joel 2:29
What does Joel 2:29 mean?
A plain-English look at Joel 2:29 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Joel 2:29 means
Expanding on the universal outpouring of the Spirit, this verse specifically includes servants and handmaids, emphasizing that the Spirit's gifts will extend even to those in the lowest social standing. This further underscores the inclusive nature of God's plan, breaking down societal barriers and demonstrating that divine favor and spiritual empowerment are not limited by status, gender, or age. It highlights the radical equality and accessibility of God's Spirit in the coming age, solidifying the breadth of the New Covenant.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000and also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my Spirit.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901and also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my Spirit.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And on the servants and the servant-girls in those days I will send my spirit.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And also on the men-servants, and on the maid-servants, In those days I do pour out My Spirit.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Moreover, upon my servants and handmaids in those days I will pour forth my spirit.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Yea, even upon the bondmen and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my Spirit.
Context
Building on the promise of the Spirit's outpouring on "all flesh" in verse 28, this verse specifically emphasizes the inclusion of servants and handmaids. It further broadens the scope of this spiritual endowment, highlighting its radical inclusivity across social strata and thereby reinforcing the profound and revolutionary nature of this future work of God, leading into the cosmic signs that will precede the final Day of the Lord.
v.28And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
v.29This passage
v.30And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth: blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Corinthians 12:13
For in one Spirit were we all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all made to drink of one Spirit.
- Colossians 3:11
where there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman; but Christ is all, and in all.
- Galatians 3:28
There can be neither Jew nor Greek, there can be neither bond nor free, there can be no male and female; for ye all are one man in Christ Jesus.
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