Parallel Verses

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."

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."

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.

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 and be baptized, each one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 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." 40 And with many other words he solemnly urged and exhorted them, saying, "Be saved from this crooked generation!"

Cross References

Joel 2:32

And it will happen--everyone who calls on the name of Yahweh will be rescued, because on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be {those who escape}, as Yahweh said, and among the survivors whom Yahweh is calling.

Isaiah 44:3

For I will pour out water on a thirsty [land] and streams on dry ground. I will pour my spirit out on your descendants and my blessing on your offspring.

Acts 10:45

And those believers from the circumcision who had accompanied Peter were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles,

Acts 15:8

And God, who knows the heart, testified to them [by] giving [them] the Holy Spirit, just as he also [did] to us.

Romans 8:30

And [those] whom he predestined, these [he] also called, and [those] whom he called, these [he] also justified, and [those] whom he justified, these [he] also glorified.

1 Corinthians 7:14

For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by his wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the brother, since otherwise your children are unclean, but now they are holy.

Ephesians 4:4

one body and one Spirit (just as also you were called with one hope of your calling),

Genesis 17:7-8

And I will establish my covenant between me and you, and between your offspring after you, throughout their generations as an everlasting covenant to be as God for you and to your offspring after you.

Psalm 115:14-15

May Yahweh give you increase, you and your children.

Isaiah 54:13

And all your children [shall be] pupils of Yahweh, and the peace of your children [shall be] great.

Isaiah 57:19

creating fruit of lips. Peace, peace to the far and near," says Yahweh, "and I will heal him.

Isaiah 59:19

So they shall fear the name of Yahweh from [the] west, and his glory from the sunrise, for he will come like narrow stream; the wind of Yahweh drives it on.

Jeremiah 32:39-40

And I will give to them one heart and one way, to revere me {forever}, for good to them, and to their children after them.

Ezekiel 37:25

And they will dwell on the land that I gave to my servant, to Jacob, {in which your ancestors dwelled}, and they will dwell on it, they and their children and the children of their children {forever}, and my servant David [will be] a leader for them {forever}.

Joel 2:28

And it will happen afterward thus: I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters will prophesy, and your elders will dream dreams; your young men shall see visions.

Acts 3:25-26

You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God ordained with your fathers, saying to Abraham, 'And in your offspring all the nations of the earth will be blessed.'

Acts 11:15-18

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

Acts 14:27

And [when they] arrived and called the church together, they reported all that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith for the Gentiles.

Acts 15:3

So they were sent on their way by the church, [and] passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, telling in detail the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers.

Acts 15:14

Simeon has described how God first concerned himself to take from among the Gentiles a people for his name.

Romans 9:4

who are Israelites, [to] whom [belong] the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the [temple] service, and the promises,

Romans 9:24

us whom he also called, not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles?

Romans 11:16-17

Now if the first fruits [are] holy, [so] also [is] the [whole] batch of dough, and if the root [is] holy, [so] also [are] the branches.

Romans 11:29

For the gifts and the calling of God [are] irrevocable.

Ephesians 1:18

(the eyes of your hearts having been enlightened), so that you may know what is the hope of his calling, what [are] the riches of the glory of his inheritance among the saints,

Ephesians 2:13-22

But now in Christ Jesus you, the ones who once were far away, have become near by the blood of Christ.

Ephesians 3:5-8

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

2 Thessalonians 1:11

for which [purpose] we also pray always for you, that you may be considered worthy of the calling of our God, and he might fulfill every desire for goodness and work of faith with power,

2 Thessalonians 2:13-14

But we ought to give thanks to God always concerning you, brothers [dearly] loved by the Lord, because God has chosen you [as] first fruits for salvation by the sanctification of the Spirit and faith in 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 that was given to us in Christ Jesus {before time began},

Hebrews 3:1

Therefore, holy brothers, sharers in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession,

Hebrews 9:15

And because of this, he is the mediator of a new covenant, in order that, [because] a death has taken place for the redemption of transgressions [committed] during the first covenant, those who are the called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.

1 Peter 5:10

And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, [after you] have suffered for a short time, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, [and] establish [you].

2 Peter 1:3

because his divine power has bestowed on us all [things] [that are] necessary for life and godliness, through the knowledge of the one who called us by his own glory and excellence of character,

2 Peter 1:10

Therefore, brothers, be zealous even more to make your calling and election secure, because [if you] do these [things], you will never ever stumble.

Revelation 17:14

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

Revelation 19:9

And he said to me, "Write: Blessed [are] those who are invited to the banquet of the wedding celebration of the Lamb!" And he said to me, "These are the true words of God."

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