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19 And I will perform wonders in the sky[a] above
and miraculous signs[b] on the earth below,
blood and fire and clouds of smoke.
20 The sun will be changed to darkness
and the moon to blood
before the great and glorious[c] day of the Lord comes.
21 And then[d] everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’[e]

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 2:19 tn Or “in the heaven.” The Greek word οὐρανός (ouranos) may be translated “sky” or “heaven” depending on the context. Here, in contrast to “the earth below,” a reference to the sky is more likely.
  2. Acts 2:19 tn Here the context indicates the miraculous nature of the signs mentioned; this is made explicit in the translation.
  3. Acts 2:20 tn Or “and wonderful.”
  4. Acts 2:21 tn Grk “And it will be that.”
  5. Acts 2:21 sn A quotation from Joel 2:28-32.