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-# Connecting Statement:
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-Peter continues to quote the prophet Joel.
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 # my servants and my female servants
 
-"both my male and my female servants." These words emphasize that God will pour out his Spirit on all of his servants, both men and women.
+These words emphasize that God will pour out his Spirit on all of his servants, both men and women.
 
 # I will pour out my Spirit
 
-Here the words "pour out" mean to give generously and abundantly. See how you translated this in [Acts 2:17](../02/17.md). Alternate translation: "I will give my Spirit abundantly to all people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
+"I will give my Spirit abundantly to all people"