Acts 2:21 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

²¹ And the time will come when every person who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved’ [i.e., whoever appeals to God through obedient faith in Christ].

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²¹ And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ And it shall be that whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord [invoking, adoring, and worshiping the Lord–Christ] shall be saved. [Joel 2:28-32.]

American Standard Version (1901)

²¹ And it shall be, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Common English Bible

²¹ “And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ And this shall be: whoever shall invoke the name of the Lord will be saved.'

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²¹ And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, shall be saved.

Acts 2:21 Cross References

Matthew 28:19

So, as you go, make disciples out of people from all the nations, then immerse believers [See Mark 16:15-16] into the name of [i.e., to enter a relationship with] the Father, and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Acts 2:20

[In that day] the sun will become dark and the moon will [appear] as blood. [This will all happen] before the great and wonderful day when the Lord comes. [Note: Some view these last two verses as a reference to events occurring at the end of time. See Matt. 24:29-30].

Acts 22:16

So now, what are you waiting for? Get up and be immersed [into Christ], and have your sins washed away as you appeal to His name [i.e., to Christ's authority].’

Acts 9:11

The Lord said to him, “Get up and go to Straight Street and ask for a person named Saul, from Tarsus, at the home of Judas; you will find him [there] praying.”

Acts 9:15

But the Lord replied to him, “Go on your way, for Saul is someone I have especially chosen to carry my name to the [unconverted] Gentiles, kings and the Israelites.

1 Corinthians 1:2

[it is being sent] to the church of God at Corinth. [You people are] set apart in [the fellowship of] Christ Jesus and called [by God] to be saints [i.e., His holy people], along with all [others] everywhere who call on our Lord Jesus Christ [i.e., in prayer]. He is their Lord and ours [as well].

Hebrews 4:16

So, with confidence we should approach God’s throne of unearned favor, so we can receive mercy and obtain that favor to help us when we need it.