the Week of Proper 22 / Ordinary 27
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Acts 2:39
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This promise is for all of you and your children. It's for anyone who is called to ride for the Lord."
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."
"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."
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.
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.
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."
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."
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."
For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, whomsoever the Lord our God shall call.
For to you belongs the promise, and to your children, and to all who are far off, whoever the Lord our God may call."
For the promise is vnto you, and to your children, and to all that are afarre off, euen as many as the Lord our God shall call.
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.
For this promyse was made vnto you and youre children, and to all that are farre of, who so euer the LORDE oure God shal call.
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.
"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."
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.
For the promise is to you and to your children and to all that are far off, every one whom the Lord our God calls to him."
For ye promyse was made vnto you and to youre chyldre and to all that are afarre even as many as ye Lorde oure God shall call.
For to you is the promise, and to your children, and to all that are far off, [even] as many as the Lord our God shall call to him.
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.
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.'
This promise is for you, for your children, and for all who are far away. It is for everyone the Lord our God calls to himself."
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."
This promise belongs to you and to your children and to all who are far off, to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself."
For the promise is for you, for your children, and for those far away — as many as Adonai our God may call!"
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."
For the promise is made vnto you, and to your children, and to all that are a farre off, euen as many as the Lord our God shall call.
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.
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."
For this 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 himself."Joel 2:28; Acts 3:25; 10:45; 14:27; Ephesians 2:13,17;">[xr]
For to you is the promise, and to your children, and to all them who are afar off, whom Aloha himself shall call.
For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all those afar off whom God will call.
This promise is to you, to your children, and to those far away—all who have been called by the Lord our God."
This promise is to you and your children. It is to all people everywhere. It is to as many as the Lord our God will call."
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.
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."
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.
For the promise is to you and to your children and to all that are far off, whomsoever the Lord our God shall call.
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.
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."
For the promise was made vnto you, and to your chyldren, and to all that are a farre of, euen as many as the Lorde our God shall call.
This promise is for you. It is also for your children and for the people who are far away. It is for everyone the Lord our God calls to himself."
"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."
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."
For the biheest is to you, and to youre sones, and to alle that ben fer, which euer oure Lord God hath clepid.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the promise: Acts 3:25, Acts 3:26, Genesis 17:7, Genesis 17:8, Psalms 115:14, Psalms 115:15, Jeremiah 32:39, Jeremiah 32:40, Ezekiel 37:25, Joel 2:28, Romans 11:16, Romans 11:17, 1 Corinthians 7:14
and to all: Acts 10:45, Acts 11:15-18, Acts 14:27, Acts 15:3, Acts 15:8, Acts 15:14, Isaiah 59:19, Ephesians 2:13-22, Ephesians 3:5-8
as many: Joel 2:32, Romans 8:30, Romans 9:24, Romans 11:29, Ephesians 1:18, Ephesians 4:4, 2 Thessalonians 1:11, 2 Thessalonians 2:13, 2 Thessalonians 2:14, 2 Timothy 1:9, Hebrews 3:1, Hebrews 9:15, 1 Peter 5:10, 2 Peter 1:3, 2 Peter 1:10, Revelation 17:14, Revelation 19:9
Reciprocal: Genesis 7:1 - Come Genesis 17:18 - O that Exodus 20:6 - showing Deuteronomy 29:15 - also with him Deuteronomy 30:19 - that both thou Joshua 4:6 - when your Ezra 8:21 - for our little ones Psalms 25:13 - his seed Psalms 69:36 - The seed Psalms 112:2 - General Proverbs 11:21 - the seed Proverbs 20:7 - his children Isaiah 44:3 - pour my Isaiah 57:19 - Peace Isaiah 65:23 - for Zechariah 6:15 - they Zechariah 10:7 - yea Zechariah 10:9 - live Matthew 19:13 - brought Matthew 28:19 - baptizing Mark 10:14 - Suffer Luke 14:17 - his Luke 15:20 - But Luke 18:16 - Suffer John 4:53 - and himself Acts 2:33 - he Acts 2:47 - the Lord Acts 5:32 - whom Acts 8:37 - If Acts 10:36 - word Acts 11:14 - all Acts 16:31 - Believe Acts 19:2 - Have ye Romans 4:24 - for us Romans 9:4 - promises Galatians 3:14 - through Ephesians 2:17 - and preached
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Ver. 39 For the promise is unto you,.... Either of the Messiah, and salvation by him, which was particularly given forth to the people of the Jews; or of the remission of sins, which was a branch of the covenant made with the house of Israel, in a spiritual sense, even the whole household of God; or of the pouring forth of the Spirit: and this promise was not only to them, but to theirs, even to as many of them as belonged to the election of grace; and whom the Lord their God would effectually call by his grace, as the last and limiting clause of the text, and which is to be connected with every part of it, shows:
and to your children: this is the rather mentioned, because these awakened, and converted souls, were not only in great concern about themselves, for their sin of crucifying Christ, but were in great distress about their children, on whom they had imprecated the guilt of Christ's blood, as upon themselves; the thought of which cut them to the heart, and made their hearts bleed, within them: wherefore to relieve them, and administer comfort to them in this their distress, the apostle informs them, that the promise of Christ, and of his grace, was not only to them, who were now called, but it was also to their children; to as many of them as the Lord God should call; and who are the children of the promise, which all the children of the flesh were not, Romans 9:6 and to these the promise should be applied, notwithstanding this dreadful imprecation of theirs:
and to all that are afar off; either in place, as those that were dispersed, among the several nations of the world; and so carried in it a comfortable aspect on the multitude of Jews, that were of every nation under heaven; or in time, who should live in ages to come; or else the Gentiles are intended, who were afar off from God and Christ, and the way of life and salvation by him; see Ephesians 2:12 even as many as the Lord our God shall call: not externally only, by the ministry of the word, but internally, by his grace and Spirit; with that calling, which is according to the purpose and grace of God, and is inseparably connected with eternal glory; the promise is to all such, and is made good to all such, whether they be Jews or Gentiles, fathers, or children, greater or lesser sinners. The Syriac version reads, "whom God himself shall call".
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
For the promise - That is, the promise respecting the particular thing of which he was speaking - the influences of the Holy Spirit. This promise he had adduced in the beginning of his discourse Acts 2:17, and he now applies it to them. As the Spirit was promised to descend on Jews and their sons and daughters, it was applicable to them in the circumstances in which they then were. The only hope of lost sinners is in the promises of God, and the only thing that can give comfort to a soul that is convicted of sin is the hope that God will pardon and save.
Unto you - To you Jews, even though you have crucified the Messiah. The promise had special reference to the Jewish people.
To your children - In Joel, to their sons and daughters, who would, nevertheless, be old enough to prophesy. Similar promises occur in Isaiah 44:3, “I will pour my Spirit on thy seed, and my blessing on thine offspring”; and in Isaiah 59:21, “My Spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed’s seed, saith the Lord, from henceforth and forever.” In these and similar places their descendants or posterity are denoted. It does not refer merely to children as children, and should not be adduced as applicable exclusively to infants. It is a promise I to parents that the blessings of salvation shall not be confined to parents, but shall be extended also to their posterity. Under this promise parents may be encouraged to train up their children for God; they are authorized to devote them to him in the ordinance of Christian baptism, and they may trust in his gracious purpose thus to perpetuate the blessings of salvation from age to age.
To all - To the whole race; not limited to Jews.
Afar off - To those in other lands. It is probable that Peter here referred to the Jews who were scattered in other nations; for he does not seem yet to have understood that the gospel was to be preached to the Gentiles. See Acts 10:0: Yet the promise was equally applicable to the Gentiles as the Jews, and the apostles were afterward brought so to understand it, Acts 10:0; Romans 10:12, Romans 10:14-20; Romans 11:0. The Gentiles are sometimes clearly indicated by the expression “afar off Ephesians 2:13, Ephesians 2:17; and they are represented as having been brought nigh by the blood of Christ. The phrase is equally applicable to those who have been far off from God by their sins and their evil affections. To them also the promise is extended if they will return.
Even as many ... - The promise is not to those who do not hear the gospel, nor to those who do not obey it; but it is to those to whom God in his gracious providence shall send it. He has the power and right to pardon. The meaning of Peter is, that the promise is ample, full, free; that it is suited to all, and may be applied to all; that there is no defect or lack in the provisions or promises, but that God may extend it to whomsoever he pleases. We see here how ample and full are the offers of mercy. God is hot limited in the provisions of his grace; but the plan is applicable to all mankind. It is also the purpose of God to send it to all people, and he has given a solemn charge to his church to do it. We cannot reflect but with deep pain on the fact that, although these provisions have been made - fully made; that they are adapted to all people; but that yet they have been extended by his people to so small a portion of the human family. If the promise of life is to all, it is the duty of the church to send to all the message of mercy.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 39. For the promise is unto you — Jews of the land of Judea: not only the fulfilment of the promise which he had lately recited from the prophecy of Joel was made to them, but in this promise was also included the purification from sin, with every gift and grace of the Holy Spirit.
To all that are afar off — To the Jews wherever dispersed, and to all the Gentile nations; for, though St. Peter had not as yet a formal knowledge of the calling of the Gentiles, yet, the Spirit of God, by which he spoke, had undoubtedly this in view; and therefore the words are added, even as many as the Lord our God shall call, i.e. all to whom, in the course of his providence and grace, he shall send the preaching of Christ crucified.
