Acts 2:21 (LSB)

Passage

And it will be that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’

Nearby Context

Acts 2:19 And I will put wonders in the sky above And signs on the earth below, Blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke.

Acts 2:20 The sun will be turned into darkness And the moon into blood, Before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes.

Acts 2:21 And it will be that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’

Acts 2:22 “Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man attested to you by God with miracles and wonders and signs which God did through Him in your midst, just as you yourselves know—

Acts 2:23 this Man, delivered over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you nailed to a cross by the hands of lawless men and put Him to death.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "saved", "everyone", "calls", "name", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "saved" and "everyone", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 20's "The sun will be turned into darkness..." into verse 22's "Men of Israel listen to these words...", so "saved" and "everyone" 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 "saved" and "everyone" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.