Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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.'
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
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 2:39
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Response To Peter's Sermon
38 And Peter'said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 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. 40 And with many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, Save yourselves from this crooked generation.
Cross References
Joel 2:32
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of Jehovah shall be delivered; for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those that escape, as Jehovah hath said, and among the remnant those whom Jehovah doth call.
Isaiah 44:3
For I will pour water upon him that 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 they of the circumcision that believed were amazed, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 15:8
And God, who knoweth the heart, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Spirit, even as he did unto us;
Romans 8:30
and whom he foreordained, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
1 Corinthians 7:14
For the unbelieving husband is sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified in the brother: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.
Ephesians 4:4
There is one body, and one Spirit, even 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 unto thee and to thy seed after thee.
Psalm 115:14-15
Jehovah increase you more and more, You and your children.
Isaiah 54:13
And all thy children shall be taught of Jehovah; and great shall be the peace of thy children.
Isaiah 57:19
I create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace, to him that is far off and to him that is near, saith Jehovah; and I will heal him.
Isaiah 59:19
So shall they fear the name of Jehovah from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun; for he will come as a rushing stream, which the breath of Jehovah driveth.
Jeremiah 32:39-40
and I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:
Ezekiel 37:25
And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, they, and their children, and their children's children, for ever: and David my servant shall be their prince for ever.
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 the sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with your fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
Acts 11:15-18
And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, even as on us at the beginning.
Acts 14:27
And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all things that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith unto the Gentiles.
Acts 15:3
They therefore, being brought on their way by the church, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.
Acts 15:14
Symeon hath rehearsed how first God visited the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.
Romans 9:4
who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God , and the promises;
Romans 9:24
even us, whom he also called, not from the Jews only, but also from the Gentiles?
Romans 11:16-17
And if the firstfruit is holy, so is the lump: and if the root is holy, so are the branches.
Romans 11:29
For the gifts and the calling of God are not repented of.
Ephesians 1:18
having the eyes of your heart enlightened, that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
Ephesians 2:13-22
But now in Christ Jesus ye that once were far off are made nigh in the blood of Christ.
Ephesians 3:5-8
which in other generation was not made known unto the sons of men, as it hath now been revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit;
2 Thessalonians 1:11
To which end we also pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfil every desire of goodness and every work of faith, with power;
2 Thessalonians 2:13-14
But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, for that God chose you from the beginning unto salvation in sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
2 Timothy 1:9
who saved us, and 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
Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, even Jesus;
Hebrews 9:15
And for this cause he is the mediator of a new covenant, that a death having taken place for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first covenant, they that have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.
1 Peter 5:10
And the God of all grace, who called you unto his eternal glory in Christ, after that ye have suffered a little while, shall himself perfect, establish, strengthen you.
2 Peter 1:3
seeing that his divine power hath granted unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that called us by his own glory and virtue;
2 Peter 1:10
Wherefore, brethren, give the more diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never stumble:
Revelation 17:14
These shall war against the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them, for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings; and they also shall overcome that are with him, called and chosen and faithful.
Revelation 19:9
And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they that are bidden to the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are true words of God.