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href="/bsb/acts/2.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/acts/2.htm">New International Version</a> The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/acts/2.htm">New Living Translation</a> This promise is to you, to your children, and to those far away—all who have been called by the Lord our God.” <a href="/esv/acts/2.htm">English Standard Version</a> For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself.” <a href="/bsb/acts/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.” <a href="/blb/acts/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> For the promise is to you and to your children and to all those at a distance, as many as the Lord our God shall call to Himself." <a href="/kjv/acts/2.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/acts/2.htm">New King James Version</a> For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.” <a href="/nasb_/acts/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> 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.” <a href="/nasb/acts/2.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220For 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.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/acts/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “For the promise is for you and your children, and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God shall call to Himself.” <a href="/lsb/acts/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> 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.” <a href="/amp/acts/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a> 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.” <a href="/csb/acts/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> 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.” <a href="/hcsb/acts/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> 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.&#8221 <a href="/asv/acts/2.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/acts/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> This promise is for you and your children. It is for everyone our Lord God will choose, no matter where they live." <a href="/erv/acts/2.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/acts/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> 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." <a href="/gnt/acts/2.htm">Good News Translation</a> For God's promise was made to you and your children, and to all who are far away--all whom the Lord our God calls to himself." <a href="/isv/acts/2.htm">International Standard Version</a> 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 href="/msb/acts/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off?to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.? <a href="/net/acts/2.htm">NET Bible</a> 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." <a href="/nheb/acts/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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." <a href="/wbt/acts/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/wey/acts/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> For to you belongs the promise, and to your children, and to all who are far off, whoever the Lord our God may call." <a href="/web/acts/2.htm">World English Bible</a> 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.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/acts/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> for the promise is to you and to your children, and to all those far off, as many as the LORD our God will call.” <a href="/blb/acts/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> For the promise is to you and to your children and to all those at a distance, as many as the Lord our God shall call to Himself." <a href="/ylt/acts/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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.' <a href="/slt/acts/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all afar off, as many as the Lord our God should call.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/acts/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all that are far off, whomsoever the Lord our God shall call. <a href="/cpdv/acts/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For the Promise is for you and for your sons, and for all who are far away: for whomever the Lord our God will have called.” <a href="/nabre/acts/2.htm">New American Bible</a> For the promise is made to you and to your children and to all those far off, whomever the Lord our God will call.” <a href="/nrsvce/acts/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For the promise is for you, for your children, and for all who are far away, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to him.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/acts/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For the promise was made to you and to your children, and for all of those who are far off, even as many as the very God shall call. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/2.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “For The Promise is to you and to your children and to all those who are afar off, those whom God shall call.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/acts/2.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> 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. <a href="/godbey/acts/2.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> 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. <a href="/haweis/acts/2.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> 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. <a href="/mace/acts/2.htm">Mace New Testament</a> 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. <a href="/wey/acts/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> For to you belongs the promise, and to your children, and to all who are far off, whoever the Lord our God may call." <a href="/worrell/acts/2.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> 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 to Him." <a href="/worsley/acts/2.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> 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. <a href="/parallel/acts/2-39.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=578" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/acts/2.htm">Three Thousand Believe</a> …38Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every 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<a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">This</a> <a href="/greek/1860.htm" title="1860: epangelia (N-NFS) -- A promise. From epaggello; an announcement.">promise</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">belongs</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymin (PPro-D2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">to you</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tois (Art-DNP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymōn (PPro-G2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">your</a> <a href="/greek/5043.htm" title="5043: teknois (N-DNP) -- A child, descendent, inhabitant. From the base of timoria; a child.">children</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pasin (Adj-DMP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">to all</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tois (Art-DMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">who are</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases."></a> <a href="/greek/3112.htm" title="3112: makran (Adj-AFS) -- At a distance, far away, remote, alien. Feminine accusative case singular of makros; at a distance.">far off—</a> <a href="/greek/3745.htm" title="3745: hosous (RelPro-AMP) -- How much, how great, how many, as great as, as much. By reduplication from hos; as As.">to all whom</a> <a href="/greek/302.htm" title="302: an (Prtcl) -- A primary particle, denoting a supposition, wish, possibility or uncertainty."></a> <a href="/greek/2962.htm" title="2962: Kyrios (N-NMS) -- Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.">the Lord</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: hēmōn (PPro-G1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">our</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theos (N-NMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God</a> <a href="/greek/4341.htm" title="4341: proskalesētai (V-ASM-3S) -- To call to myself, summon. Middle voice from pros and kaleo; to call toward oneself, i.e. Summon, invite.">will call to Himself.”</a> 40With many other words he testified, and he urged them, “Be saved from this corrupt generation.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7</a> I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. <a href="/isaiah/44-3.htm">Isaiah 44:3</a> For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring. <a href="/joel/2-32.htm">Joel 2:32</a> And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the LORD has promised, among the remnant called by the LORD. <a href="/romans/8-30.htm">Romans 8:30</a> And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified. <a href="/ephesians/2-13.htm">Ephesians 2:13</a> But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ. <a href="/isaiah/57-19.htm">Isaiah 57:19</a> bringing praise to their lips. Peace, peace to those far and near,” says the LORD, “and I will heal them.” <a href="/romans/9-24.htm">Romans 9:24</a> including us, whom He has called not only from the Jews, but also from the Gentiles? <a href="/galatians/3-14.htm">Galatians 3:14</a> He redeemed us in order that the blessing promised to Abraham would come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit. <a href="/isaiah/49-6.htm">Isaiah 49:6</a> He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.” <a href="/john/10-16.htm">John 10:16</a> I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd. <a href="/romans/10-12.htm">Romans 10:12-13</a> For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: The same Lord is Lord of all, and gives richly to all who call on Him, / for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” <a href="/ephesians/2-17.htm">Ephesians 2:17</a> He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. <a href="/isaiah/55-1.htm">Isaiah 55:1-3</a> “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost! / Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods. / Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David. <a href="/1_corinthians/1-9.htm">1 Corinthians 1:9</a> God, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful. <a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9-10</a> But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. / Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.the promise.<a href="/acts/3-25.htm">Acts 3:25,26</a> Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed… <a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7,8</a> And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee… <a href="/psalms/115-14.htm">Psalm 115:14,15</a> The LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children… and to all.<a href="/acts/10-45.htm">Acts 10:45</a> And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.<a href="/acts/11-15.htm">Acts 11:15-18</a> And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning… <a href="/acts/14-27.htm">Acts 14:27</a> And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.as many.<a href="/joel/2-32.htm">Joel 2:32</a> And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.<a href="/romans/8-30.htm">Romans 8:30</a> Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.<a href="/romans/9-24.htm">Romans 9:24</a> Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/23-49.htm">Afar</a> <a href="/acts/1-25.htm">Belongs</a> <a href="/acts/2-21.htm">Calls</a> <a href="/john/21-5.htm">Children</a> <a href="/john/21-8.htm">Far</a> <a href="/acts/25-27.htm">Him</a> <a href="/acts/2-33.htm">Promise</a> <a href="/acts/2-33.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/22-21.htm">Afar</a> <a href="/romans/9-4.htm">Belongs</a> <a href="/romans/4-17.htm">Calls</a> <a href="/acts/3-25.htm">Children</a> <a href="/acts/11-5.htm">Far</a> <a href="/acts/5-32.htm">Him</a> <a href="/acts/7-5.htm">Promise</a> <a href="/acts/2-41.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 2</div>1. <a href="/acts/2-1.htm">The apostles, filled with the Holy Spirit, and speaking various languages, </a> 12. <a href="/acts/2-12.htm">are admired by some, and derided by others;</a> 14. <a href="/acts/2-14.htm">whom Peter disproves;</a> 37. <a href="/acts/2-37.htm">he baptizes a great number who were converted;</a> 41. <a href="/acts/2-41.htm">who afterwards devoutly and charitably converse together; </a> 43. <a href="/acts/2-43.htm">the apostles working many miracles, </a> 46. <a href="/acts/2-46.htm">and God daily increasing his church.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/acts/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>This promise belongs to you and your children The promise refers to the gift of the Holy Spirit, as mentioned earlier in <a href="/acts/2-38.htm">Acts 2:38</a>. This promise is rooted in the Old Testament, where God often made covenants with His people, such as the Abrahamic covenant (<a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7</a>) that included blessings for future generations. The inclusion of "your children" emphasizes the continuity of God's covenantal faithfulness across generations, reflecting the Jewish understanding of communal and familial blessings.and to all who are far off This phrase expands the scope of the promise beyond the immediate Jewish audience to include Gentiles and those geographically distant from Jerusalem. It echoes the prophetic vision of <a href="/isaiah/57-19.htm">Isaiah 57:19</a>, which speaks of peace to those "far and near." This inclusion signifies the universal nature of the Gospel, fulfilling Jesus' command in <a href="/acts/1-8.htm">Acts 1:8</a> to be witnesses "to the ends of the earth." It also prefigures the later missionary journeys of Paul, who would bring the Gospel to the Gentiles.to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself. This highlights the divine initiative in salvation, underscoring that it is God who calls individuals to Himself. It aligns with the doctrine of election, as seen in passages like <a href="/romans/8-30.htm">Romans 8:30</a> and <a href="/ephesians/1-4.htm">Ephesians 1:4-5</a>, where God predestines and calls His people. The phrase also reflects the fulfillment of <a href="/joel/2-32.htm">Joel 2:32</a>, quoted earlier in <a href="/acts/2-21.htm">Acts 2:21</a>, which states that "everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." This calling is both an invitation and a divine action, ensuring that the promise of salvation is available to all whom God chooses to draw near.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/peter.htm">Peter</a> The apostle who delivered the sermon at Pentecost, emphasizing the fulfillment of God's promises. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_crowd_at_pentecost.htm">The Crowd at Pentecost</a> A diverse group of Jews and converts to Judaism gathered in Jerusalem, witnessing the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The city where the events of Pentecost took place, a significant location for Jewish worship and the early Christian church. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_holy_spirit.htm">The Holy Spirit</a> The third person of the Trinity, whose coming at Pentecost marked the birth of the Church. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_promise.htm">The Promise</a> Refers to the gift of the Holy Spirit and the salvation offered through Jesus Christ, extending to future generations and distant peoples.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_universality_of_god's_promise.htm">The Universality of God's Promise</a> God's promise of salvation and the Holy Spirit is not limited by ethnicity, geography, or time. It extends to all whom God calls, emphasizing the inclusivity of the Gospel. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">The Role of the Holy Spirit</a> The Holy Spirit is central to the Christian life, empowering believers to live out their faith and fulfill God's purposes. This promise is a gift for all believers. <a href="/topical/g/generational_faithfulness.htm">Generational Faithfulness</a> The promise is for "you and your children," highlighting the importance of passing down faith to future generations and nurturing a legacy of belief. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereign_call.htm">God's Sovereign Call</a> The phrase "all whom the Lord our God will call" underscores God's sovereignty in salvation. It is a reminder to trust in God's timing and purpose in calling individuals to Himself. <a href="/topical/e/evangelistic_mandate.htm">Evangelistic Mandate</a> The inclusion of "all who are far off" challenges believers to engage in evangelism, reaching out to those who have not yet heard the Gospel.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 2</a> <a href="/q/allow_children_in_communion_baptism.htm">Should children be allowed to participate in communion and baptism?</a> <a href="/q/how_can_i_be_sure_i'll_go_to_heaven.htm">How can I be sure I'll go to Heaven?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_household_salvation_in_the_bible.htm">What does the Bible say about household salvation?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_infant_baptism.htm">What does the Bible say about infant baptism?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(39) The promise is unto you, and to your children.--The tendency of sects has always been to claim spiritual gifts and powers as an exclusive privilege limited to a few. It is the essence of St. Peter's appeal that all to whom he speaks can claim the promise as fully as himself. The phrase "those that are afar off," was probably wide enough to cover both the Jews of the Dispersion, to whom the Apostle afterwards wrote (<a href="/context/1_peter/1-1.htm" title="Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,">1Peter 1:1-2</a>), and the heathen nations among whom they lived. The use of the phrase in <a href="/ephesians/2-13.htm" title="But now in Christ Jesus you who sometimes were far off are made near by the blood of Christ.">Ephesians 2:13</a>; <a href="/ephesians/2-17.htm" title="And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were near.">Ephesians 2:17</a>, inclines rather to the latter meaning.Even as many as the Lord our God shall call.--There seems, at first sight, a limitation on the universality of the previous words. And in some sense there is; but it is not more than is involved in the fact that spiritual knowledge and culture are not bestowed on all nations and ages alike. Wherever there is a difference, some possessing a higher knowledge and greater power than others, the Apostle could only see, not chance, or evolution, but the working of a divine purpose, calling some to special privileges, and yet dealing equitably with all.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 39. - To you is the promise for the promise is unto you, A.V.; shall call unto him for shall call. To you is the promise (see <a href="/acts/1-4.htm">Acts 1:4</a>; <a href="/acts/2-33.htm">Acts 2:33</a>). There is also a reference to the prophecy in Joel, quoted in vers. 17-21. To all that are afar off; i.e. the Gentiles, as appears clearly from <a href="/ephesians/2-17.htm">Ephesians 2:17</a>, where the same phrase is applied to the Ephesian Christians, and the Jewish Christians are spoken of as "those that were nigh." The fulfilment to the Gentiles is specially recorded (<a href="/acts/10-45.htm">Acts 10:45</a>; <a href="/acts/11-15.htm">Acts 11:15, 18</a>, etc.). Shall call unto him (comp. <a href="/romans/1-6.htm">Romans 1:6</a>; <a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28, 30</a>; <a href="/romans/9-24.htm">Romans 9:24</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/1-2.htm">1 Corinthians 1:2</a>; <a href="/galatians/1-6.htm">Galatians 1:6</a> (etc.), which confirm the application of the "afar off" to the Gentiles. <a href="/commentaries/acts/2-39.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>[This] ἡ (hē) Article - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. promise ἐπαγγελία (epangelia) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1860.htm">Strong's 1860: </a> A promise. From epaggello; an announcement. belongs ἐστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. to you ὑμῖν (hymin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. to τοῖς (tois) Article - Dative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. your ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. children τέκνοις (teknois) Noun - Dative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5043.htm">Strong's 5043: </a> A child, descendent, inhabitant. From the base of timoria; a child. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. to all πᾶσιν (pasin) Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. who [are] τοῖς (tois) Article - Dative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. far off, μακρὰν (makran) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3112.htm">Strong's 3112: </a> At a distance, far away, remote, alien. Feminine accusative case singular of makros; at a distance. to all whom ὅσους (hosous) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3745.htm">Strong's 3745: </a> How much, how great, how many, as great as, as much. By reduplication from hos; as As. [the] Lord Κύριος (Kyrios) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2962.htm">Strong's 2962: </a> Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master. our ἡμῶν (hēmōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. God Θεὸς (Theos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. will call to Himself.” προσκαλέσηται (proskalesētai) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4341.htm">Strong's 4341: </a> To call to myself, summon. 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