Acts 2:39

New American Bible - revised edition

For the promise is made to you and to your children and to all those far off, whomever the Lord our God will call.”

Cross References

Isaiah 44:3

I will pour out water upon the thirsty ground, streams upon the dry land; I will pour out my spirit upon your offspring, my blessing upon your descendants.

Isaiah 54:13

All your children shall be taught by the Lord; great shall be the peace of your children.

Isaiah 57:19

creating words of comfort. Peace! Peace to those who are far and near, says the Lord; and I will heal them.

Isaiah 59:19

Those in the west shall fear the name of the Lord, and those in the east, his glory, Coming like a pent-up stream driven on by the breath of the Lord.

Isaiah 59:20

Then for Zion shall come a redeemer, to those in Jacob who turn from transgression—oracle of the Lord.

Isaiah 65:23

They shall not toil in vain, nor beget children for sudden destruction; For they shall be a people blessed by the Lord and their descendants with them.

Ezekiel 37:25

They shall live on the land I gave to Jacob my servant, the land where their ancestors lived; they shall live on it always, they, their children, and their children’s children, with David my servant as their prince forever.

Acts 10:45

The circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were astounded that the gift of the holy Spirit should have been poured out on the Gentiles also,

Acts 14:27

And when they arrived, they called the church together and reported what God had done with them and how he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.

Acts 15:14

Symeon has described how God first concerned himself with acquiring from among the Gentiles a people for his name.

Acts 15:3

They were sent on their journey by the church, and passed through Phoenicia and Samaria telling of the conversion of the Gentiles, and brought great joy to all the brothers.

Acts 15:8

And God, who knows the heart, bore witness by granting them the holy Spirit just as he did us.

Romans 11:29

For the gifts and the call of God are irrevocable. Triumph of God’s Mercy.

Romans 8:30

And those he predestined he also called; and those he called he also justified; and those he justified he also glorified.

Romans 9:24

namely, us whom he has called, not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles. Witness of the Prophets.

Romans 9:4

They are Israelites; theirs the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises;

1 Corinthians 7:14

For the unbelieving husband is made holy through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy through the brother. Otherwise your children would be unclean, whereas in fact they are holy.

Ephesians 1:18

May the eyes of [your] hearts be enlightened, that you may know what is the hope that belongs to his call, what are the riches of glory in his inheritance among the holy ones,

Ephesians 2:12

were at that time without Christ, alienated from the community of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, without hope and without God in the world.

Ephesians 4:4

one body and one Spirit, as you were also called to the one hope of your call;

Deuteronomy 29:15

You know that we lived in the land of Egypt and that we passed through the nations, that you too passed through

2 Thessalonians 1:11

To this end, we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and powerfully bring to fulfillment every good purpose and every effort of faith,

2 Timothy 1:9

He saved us and called us to a holy life, not according to our works but according to his own design and the grace bestowed on us in Christ Jesus before time began,

Hebrews 3:1

Therefore, holy “brothers,” sharing in a heavenly calling, reflect on Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession,

Hebrews 9:15

For this reason he is mediator of a new covenant: since a death has taken place for deliverance from transgressions under the first covenant, those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance.

1 Peter 5:10

The God of all grace who called you to his eternal glory through Christ [Jesus] will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you after you have suffered a little.

2 Peter 1:10

Therefore, brothers, be all the more eager to make your call and election firm, for, in doing so, you will never stumble.

2 Peter 1:3

His divine power has bestowed on us everything that makes for life and devotion, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and power.

Revelation 17:14

They will fight with the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and king of kings, and those with him are called, chosen, and faithful.”

Revelation 19:9

Then the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who have been called to the wedding feast of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These words are true; they come from God.”