Acts 2:21
19 And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:
20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
22 Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:
23 Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
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Compare
- BSB
- And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
- KJV
- And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
- WEB
- It will be that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
- ASV
- And it shall be, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
- DARBY
- And it shall be that whosoever shall call upon the name of [the] Lord shall be saved.
- BLB
- And it will come to pass [that] everyone who shall call upon the name of the Lord will be saved.”
- ÅB
- Og det skal skje: Hver den som påkaller Herrens navn, han skal bli frelst.
- OTB
- Og hver den som påkaller Herrens navn
skal bli frelst.’ - B1930
- Og det skal skje: Hver den som påkaller Herrens navn, han skal bli frelst.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Romans 10:12–13
For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
Read in contextJoel 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.
Read in contextPsalms 86:5
For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
Read in contextActs 22:16
And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
Read in contextHebrews 4:16
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Read in context1 Corinthians 1:2
Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:
Read in contextMatthew 28:19
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Read in contextActs 9:15
But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:
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