Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Acts 2:39
For the (a) 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.
(a) The word that is used here shows us that it was a free gift.
For the (a) 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.
(a) The word that is used here shows us that it was a free gift.
ACTS 2:39 For the second person pronouns in the Western text, see the final comment on ver. 17 above....
Verse 39. _FOR THE PROMISE IS UNTO YOU_] Jews of the land of Judea: not only the fulfilment of the _promise_ which he had lately recited from the prophecy of _Joel_ was made to them, but in this promi...
FOR THE PROMISE - That is, the promise respecting the particular thing of which he was speaking - the influences of the Holy Spirit. This promise he had adduced in the beginning of his discourse Acts...
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CHILDREN. App-108. AFAR OFF. Literally unto (Greek. _eis)_ far, i.e. the Dispersion and then the Gentiles. Compare Acts 22:21.Ephesians 2:13; Ephesians 2:17. Figure of speech _Euphemismos._ App-6. c
_the promise is unto you, and to your children_ Just as "to Abraham _and his seed_were the promises made" (Galatians 3:16), so is it to be under the new covenant. _all that are afar off_ Peter knew fr...
EFFECT OF ST PETER’S SERMON...
ἘΠΑΓΓΕΛΊΑ must be taken to embrace the same gifts which it included in Acts 1:4 and Acts 2:33. ΚΑῚ ΤΟΙ͂Σ ΤΈΚΝΟΙΣ. As under the old covenant the promises were made (Galatians 3:16) ‘to Abraham and his...
_THE SERMON IS PREACHED ACTS 2:16-39:_ Peter said the events of Pentecost were predicted by the prophet Joel. This is what Joel had predicted. The " last days" refers to the Christian dispensation tha...
ΌΣΟΥΣ _асс. pl. от_ ΌΣΟΣ (G3745) столький, сколький; с άν, которое делает утверждение более общим: все, кто; кто бы ни (BAGD). ΠΡΟΣΚΑΛΈΣΗΤΑΙ _aor. conj. med. (dep.) от_ ΠΡΟΣΚΑΛΈΟΜΑΙ (G4341) звать, пр...
DISCOURSE: 1739 REPENTANCE EXEMPLIFIED IN THE FIRST CONVERTS Acts 2:37. Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the Apostles, Men and brethre...
FOR THE PROMISE IS UNTO YOU, &C.— Considering that the gift of the Holy Ghost had been mentioned just before, it seems most natural to interpret this as a reference to the passage in Joel above recite...
d. The results of the sermon. Acts 2:37-42. Acts 2:37. Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and the rest of the apostles, Brethren, what shall we do? Act...
39. Peter does not limit the promise of the Holy Spirit to his present audience; but adds, (39) "_For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord...
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. FOR THE PROMISE - of the Holy Spirit, the grand blessing of the new cov...
38 Repentance and baptism lead to a probationary pardon, which may be withdrawn. This pardon is extended by Christ as the King. Its operation is illustrated by the parable of the ten thousand talent d...
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ST. PETER'S SERMON AND ITS EFFECTS. Peter's sermon falls into four divisions: (1) Acts 2:14. Explanation of the phenomenon of speaking with tongues as a manifestation of the outpouring of the Spirit f...
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CHAPTER 7 THE FIRSTFRUITS OF PENTECOST. Acts 2:37 THE sermon of St. Peter on the day of Pentecost and the sermons of our Lord present a striking contrast. Our Lord's sermons were of various kinds; t...
ὑμῖν γὰρ : the promise was made to the very men who had invoked upon themselves and upon their children, St. Matthew 27:25, the blood of the Crucified. See _Psalms of Solomon_, Acts 8:39 (Ryle and Jam...
PENTECOSTAL DAYS Acts 2:37-47 There were no exceptions in Peter's great appeal for repentance. _Every one of you!_ he declared. “But I drove the nails into His hands.” _Every one of you!_ he insists....
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FOR ALL AGES AND NATIONS 39. _“For the promise is to you and to your children, and to you who are afar off, so many as the Lord our God may call.”_ This verse is positive, unequivocal and unmistakable...
Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? (38) Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be bapt...
First of all we see man in an entirely new place man risen from among the dead and ascending to heaven. The risen ascended man, Christ Jesus, is the new starting-point of the dealings of God. The firs...
39._For the promise appertaineth unto you. _It was requisite that this should be expressly added, that the Jews might certainly think and persuade themselves that the grace of Christ did belong as wel...
Chapter 2 relates the fulfilment of this promise, in answer to the spirit of dependence manifested in their united prayers. The Spirit comes from above, in His own power, to possess and fill the dwel...
Ver. 39 FOR THE PROMISE IS UNTO YOU,.... Either of the Messiah, and salvation by him, which was particularly given forth to the people of the Jews; or of the remission of sins, which was a branch of t...
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. Ver. 39. _Even as many_] The devil sweeps all (of maturity) that are no...
_Now when they heard this_ Having patiently heard Peter out, and not given him the interruption they had been used to give Christ in his discourses; (which was an important point gained;) _they were p...
THE PROMISE; the promised influences of the Holy Spirit, and of pardon and salvation through repentance and faith in the Redeemer. AFAR OFF; distant nations, Gentiles as well as Jews. SHALL CALL; by...
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....
The immediate effect of the sermon:...
The feast of Pentecost in Israel looked forward to the very day on which God had decreed that the Spirit of God should come to form and indwell and empower the Church of God, which Christ had declared...
FOR THE PROMISE IS TO YOU AND TO YOUR CHILDREN, AND TO ALL WHO ARE AFAR OFF, AS MANY AS THE LORD OUR GOD WILL CALL. " 1. This not a "one time" offer. It is an open invitation. 2. To all men - all na...
For to you is the promise, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call unto him. 'FOR TO YOU IS THE PROMISE'-Peter isn't referring to the baptism of...
37-41 From the first delivery of that Divine message, it appeared that there was Divine power going with it; and thousands were brought to the obedience of faith. But neither Peter's words, nor the m...
FOR THE PROMISE IS UNTO YOU; lest they should doubt of pardon and grace, their sin having been so great. St. Peter gives them a ground of hope, they being the descendants from Abraham, unto whom espec...
39. Peter does not limit the promise of the Holy Spirit to his present audience; but adds, (39) "_ For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lor...
Acts 2:39 For G1063 promise G1860 is G2076 (G5748) you G5213 and G2532 your G5216 children G5043 and...
“For to you is the promise, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call to him.” Peter then reminds them that what he is declaring is what God had a...
Acts 2:39. For the promise is unto you. The promise contained in the prophecy of Joel, viz. the miraculous gifts and influences of the Spirit a characteristic, as far as regards the miraculous gifts,...
Acts 2:38-40. The exquisite tact and courtesy so marked in all the early Christian writings, and especially in the apostolic letters and sermons we possess, is very remarkable in this little _resume_...
THE PROMISE (η επαγγελια). The promise made by Jesus (Acts 1:4) and foretold by Joel (verse Acts 2:18).TO YOU (υμιν). You Jews. To your descendants, sons and daughters of verse Acts 2:17.TO ALL T...
Acts 2:39 The Meaning of the Gift of Tongues I. What is the truth to which this gift was the index, of which it was the pledge? Consider the narrative in the second chapter of the Acts of the Apostle...
Acts 2:37 The First Christian Baptism I. The double condition of baptism is repentance and faith in Jesus Christ. (1) Repentance, or the resolute turning and changing of the life, to face right round...
Acts 2 We have here the history of the first Christian revival. Let us trace it through, and mark at once its origin and its characteristics. I. It was ushered in by prayer. Like true children of God...
We cannot too often read the story of that wondrous outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost; and let us never read it without asking the Lord to manifest in our midst the fullness of the...
Acts 2:1. _And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place._ The first lesson that we ought to learn from this inspired record of what happened on the day of...
Acts 2:14. _But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you and hearken to my words:_ A g...
You know that Peter had been preaching a plain, simple, straightforward sermon upon the death, crucifixion, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. He, who was once such a coward that he trembled b...
CONTENTS: Holy Spirit's coming on day of Pentecost. The gospel given to the Jews. Peter's great sermon on the resurrected Christ, and the conviction of the people. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Holy Spirit...
Acts 2:1. _The day of Pentecost._ The fiftieth day after our Lord's resurrection, and the day when the sheaf of the firstfruits was offered. Though the feast of Pentecost was but one day, yet like the...
FOR GOD'S PROMISE. The promise of pardon and the Spirit as a gift. WAS MADE TO YOU AND YOUR CHILDREN. To these Jews who had rejected Christ, and to their descendants. AND TO ALL WHO ARE FAR AWAY. To e...
_But Peter standing up with the eleven._ THE SCENE Never was such an audience assembled as that before which this poor fisherman appeared: men of different nations, rapidly and earnestly speaking in...
_Now when they heard this they were pricked in their heart._ THE EFFECTS OF GOSPEL PREACHING 1. Peter having explained the events of Pentecost, an immediate effect was produced. “They were pricked in...
_For the promise is unto you, and to your children._ WHY CHRISTIANITY HAS FAILED 1_._ One of the earliest and most vital errors into which the Church fell was the conception that the Church’s power...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 2:39 Peter’s word that the promise was not just for the Jews who were listening but FOR ALL WHO ARE FAR OFF implies the inclusion of Gentiles (compare Ephesians 2
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 2:14 The Witness in Jerusalem. Beginning with Peter’s sermon at Pentecost and continuing through ch. Acts 5:1, the Christians’ witness is limited to the city of Jerus
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 2:37. WHAT SHALL WE DO?—As in Luke 3:10; Luke 3:12; Luke 3:14. The cry showed how deeply Peter’s words had penetrated....
EXPOSITION ACTS 2:1 _Was now come _for _was fully come, _A.V.; _all together _for _with one accord, _A.V. and T.R. WHEN THE DAY OF PENTECOST WAS NOW COME; literally, _when the day of Pentecost_—_i.e....
Now when the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:1) This would be feast day following the Passover, of which Jesus was crucified. And fifty days after the Passover, the second major Jewish feast, the Feast of Pe...
1 Corinthians 7:14; 1 Peter 5:10; 2 Peter 1:10; 2 Peter 1:3;...
Afar off [ε ι ς μ α κ ρ α ν]. Lit., unto a long way. Referring probably to the Gentiles, who are described by this phrase both in the Old and New Testaments. See Zechariah 6:15; Ephesians 2:11-13. Pet...