Acts 2:39 (LSB)

Passage

For the promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself.”

Nearby Context

Acts 2:37 Now when they heard this, they were pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Men, brothers, what should we do?”

Acts 2:38 And Peter said to them, “Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Acts 2:39 For the promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself.”

Acts 2:40 And with many other words he solemnly bore witness and kept on exhorting them, saying, “Be saved from this crooked generation!”

Acts 2:41 So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand souls.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "promise", "children", "lord", "call", and "himself". 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 "And Peter said to them Repent and..." into verse 40's "And with many other words he solemnly...", 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.