The commentaries of M. John Calvin upon the Acts of the Apostles, faithfully translated…The commentaries of M. Iohn Caluin vpon the Actes of the Apostles, faithfully translated…

14 But Peter standing with the eleven, lift up his voice, and spake unto them. Ye men of Judea, and all ye which dwell at Jerusalem, let this be known unto you, and with your ears hear my words. 15 For these men are not drunk, as ye suppose: for it is the third hour of the day. 16 But this is that which was spoken by the Prophet Joel: 17 And it shall be in the last days, sayeth God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons, and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your Elders shall dream dreams: 18 Verily I will pour out of my Spirit in those days upon my servants, and upon mine handmaids, and they shall prophesy. 19 And I will show wonders in heaven above, & signs upon the earth beneath, blood and fire, and the vapour of smoke: 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and notable day of the Lord do come. 21 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, he shall be saved.

14 But Peter standing with the eleuen, lift vp his voice, and spake vnto them. Yee men of Iudea, and all yee which dwell at Ierusalem, let this be knowne vnto you, and with your eares heare my words. 15 For these men are not drunke, as yee suppose: for it is the third houre of the day. 16 But this is that which was spoken by the Prophet Ioel: 17 And it shall be in the last dayes, saieth God, I will powre out of my Spirite vpon all flesh, and your sonnes, and your daughters shall prophecie, and your young men shall see visions, and your Elders shall dreame dreames: 18 Verely I will powre out of my Spirit in those dayes vpon my seruants, and vpon mine handmaids, and they shall prophecie. 19 And I will shew wonders in heauen aboue, & signes vpon the earth beneath, blood and fire, and the vapour of smoke: 20 The sunne shall be turned into darknes, and the moone into blood, before the great and notable day of the Lord do come. 21 And it shall come to passe, that whosoeuer shall call vppon the name of the Lord, he shalbe saued.

14 And Peter standing. By this word Standing, he did signify that there was a grave sermon made in the assembly. For they did rise when they spake unto the people, to the end they might be the better heard. The sum of this Sermon is this: he gathereth that Christ is already revealed and given by the gift of the holy Ghost, which they saw. Yet first he refuteth that false opinion, in that they thought that the disciples were drunk. This refutation consisteth upon a probable argument: because men use not to be drunk betimes in the morning. For as Paul sayeth, Those which are drunk, are drunk in the night.