Acts 2:39 (GNV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

Acts 2:37 Now when they heard it, they were pricked in their heartes, and said vnto Peter and the other Apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we doe?

Acts 2:38 Then Peter said vnto them, Amend your liues, and bee baptized euery one of you in the Name of Iesus Christ for the remission of sinnes: and ye shall receiue the gift of the holy Ghost.

Acts 2:39 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.

Acts 2:40 And with many other words he besought and exhorted them, saying, Saue your selues from this froward generation.

Acts 2:41 Then they that gladly receiued his word, were baptized: and the same day there were added to the Church about three thousand soules.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 38's "Then Peter said vnto them Amend your..." into verse 40's "And with many other words he besought...", so "promise" and "vnto" 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 "vnto" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.