Parallel Verses
Montgomery New Testament
"For the promise belongs to you and to your children and to all who are afar off, whomever the Lord may call."
New American Standard Bible
For
King James Version
For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
Holman Bible
For the promise is for you and for your children, and for all who are far off,
International Standard Version
For this promise belongs to you and your children, as well as to all those who are distant, whom the Lord our God may call to himself."
A Conservative Version
For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all those in afar, as many as Lord our God may call.
American Standard Version
For to you is the promise, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call unto him.
Amplified
For the promise [of the Holy Spirit] is for you and your children and for all who are far away [including the Gentiles], as many as the Lord our God calls to Himself.”
An Understandable Version
For the promise [of forgiveness and the Holy Spirit] is being given to you [Jews] and to your descendants and [also] to all those who are far away [i.e., Gentiles. See Eph. 2:17]. [This promise is] to as many as [respond to] the Lord, our God's call [through the Gospel, See II Thess. 2:14]."
Anderson New Testament
For the promise is to you, and your children, and to all that are afar off, as many as the Lord our God shall call.
Bible in Basic English
For the word of God is for you and for your children and for all those who are far off, even all those who may be marked out by the Lord our God.
Common New Testament
For the promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off, for all whom the Lord our God will call to himself."
Daniel Mace New Testament
for the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
Darby Translation
For to you is the promise and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God may call.
Godbey New Testament
For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all who are afar off, so many as the Lord our God may call.
Goodspeed New Testament
for the promise of it belongs to you and your children, as well as to all those far away whom the Lord our God calls to him."
John Wesley New Testament
For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, whomsoever the Lord our God shall call.
Julia Smith Translation
For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all afar off, as many as the Lord our God should call.
King James 2000
For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For the promise is for you and for your children, and for all those [who are] far away, as many as the Lord our God calls to himself."
Modern King James verseion
For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all those afar off, as many as the Lord our God shall call.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"For the promise was made unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar, even as many as the Lord God shall call."
Moffatt New Testament
For the promise is meant for you and for your children and for all who are far off, for anyone whom the Lord our God may call to himself."
NET Bible
For the promise is for you and your children, and for all who are far away, as many as the Lord our God will call to himself."
New Heart English Bible
For to you is the promise, and to your children, and to all who are far off, even as many as the Lord our God will call to himself."
Noyes New Testament
For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all that are afar off, as many as the Lord our God shall call.
Sawyer New Testament
For the promise is to you and your children, and to all that are afar off, as many as the Lord our God shall call.
The Emphasized Bible
For, unto you, is the promise, and unto your children, - and unto all them who are afar off: as many soever as the Lord our God shall call unto him.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off; even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
Twentieth Century New Testament
For the promise is for you and for your children, and also for all those now far away, who may be called by the Lord our God."
Webster
For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
Weymouth New Testament
For to you belongs the promise, and to your children, and to all who are far off, whoever the Lord our God may call."
Williams New Testament
for the promise belongs to you and your children, as well as to all those who are far away whom the Lord our God may call to Him."
World English Bible
For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all who are far off, even as many as the Lord our God will call to himself."
Worrell New Testament
for the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all those afar off??s many as the Lord our God shall call to Him."
Worsley New Testament
for the promise is to you and to your children, yea and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
Youngs Literal Translation
for to you is the promise, and to your children, and to all those afar off, as many as the Lord our God shall call.'
Themes
Children » Promises and assurances to
Children » Of God's people, interested in the promises
Children » Promises to special promises to children, examples of » Children of believers
Children » Special promises to children, examples of » Children of believers
Children » Good » Partake of the promises of God
Good Children » Partake of the promises of God
the Gift of the Holy Spirit » Given » According to promise
God's Promises » Special promises to children, examples of » Children of believers
Home » Special promises to children, examples of » Children of believers
Orator » Instances of » Apostles
Peter » Preaches on pentecost day
Preaching » Effective » By peter and other apostles
The promises of God » Made to » All who are called of God
Religious zeal » Instances of » Peter
Revivals » Instances of » At pentecost, and times after pentecost
Topics
Interlinear
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
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Fausets
Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 2:39
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Response To Peter's Sermon
38 "Repent," answered Peter, "and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of your sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 "For the promise belongs to you and to your children and to all who are afar off, whomever the Lord may call." 40 With many other words he continued to bear testimony, and kept entreating them, saying, "Save yourselves from this perverse generation."
Cross References
Acts 10:45
And all the Jewish believers who had accompanied Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out upon the Gentiles also.
Acts 15:8
"And God, who knows the hearts of all, gave this testimony in their behalf, by bestowing upon them the Holy Spirit just as he did upon us;
Romans 8:30
and whom he foreordained, those he also called; and whom he called, those he also justified; and whom he justified, those he also glorified.
1 Corinthians 7:14
For the unbelieving husband is consecrated through union with his believing wife; and the unbelieving wife, through union with her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unholy, but now they are consecrated to God.
Ephesians 4:4
There is one body and one spirit, even as also you were called in one hope of your calling.
Acts 3:25-26
"You are the sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, "And in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
Acts 11:15-18
"And," said Peter, "as soon as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, just as he fell upon us at the beginning.
Acts 14:27
On their arrival they assembled the church and reported all things that God had done through them, and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.
Acts 15:3
So the church saw them off on their journey, and they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria. Here they set forth the conversion of the Gentiles, and brought great joy to all the brothers.
Acts 15:14
"Brothers, listen to me. Symeon has told how God first looked graciously upon the Gentiles, to take out from among them a people to be called by his name.
Romans 9:4
For they are Israelites; to them belong the sonship, the Shekinah glory, the covenants, the giving of the Law; the service of the temple, and the promises;
Romans 9:24
Now such are we whom he has called, not only from among the Jews, but also from among the Gentiles.
Romans 11:16-17
Now if the first-fruits of the dough Abraham and the Patriarchs are holy, so also is the whole mass their descendants. And if the root of a tree Abraham is holy, so also are the branches his descendants.
Romans 11:29
For no change of purpose can annul God's free gift and call.
Ephesians 1:18
and that the eyes of your heart may be flooded with light so that you may understand what is the hope of his calling, what the wealth of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
Ephesians 2:13-22
But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near in the blood of Christ.
Ephesians 3:5-8
which was not disclosed to the sons of men in former generations, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to his holy apostles and prophets,
2 Thessalonians 1:11
To this end I am making my constant prayer for you, beseeching God to make you worthy of your calling, and to fulfil mightily every desire of goodness and effort of faith;
2 Thessalonians 2:13-14
But for you, brothers, whom the Lord loves, I ought to give thanks to God continually, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation in consecration of the Spirit and belief of the truth.
2 Timothy 1:9
He has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not dealing with us according to our works, but according to his purpose and grace which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time.
Hebrews 3:1
Therefore, holy brothers, comrades of a heavenly calling, fix your thoughts then upon Jesus, the Apostle and High Priest of our confession.
Hebrews 9:15
And because of this he is the Mediator of a new testament, in order that, since a death has taken place to atone for offenses committed under the first testament, those who have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.
1 Peter 5:10
But the God of all grace, who has called us by Christ Jesus to share his eternal glory, will, after you have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.
2 Peter 1:3
For his power divine has granted to us everything needful for life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and virtue.
2 Peter 1:10
So, brothers, take diligent care to make your calling and election sure; for if you do this, you will never stumble.
Revelation 17:14
These will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is the Lord of lords, and King of kings. And they who are with him are called and faithful and chosen."
Revelation 19:9
And he said to me, Write, "Blessed are those who have been bidden to the marriage supper of the Lamb." And he said to me, "These are true words of God."