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Forγάρthe promiseἡ ἐπαγγελίαisἐστινfor youὑμῖνandκαὶfor yourτοῖς ὑμῶνchildrenτέκνοιςandκαὶfor allπᾶσιthoseτοῖςfar away,εἰς μακρὰνas many asὅσους ἂνthe LordκύριοςourἡμῶνGodὁ θεὸςmay call.”προσκαλέσηται
Acts 2:39
Study it in the app“For the promise is for you and for your children and for all those far away, as many as the Lord our God may call.””
Peter says the promise is for them, their children and those far awayThe Holy Spirit
With the Greek beneath
Acts 2:39, word by word
- the promiseἐπαγγελίαepangelia
promise
Promise.
Where else “epangelia” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- childrenτέκνοιςteknois
child
Someone born of parents, or of a family or people.
Where else “teknois” appears- far awayμακρὰνmakran
far
Situated a long way off.
Where else “makran” appears- the Lordκύριοςkyrios
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyrios” appears- Godθεὸςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- may callπροσκαλέσηταιproskalesētai
summon
Call to oneself, summon.
Where else “proskalesētai” appears
Translation note
It recalls Isaiah 57:19 and Joel 2:32.
The context
38And Peter said to them, “Change your minds, and let each of you be immersed in the name of Jesus the Messiah for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
39 · This verse (above)
40And with many other words he testified and kept urging them, saying, “Be saved from this crooked generation.”
To study Acts 2 in a group
1. What it says
What happened on the day of Pentecost when the disciples were filled with the Holy Spirit, and what did the crowd hear? (vv. 4-8)
2. What it means
Peter explains what happened using the Scriptures and Jesus. What does he want the people to understand about Jesus? (vv. 22-36)
3. How I live it
The first believers shared teaching, meals and possessions (vv. 42-45). What could you share this week with someone close to you?