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New International Version
The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call.”

New Living Translation
This promise is to you, to your children, and to those far away—all who have been called by the Lord our God.”

English Standard Version
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.”

Berean Standard Bible
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.”

Berean Literal Bible
For the promise is to you and to your children and to all those at a distance, as many asthe Lord our God shall call to Himself."

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
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.”

New American Standard 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.”

NASB 1995
“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.”

NASB 1977
“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.”

Legacy 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.”

Amplified Bible
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.”

Christian Standard 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.”

Holman Christian Standard 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.”

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.

Contemporary English Version
This promise is for you and your children. It is for everyone our Lord God will choose, no matter where they live."

English Revised 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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
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."

Good News Translation
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."

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."

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."

Webster's Bible Translation
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."

Majority Text Translations

Majority Standard Bible
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.”

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.”

Literal Translations

Literal Standard Version
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.”

Berean Literal Bible
For the promise is to you and to your children and to all those at a distance, as many asthe Lord our God shall call to Himself."

Young's 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.'

Smith's Literal 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.

Catholic Translations

Douay-Rheims Bible
For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all that are far off, whomsoever the Lord our God shall call.

Catholic Public Domain Version
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.”

New American Bible
For the promise is made to you and to your children and to all those far off, whomever the Lord our God will call.”

New Revised Standard Version
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.”

Translations from Aramaic

Lamsa Bible
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.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“For The Promise is to you and to your children and to all those who are afar off, those whom God shall call.”

NT Translations

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.

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.

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.

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.

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."

Worrell New Testament
for the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all those afar off—as many asthe Lord our God shall call toHim."

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.

Additional Translations ...

Audio Bible

Context

Three Thousand Believe
…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 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.”40With many other words he testified, and he urged them, “Be saved from this corrupt generation.”…

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Cross References

Genesis 17:7
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.

Isaiah 44:3
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.

Joel 2:32
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.

Romans 8:30
And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.

Ephesians 2:13
But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.

Isaiah 57:19
bringing praise to their lips. Peace, peace to those far and near,” says the LORD, “and I will heal them.”

Romans 9:24
including us, whom He has called not only from the Jews, but also from the Gentiles?

Galatians 3:14
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.

Isaiah 49:6
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.”

John 10:16
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.

Romans 10:12-13
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.”

Ephesians 2:17
He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.

Isaiah 55:1-3
“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.

1 Corinthians 1:9
God, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.

1 Peter 2:9-10
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.

Treasury of Scripture

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.

Acts 3:25,26
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…

Genesis 17:7,8
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…

Psalm 115:14,15
The LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children…

and to all.

Acts 10:45
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.

Acts 11:15-18
And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning…

Acts 14:27
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.

Joel 2:32
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.

Romans 8:30
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.

Romans 9:24
Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?

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Acts 2

1.The apostles, filled with the Holy Spirit, and speaking various languages,
12.are admired by some, and derided by others;
14.whom Peter disproves;
37.he baptizes a great number who were converted;
41.who afterwards devoutly and charitably converse together;
43.the apostles working many miracles,
46.and God daily increasing his church.

Study Bible

Book ◦ Chapter

This promise belongs to you and your children
The promise refers to the gift of the Holy Spirit, as mentioned earlier inActs 2:38. This promise is rooted in the Old Testament, where God often made covenants with His people, such as the Abrahamic covenant (Genesis 17:7) 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 ofIsaiah 57:19, which speaks of peace to those "far and near." This inclusion signifies the universal nature of the Gospel, fulfilling Jesus' command inActs 1:8 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 likeRomans 8:30 andEphesians 1:4-5, where God predestines and calls His people. The phrase also reflects the fulfillment ofJoel 2:32, quoted earlier inActs 2:21, 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.

Persons / Places / Events

1.Peter
The apostle who delivered the sermon at Pentecost, emphasizing the fulfillment of God's promises.

2.The Crowd at Pentecost
A diverse group of Jews and converts to Judaism gathered in Jerusalem, witnessing the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.

3.Jerusalem
The city where the events of Pentecost took place, a significant location for Jewish worship and the early Christian church.

4.The Holy Spirit
The third person of the Trinity, whose coming at Pentecost marked the birth of the Church.

5.The Promise
Refers to the gift of the Holy Spirit and the salvation offered through Jesus Christ, extending to future generations and distant peoples.

Teaching Points

The Universality of God's Promise
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.

The Role of the Holy Spirit
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.

Generational Faithfulness
The promise is for "you and your children," highlighting the importance of passing down faith to future generations and nurturing a legacy of belief.

God's Sovereign Call
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.

Evangelistic Mandate
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.

Bible Study Questions and Answers

1.What is the meaning of Acts 2:39?

2.How does Acts 2:39 emphasize the inclusivity of God's promise for all believers?

3.What role does the Holy Spirit play in fulfilling the promise in Acts 2:39?

4.How can we ensure our children understand they are included in God's promise?

5.How does Acts 2:39 connect with God's covenant promises in the Old Testament?

6.How can we actively share God's promise with those "far off" today?

7.What does Acts 2:39 mean by "the promise" and who is it for?

8.How does Acts 2:39 relate to the concept of predestination?

9.Does Acts 2:39 support the idea of infant baptism?

10.What are the top 10 Lessons from Acts 2?

11.Should children be allowed to participate in communion and baptism?

12.How can I be sure I'll go to Heaven?

13.What does the Bible say about household salvation?

14.What does the Bible say about infant baptism?

What Does Acts 2:39 Mean

This promise

• Just a verse earlier, Peter declares, “Repent and be baptized… and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit” (Acts 2:38).

• The “promise” includes:

– Complete forgiveness of sins (Acts 3:19;Hebrews 10:17).

– The indwelling Holy Spirit (Acts 1:4;John 14:16–17).

– Full inclusion in God’s new-covenant family (Jeremiah 31:33;Ezekiel 36:26–27).

• Because Scripture is entirely true, we embrace this as God’s unchanging pledge, not a mere historical remark (Numbers 23:19;Titus 1:2).

Belongs to you

• Peter is speaking to the crowd in Jerusalem—devout Jews who had gathered for Pentecost (Acts 2:5).

• Personal ownership: each hearer must individually repent and believe (Acts 3:19;Romans 10:9).

• The gospel is “first for the Jew” (Romans 1:16), honoring God’s covenant faithfulness (Genesis 12:3).

And your children

• God has always framed His covenants with a generational horizon: “I will establish My covenant… with your descendants after you” (Genesis 17:7).

• Parents are charged to transmit faith:

– Teach diligently (Deuteronomy 6:6–7).

– Model sincere belief (2 Timothy 1:5).

• The promise assures believing parents that their children are within reach of the same grace, yet each child must respond personally (Ezekiel 18:20;Acts 16:31).

And to all who are far off

• “Far off” points first to scattered Israelites (Isaiah 11:12) and ultimately to the Gentiles (Ephesians 2:13–17).

• Distance in space and in time is no barrier. The same promise still stands for people across centuries and continents (Isaiah 57:19;Acts 10:34–35).

• This anticipates the worldwide mission that unfolds throughout Acts (Acts 1:8; 13:46–48).

To all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself

• Salvation rests on God’s gracious initiative: “No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him” (John 6:44).

• Divine calling and human response work together (Romans 8:30;2 Thessalonians 2:13–14).

• The invitation is genuine for everyone who hears (Revelation 22:17), yet the effectual call secures a people for His Name (1 Corinthians 1:9;1 Peter 2:9).

summary

Acts 2:39 extends the Pentecost promise—full forgiveness, the Holy Spirit, and covenant inclusion—to every repentant believer: the original Jewish audience, their descendants, the dispersed and the Gentile nations, and everyone across time whom God draws to Himself. Because God’s Word is true, we can trust that this same promise reaches us today, urging each generation and every corner of the earth to embrace Christ by faith.

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(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 (1Peter 1:1-2), and the heathen nations among whom they lived. The use of the phrase inEphesians 2:13;Ephesians 2:17, 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.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 39.- To you is the promise forthe promise is unto you, A.V.;shall call unto him forshall call. To you is the promise (seeActs 1:4;Acts 2:33). 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 fromEphesians 2:17, 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 (Acts 10:45;Acts 11:15, 18, etc.).Shall call unto him (comp.Romans 1:6;Romans 8:28, 30;Romans 9:24;1 Corinthians 1:2;Galatians 1:6 (etc.), which confirm the application of the "afar off" to the Gentiles.

Parallel Commentaries ...

Greek

[This]
ἡ(hē)
Article - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: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
Strong's 1860:A promise. From epaggello; an announcement.

belongs
ἐστιν(estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1510: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
Strong's 4771:You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

and
καὶ(kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532:And, even, also, namely.

to
τοῖς(tois)
Article - Dative Neuter Plural
Strong's 3588: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
Strong's 4771:You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

children
τέκνοις(teknois)
Noun - Dative Neuter Plural
Strong's 5043:A child, descendent, inhabitant. From the base of timoria; a child.

and
καὶ(kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532:And, even, also, namely.

to all
πᾶσιν(pasin)
Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3956: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
Strong's 3588: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
Strong's 3112: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
Strong's 3745: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
Strong's 2962: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
Strong's 1473:I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

God
Θεὸς(Theos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2316: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
Strong's 4341:To call to myself, summon. Middle voice from pros and kaleo; to call toward oneself, i.e. Summon, invite.

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