Parallel Verses

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.

New American Standard Bible

For the promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself.”

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, as many as the Lord our God will call.”

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."

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."

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."

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.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

the promise
ἐπαγγελία 
Epaggelia 
Usage: 51

is
ἐστί 
Esti 
is, are, was, be, have, not tr, , vr is
Usage: 585

ὑμῖν 
Humin 
you, ye, your, not tr,
Usage: 293

and



and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Usage: 0

to
τέκνον 
Teknon 
Usage: 69

ὑμῶν 
Humon 
your, you, ye, yours, not tr.,
Usage: 371

τέκνον 
Teknon 
Usage: 69

to all
πᾶς 
Pas 
Usage: 704


which, who, the things, the son,
Usage: 0

are
εἰς 
Eis 
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
Usage: 1267

μακράν 
Makran 
Usage: 7

even as many as
ὅσος 
Hosos 
Usage: 76

the Lord
κύριος 
Kurios 
Usage: 643

our
ἡμῶν 
hemon 
our, us, we, not tr,
Usage: 388

God
θεός 
theos 
Usage: 1151

Context Readings

The Response To Peter's Sermon

38 And Peter said to them, Repent ye, and be immersed each of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all those in afar, as many as Lord our God may call. 40 And with many more other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, Be saved from this crooked generation.


Cross References

Joel 2:32

And it shall come to pass, that whoever shall call on the name of LORD shall be saved. For in mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those who escape, as LORD has said, and among the remnant those whom LORD calls.

Isaiah 44:3

For I will pour water upon him who is thirsty, and streams upon the dry ground. I will pour my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring.

Acts 10:45

And the faithful men of circumcision were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because also on the Gentiles the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out.

Acts 15:8

And God, who knows the heart, testified to them, having given them the Holy Spirit, just as also to us.

Romans 8:30

And whom he predestined, these he also called, and whom he called, these he also made righteous, and whom he made righteous, these he also glorified.

1 Corinthians 7:14

For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified by the husband, then otherwise your children are unclean, but now they are holy.

Ephesians 4:4

one body, and one Spirit. Just as also ye were called in one hope of your calling,

Genesis 17:7-8

And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to thee and to thy seed after thee.

Psalm 115:14-15

LORD increase you more and more, you and your sons.

Isaiah 54:13

And all thy sons shall be taught of LORD, and great shall be the peace of thy sons.

Isaiah 57:19

I create the fruit of the lips. Peace, peace, to him who is far off and to him who is near, says LORD, and I will heal him.

Isaiah 59:19

So they shall fear the name of LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. For he will come as a rushing stream, which the breath of LORD drives.

Jeremiah 32:39-40

And I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for the good of them, and of their sons after them.

Ezekiel 37:25

And they shall dwell in the land that I have given to Jacob my servant, in which your fathers dwelt. And they shall dwell therein, they, and their sons, and their son's sons, forever. And David my servant shall be their ruler forev

Joel 2:28

And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy. Your old men shall dream dreams. Your young men shall see visions.

Acts 3:25-26

Ye are sons of the prophets, and of the covenant that God made for our fathers, saying to Abraham, And in thy seed all the patriarchies of the earth will be blessed.

Acts 11:15-18

And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, just as also on us at the beginning.

Acts 14:27

And after arriving, and after gathering the assembly together, they reported as many things as God did with them, and that he opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.

Acts 15:3

Indeed therefore, having been helped for the trip by the congregation, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, describing the conversion of the Gentiles. And they caused great joy to all the brothers.

Acts 15:14

Simeon described how God first came to help, to take from the Gentiles a people for his name.

Romans 9:4

who are Israelites, of whom is the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the lawgiving, and the divine service, and the promises,

Romans 9:24

even us whom he called, not only from Jews but also from Gentiles.

Romans 11:16-17

And if the first fruit is holy, the branch is also. And if the root is holy, the branches are also.

Romans 11:29

For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.

Ephesians 1:18

having the eyes of your heart enlightened. For you to know what is the hope of his calling, and what is the wealth of the glory of his inheritance in the sanctified.

Ephesians 2:13-22

But now in Christ Jesus ye, being formerly far off, became near in the blood of the Christ.

Ephesians 3:5-8

which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by Spirit to his holy apostles and prophets.

2 Thessalonians 1:11

For which also we pray always about you, so that our God will make you worthy of the calling, and will fulfill every desire of goodness and work of faith with power.

2 Thessalonians 2:13-14

But we are indebted to express thanks to God always about you, brothers, beloved by Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation, in sanctification of spirit and belief of truth,

2 Timothy 1:9

Who saved us and who called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before times eternal.

Hebrews 3:1

Because of which, holy brothers, companions of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our affirmation, Jesus Christ,

Hebrews 9:15

And because of this he is mediator of a new covenant, so that a death having occurred for the redemption of the transgressions against the first covenant, those who are called might take the promise of the eternal inheritance.

1 Peter 5:10

And may the God of all grace who called you to his eternal glory in Christ Jesus (after suffering a little while) himself thoroughly prepare you. He will establish, strengthen, and provide a foundation.

2 Peter 1:3

as all things of his divine power to us, things toward life and piety, which were granted through the knowledge of him who called us through glory and virtue.

2 Peter 1:10

Therefore, brothers, instead be diligent to make your calling and selection sure, for doing these things, ye would, no, not ever stumble.

Revelation 17:14

These will war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, because he is Lord of lords and King of kings. And those with him are the called and chosen and faithful.

Revelation 19:9

And he says to me, Write, Blessed are those who have been called to the supper of the marriage of the Lamb. And he says to me, These are the TRUE sayings of God.

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