Acts 2:39 (KJV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

Acts 2:37 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?

Acts 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

Acts 2:39 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.

Acts 2:40 And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.

Acts 2:41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "promise", "children", "afar", "even", "lord", "shall", and "call". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "promise" and "children", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 38's "Then Peter said unto them Repent and..." into verse 40's "And with many other words did he...", so "promise" and "children" belong inside that flow. In Acts context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "promise" and "children" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.