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Acts 2:39 — King James Version← Study notes

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 2:39Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 2:3921 words
GreekMeaning
ὑμῖνhymin
To youpronounG4771
γάρgar
forwordG1063
ἐστινestin
isverbG1510
thearticleG3588
ἐπαγγελίαepangelia
promisenounG1860
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τοῖςtois
to thearticleG3588
τέκνοιςteknois
childrennounG5043
ὑμῶνhymōn
of youpronounG4771
καὶkai
andwordG2532
πᾶσιpasi
to alladjectiveG3956
τοῖςtois
thosearticleG3588
εἰςeis
atprepositionG1519
μακρὰνmakran
a distanceadjectiveG3117
ὅσουςhosous
as many asrelative pronounG3745
ἂνan
maybeparticleG302
προσκαλέσηταιproskalesētai
may call to HimselfverbG4341
κύριοςkyrios
the LordnounG2962
ho
thearticleG3588
θεὸςtheos
GodnounG2316
ἡμῶνhēmōn
of uspronounG1473
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 2:39

For the promise is unto you Acts 2:39: for he had spoken of a promise above. And to your children, he says: the gift is greater, when these are to be heirs of the blessings. And to all, he continues, that are afar off: if to those that are afar off, much more to you that are near: even as many as the Lord our God shall call. Observe the time he takes for saying, To those that are afar off. It is when he finds them conciliated and self-accusing. For when the soul pronounces…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 7 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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