Acts 2:19-21

2:19 And I will perform wonders in the sky ¹  above

and miraculous signs ²  on the earth below,

blood and fire and clouds of smoke.

2:20 The sun will be changed to darkness

and the moon to blood

before the great and glorious ³  day of the Lord comes.

2:21 And then ⁴  everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’ ⁵ 

[2:19]  ¹ 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.

[2:19]  ² tn Here the context indicates the miraculous nature of the signs mentioned; this is made explicit in the translation.

[2:20]  ³ tn Or “and wonderful.”

[2:21]  ⁴ tn Grk “And it will be that.”

[2:21]  ⁵ sn A quotation from Joel 2:28-32.