Acts 2:39 Parallel Translations

This promise belongs to you and to your children and to everyone who is far away. It belongs to everyone who worships the Lord our God."(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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.

ASV:

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.

BBE:

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.

DBY:

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.

ERV:

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.

WEY:

For to you belongs the promise, and to your children, and to all who are far off, whoever the Lord our God may call."

WBS:

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.

WEB:

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."

YLT:

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.'

Acts 2:39 Cross References

XREF:

Isaiah 44:3 For I will pour out water on the thirsty land And streams on the dry ground; I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring And My blessing on your descendants;

Isaiah 54:13 "All your sons will be taught of the LORD; And the well-being of your sons will be great.

Isaiah 57:19 Creating the praise of the lips. Peace, peace to him who is far and to him who is near," Says the LORD, "and I will heal him."

Joel 2:32 "And it will come about that whoever calls on the name of the LORD Will be delivered; For on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem There will be those who escape, As the LORD has said, Even among the survivors whom the LORD calls.

Romans 9:4 who are Israelites, to whom belongs the adoption as sons, and the glory and the covenants and the giving of the Law and the temple service and the promises,

Ephesians 2:12 remember that you were at that time separate from Christ, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.

Ephesians 2:13 But now in Christ Jesus you who formerly were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

Ephesians 2:17 AND HE CAME AND PREACHED PEACE TO YOU WHO WERE FAR AWAY, AND PEACE TO THOSE WHO WERE NEAR; (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

2:39 For the {a} 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.
(a) The word that is used here shows us that it was a free gift.

PNT:

2:39 For the promise. Of pardon, and the gift of the Spirit.
Unto you. Even unto those who rejected the Lord.
To your children. Your children after you.
To all that are afar off. To the Gentiles. That he refers to the Gentiles is shown in the next clause,
[even] as many as the Lord our God shall call. Peter spoke as the Spirit gave him utterance, and perhaps did not fully comprehend his own words.

MHC:

2:37-41 From the first delivery of that Divine message, it appeared that there was Divine power going with it; and thousands were brought to the obedience of faith. But neither Peter's words, nor the miracle they witnessed, could have produced such effects, had not the Holy Spirit been given. Sinners, when their eyes are opened, cannot but be pricked to the heart for sin, cannot but feel an inward uneasiness. The apostle exhorted them to repent of their sins, and openly to avow their belief in Jesus as the Messiah, by being baptized in his name. Thus professing their faith in Him, they would receive remission of their sins, and partake of the gifts and graces of the Holy Spirit. To separate from wicked people, is the only way to save ourselves from them. Those who repent of their sins, and give up themselves to Jesus Christ, must prove their sincerity by breaking off from the wicked. We must save ourselves from them; which denotes avoiding them with dread and holy fear. By God's grace three thousand persons accepted the gospel invitation. There can be no doubt that the gift of the Holy Ghost, which they all received, and from which no true believer has ever been shut out, was that Spirit of adoption, that converting, guiding, sanctifying grace, which is bestowed upon all the members of the family of our heavenly Father. Repentance and remission of sins are still preached to the chief of sinners, in the Redeemer's name; still the Holy Spirit seals the blessing on the believer's heart; still the encouraging promises are to us and our children; and still the blessings are offered to all that are afar off.

CONC:

Afar Belongs Calls Marked Promise

Afar Belongs Calls Children Far Him Promise Word

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