Acts 2:21

Contemporary English Version

Then the Lord will save everyone who asks for his help."

Parallel Translations

Simplified Cowboy Version
But everyone who asks Jesus to save them will be saved.'

Legacy Standard Bible
And it will be that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.'

New American Standard Bible (1995)
'AND IT SHALL BE THAT EVERYONE WHO CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED.'

Bible in Basic English
And whoever makes his prayer to the Lord will have salvation.

Darby Translation
And it shall be that whosoever shall call upon the name of [the] Lord shall be saved.

New King James Version
And it shall come to passThat whoever calls on the name of the LordShall be saved.' Joel 2:28-32 ">[fn]

Christian Standard Bible®
Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.

World English Bible
It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord, shall be saved.

Weymouth's New Testament
and every one who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.'

King James Version (1611)
And it shall come to passe, that whosoeuer shall call on the Name of the Lord, shalbe saued.

Literal Translation
"And it shall be that everyone who shall call on the name of the Lord will be saved." Joel 2:28-32

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And it shall come to passe, Who so euer shal call vpo the name of the LORDE, shalbe saued.

Mace New Testament (1729)
and then whoever shall call on the name of the Lord, shall be saved."

Amplified Bible
'AND IT SHALL BE THAT EVERYONE WHO CALLS UPON THE NAME OF THE LORD [invoking, adoring, and worshiping the Lord Jesus] SHALL BE SAVED (rescued spiritually).'

American Standard Version
And it shall be, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Revised Standard Version
And it shall be that whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.'

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And it shalbe that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lorde shalbe saved.

Update Bible Version
And it shall be, that everyone who shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Webster's Bible Translation
And it shall come to pass, [that] whoever shall call on the name of the Lord, shall be saved.

Young's Literal Translation
and it shall be, every one -- whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, he shall be saved.

New Century Version
Then anyone who calls on the Lord will be saved.' Joel 2:28–32

New English Translation
And then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved .'

Berean Standard Bible
And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.'

Complete Jewish Bible
And then, whoever calls on the name of Adonai will be saved."'

English Standard Version
And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.'

Geneva Bible (1587)
And it shalbe, that whosoeuer shall call on the Name of the Lord, shalbe saued.

George Lamsa Translation
And it shall come to pass that whoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Hebrew Names Version
It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'

International Standard Version
Then whoever calls on the name of the LordRomans 10:13;">[xr] will be saved.'Joel 2:28-32">[fn]

Etheridge Translation
And every one who shall call [fn] the name Of the Lord shall be saved.

Murdock Translation
And it shall be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord, shall live.

New Living Translation
But everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.'

New Life Bible
It will be that whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved from the punishment of sin.'

English Revised Version
And it shall be, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

New Revised Standard
Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.'

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And it shall be - Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, shall be saved.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And it shalt come to pass, that whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

King James Version
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Lexham English Bible
And it will be that everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved.'

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And it shall come to passe, that whosoeuer shall call on the name of the Lorde, shalbe saued.

Easy-to-Read Version
And everyone who trusts in the Lord will be saved.'

New American Standard Bible
'AND IT SHALL BE THAT EVERYONE WHO CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED.'

Good News Translation
And then, whoever calls out to the Lord for help will be saved.'

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And it schal be, ech man which euere schal clepe to help the name of the Lord, schal be saaf.

Contextual Overview

¹⁴ Peter stood with the eleven apostles and spoke in a loud and clear voice to the crowd: Friends and everyone else living in Jerusalem, listen carefully to what I have to say! ¹⁵ You are wrong to think that these people are drunk. After all, it is only nine o'clock in the morning. ¹⁶ But this is what God had the prophet Joel say, ¹⁷ "When the last days come, I will give my Spirit to everyone. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions, and your old men will have dreams. ¹⁸ In those days I will give my Spirit to my servants, both men and women, and they will prophesy. ¹⁹ I will work miracles in the sky above and wonders on the earth below. There will be blood and fire and clouds of smoke. ²⁰ The sun will turn dark, and the moon will be as red as blood before the great and wonderful day of the Lord appears. ²¹ Then the Lord will save everyone who asks for his help." ²² Now, listen to what I have to say about Jesus from Nazareth. God proved that he sent Jesus to you by having him work miracles, wonders, and signs. All of you know this. ²³ God had already planned and decided that Jesus would be handed over to you. So you took him and had evil men put him to death on a cross.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

whosoever: Acts 9:11, Acts 9:15, Acts 22:16, Psalms 86:5, Joel 2:32, Matthew 28:19, Romans 10:12, Romans 10:13, 1 Corinthians 1:2, Hebrews 4:16

Reciprocal: Genesis 4:26 - Enos Genesis 12:8 - called Joshua 6:25 - Rahab 2 Chronicles 14:11 - cried unto Psalms 18:3 - so shall Jeremiah 33:3 - Call Zechariah 13:9 - they shall call Acts 7:59 - calling

Cross-References

Genesis 15:12
As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and everything became dark and frightening.

1 Samuel 26:12
David took the spear and the water jar, then left the camp. None of Saul's soldiers knew what had happened or even woke up—the Lord had made all of them fall sound asleep.

Job 4:13
I was overcome by sleep, but disturbed by dreams;

Job 33:15
Sometimes in the night, he uses terrifying dreams

Proverbs 19:15
If you are lazy and sleep your time away, you will starve.

Daniel 8:18
While he was speaking, I fell facedown in a deep sleep. But he lifted me to my feet

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And it shall come to pass,.... Even at that time, when these signs shall appear, and the destruction is hastening on, that

whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord; shall believe in the Lord Jesus Christ with the heart, and shall confess him with the mouth, and shall worship him in Spirit and in truth, and submit to all his ordinances and commands; for invocation of the Lord includes the whole of worship, internal and external:

shall be saved; or delivered from that temporal destruction which came upon the Jews, as the Christians were by removing from Jerusalem to Pella, as they were directed u; and shall be saved with a spiritual and everlasting salvation by Jesus Christ;

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u Vid. Euseb. Eccl. Hist. l. 3. c. 5.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Whosoever shall call - In the midst of these wonders and dangers, whosoever should call on the Lord should be delivered (Joel). The name of the Lord is the same as the Lord himself. It is a Hebraism, signifying to call on the Lord, Psalms 79:6; Zechariah 13:9.

Shall be saved - In Hebrew, shall be delivered, that is, from impending calamities. When they threaten, and God is coming forth to judge them, it shall be that those who are characterized as those who call on the Lord shall be delivered. This is equally true at all times. It is remarkable that no Christians perished in the siege of Jerusalem. Though more than a million of Jews perished, yet the followers of Christ who were there, having been warned by him, when they saw the signs of the Romans approaching, withdrew to Aelia, and were preserved. So it shall be in the day of judgment. All whose character it has been that “they called on God” will then be saved. While the wicked will then call on the rocks and the mountains to shelter them from the Lord, those who have invoked his favor and mercy will find deliverance. The use which Peter makes of this passage is this: Calamities were about to come; the day of judgment was approaching; they were passing through the last days of the earth’s history, and therefore it became them to call on the name of the Lord, and to obtain deliverance from the dangers which impended over the guilty. There can be little doubt that Peter intended to apply this to the Messiah, and that by the name of the Lord he meant the Lord Jesus. See 1 Corinthians 1:2. Paul makes the same use of the passage, expressly applying it to the Lord Jesus Christ, Romans 10:13-14. In Joel, the word translated “Lord” is יהוה Yahweh, the incommunicable and unique name of God; and the use of the passage before us in the New Testament shows how the apostles regarded the Lord Jesus Christ, and proves that they had no hesitation in applying to him names and attributes which could belong to no one but God.

This verse teaches us:

1. That in prospect of the judgments of God which are to come, we should make preparation. We shall be called to pass through the closing scenes of this earth; the time when the sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, and when the great day of the Lord shall come.

2. It is easy to be saved. All that God requires of us is to call upon him, to pray to him, and he will answer and save. If people will not do so easy a thing as to call on God, and ask him for salvation, it is obviously proper that they should be cast off. The terms of salvation could not be made plainer or easier. The offer is wide, free, universal, and there is no obstacle but what exists in the heart of the sinner.

And from this part of Peter’s vindication of the scene on the day of Pentecost we may learn also:

1. That revivals of religion are to be expected as a part of the history of the Christian church. He speaks of God’s pouring out his Spirit, etc., as what was to take place in the last days, that is, in the indefinite and large tract of time which was to come, under the administration of the Messiah. His remarks are by no means limited to the day of Pentecost. They are as applicable to future periods as to that time; and we are to expect it as a part of Christian history, that the Holy Spirit will be sent down to awaken and convert people.

2. This will also vindicate revivals from all the changes which have ever been brought against them. All the objections of irregularity, extravagance, wildfire, enthusiasm, disorder, etc., which have been alleged against revivals in modern times, might have been brought with equal propriety against the scene on the day of Pentecost. Yet an apostle showed that that was in accordance with the predictions of the Old Testament, and was an undoubted work of the Holy Spirit. If that work could be vindicated, then modern revivals may be. If that was really liable to no objections on these accounts, then modern works of grace should not be objected to for the same things. And if that excited deep interest in the apostles; if they felt deep concern to vindicate it from the charge brought against it, then Christians and Christian ministers now should feel similar solicitude to defend revivals, and not be found among their revilers, their calumniators, or their foes. There will be enemies enough of the work of the Holy Spirit without the aid of professed Christians, and that man possesses no enviable feelings or character who is found with the enemies of God and his Christ in opposing the mighty work of the Holy Spirit on the human heart.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 2:21. Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. — The predicted ruin is now impending; and only such as receive the Gospel of the Son of God shall be saved. And that none but the Christians did escape, when God poured out these judgments, is well known; and that ALL the Christians did escape, not one of them perishing in these devastations, stands attested by the most respectable authority. Matthew 24:13.