And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
Parallel translations
- WEB It will be that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
- KJV And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
- NKJV And it shall come to pass That whoever calls on the name of the Lord Shall be saved.’
- NASB ‘And it shall be that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
- NLT But everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
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Quick answer
Joel's promise climaxes: whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. It offers salvation freely to all who trust in Him.
Overview
This is the heart of Peter's quotation, holding out salvation to everyone who calls on the Lord. In the gospel, calling on 'the Lord' centers on Jesus, whom Peter will proclaim. The verse anchors the universal offer of salvation through faith in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Rom 10:12–13For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: The same Lord is Lord of all, and gives richly to all who call on Him,
- Joel 2:32And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the LORD has promised, among the remnant called by the LORD.
- Ps 86:5For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.
- Acts 22:16And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’
- Heb 4:16Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
- 1 Cor 1:2To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:
- Matt 28:19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,
- Acts 9:15“Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.
- Acts 9:11“Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.
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