Acts 2:39

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

For ye promyse was made vnto you and to youre chyldre and to all that are afarre even as many as ye Lorde oure God shall call.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὑμῖν γάρ ἐστιν ἡ ἐπαγγελία, καὶ τοῖς τέκνοις ὑμῶν, καὶ πᾶσι τοῖς εἰς μακράν, ὅσους ἂν προσκαλέσηται Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν.

Transliteration

To you gar estin the epangelia, and to the teknois of you, and to all those at makran, as many as an proskalēsētai Kurios the Theos of us.

Grammar Details

• *gar*: conjunction - for
• *estin*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is
• *epangelia*: nominative, feminine, singular - promise
• *teknois*: dative, neuter, plural - to children
• *makran*: accusative, feminine, singular - far/distant
• *an*: particle - modal particle with subjunctive
• *proskalēsētai*: aorist middle subjunctive, 3rd person singular - he might call to himself
• *Kurios*: nominative, masculine, singular - Lord
• *Theos*: nominative, masculine, singular - God

Word Meanings

• *estin*: is/exists/belongs
• *epangelia*: promise/pledge
• *teknois*: children/descendants/offspring
• *makran*: far/distant/far away
• *proskalēsētai*: might call/summon/invite
• *Kurios*: Lord/Master
• *Theos*: God/deity

Referenced Verses

• Acts 15:8 : 8 And God which knoweth the herte bare them witnes and gave vnto them the holy goost eve as he dyd vnto vs
• Rom 8:30 : 30 Morover which he apoynted before them he also called. And which he called them also he iustified which he iustified them he also glorified.
• 1 Cor 7:14 : 14 For ye vnbelevynge husbande is sanctified by the wyfe: and the vnbelevynge wyfe is sanctified by the husbande. Or els were youre chyldren vnclene: but now are they pure.
• Eph 4:4 : 4 beynge one body and one sprete eve as ye are called in one hope of youre callynge.
• Heb 3:1 : 1 Wherfore holy brethren partakers of the celestiall callinge cosyder the embasseatour and hye prest of oure profession Christ Iesus
• 2 Pet 1:10 : 10 Wherfore brethren geve the moare diligence forto make youre callynge and eleccion sure. For yf ye do soche thynges ye shall never erre.
• Gen 17:7-8 : 7 Moreover I will make my bonde betwene me and the and thy seed after the in their tymes to be an everlastynge testament So that I wyll be God vnto the and to thy seed after the. 8 And I will geue vnto the ad to thy seed after the the lande where in thou arte a straunger: Euen all the lande of Canaan for an everlastynge possession and wil be their God.
• Acts 10:45 : 45 And they of ye circucision which beleved were astonyed as many as came wt Peter because that on the Gentyls also was sheed oute ye gyfte of the holy gost.
• Acts 11:15-18 : 15 And as I begane to preach ye holy goost fell on them as he dyd on vs at the begynninge. 16 Then came to my remembrauce ye wordes of the Lorde how he sayde: Iohn baptised with water but ye shalbe baptysed with the holy goost. 17 For as moche then as God gave the lyke gyftes as he dyd vnto vs when we beleved on the Lorde Iesus Christ: what was I that I shuld have with stonde God? 18 when they hearde this they helde their peace and gloryfied God sayinge: then hath God also to the gentyls graunted repentaunce vnto lyfe.
• Acts 14:27 : 27 When they were come and had gaddered the congregacion to gedder they rehersed all that God had done by them and how he had opened the dore of faith vnto the getyls.
• Acts 15:3 : 3 And after they were brought on their waye by the congregacion they passed over Phenices and Samaria declarynge the conuersion of the getyls and they brought great ioye vnto all ye brethren.
• Acts 3:25-26 : 25 Ye are the chyldren of the Prophetes and of the covenaunt which God hath made vnto oure fathers sayinge to Abraham: Eve in thy seede shall all the kinredes of the erth be blessed. 26 Fyrst vnto you hath God raysed vp his sonne Iesus and him he hath sent to blysse you that every one of you shuld turne from youre wickednes.
• Acts 15:14 : 14 Simeon tolde how God at the begynnynge dyd visit the gentyls and receaved of them people vnto his name.
• Eph 1:18 : 18 and lighten the eyes of youre myndes yt ye myght knowe what that hope is where vnto he hath called you and what the riches of his glorious inheritaunce is apon the sainctes
• Eph 2:13-22 : 13 But now in Christ Iesu ye which a whyle agoo were farre of are made nye by ye bloude of Christ. 14 For he is oure peace whych hath made of both one and hath broken doune the wall yt was a stoppe bitwene vs 15 and hath also put awaye thorow his flesshe the cause of hatred (that is to saye the lawe of commaundementes contayned in the lawe written) for to make of twayne one newe ma in him silfe so makynge peace: 16 and to recocile both vnto god in one body thorow his crosse and slewe hatred therby: 17 and came and preached peace to you which were afarre of and to them that were nye. 18 For thorow him we both have an open waye in in one sprete vnto the father. 19 Now therfore ye are no moare straugers and foreners: but citesyns with the saynctes and of the housholde of god: 20 and are bilt apon the foundacion of the apostles and prophetes Iesus Christ beynge the heed corner stone 21 in whom every bildynge coupled togedder groweth vnto an holy temple in ye LORde 22 in who ye also are bilt togedder and made an habitacio for god in the sprete.
• Eph 3:5-8 : 5 which mistery in tymes passed was not opened vnto the sonnes of men as it is nowe declared vnto his holy apostles and prophetes by the sprete: 6 that the gentyls shuld be inheritours also and of the same body and partakers of his promis yt is in Christ by ye meanes of the gospell 7 whereof I am made a minister by the gyfte of the grace of god geve vnto me thorow ye workynge of his power. 8 Vnto me the lest of all sayntes is this grace geven that I shuld preache amonge the gentyls the unsearchable ryches of Christ
• Rom 9:4 : 4 which are the Israelites. To whom pertayneth the adopcion and the glorie and the covenauntes and the law that was geven and the service of God and the promyses:
• Rom 9:24 : 24 that is to saye vs which he called not of the Iewes only but also of ye gentyls.
• Rom 11:16-17 : 16 For yf one pece be holy the whole heepe is holy. And yf the rote be holy the braunches are holy also. 17 Though some of the brauuches be broken of and thou beynge a wylde olyue tree arte graft in amonge them and made parttaker of ye rote and fatnes of the olyve tree
• Rom 11:29 : 29 For verely the gyftes and callynge of god are soche that it cannot repent him of them:
• Rev 17:14 : 14 These shall fyght with the lambe and the lambe shall overcome them: For he is LORde of LORdes and kynge of kynges: and they that are on hys syde are called and chosen and faythfull.
• Rev 19:9 : 9 And he sayde vnto me: happy are they which are called vnto the Labes supper. And he sayde vnto me: these are the true sayinges of God.
• Heb 9:15 : 15 And for this cause is he the mediator of ye newe testament that thorow deeth which chaunsed for the redempcion of those transgressions that were in ye fyrst testamet) they which were called myght receave the promes of eternall inheritaunce.
• 1 Pet 5:10 : 10 The God of all grace which called you vnto his eternall glory by Christ Iesus shall his awne silfe after ye have soffred a lytell affliccio make you perfect: shall settle strenght and stablishe you.
• 2 Pet 1:3 : 3 Accordinge as his godly power hath geven vnto vs all thinges that pertayne vnto lyfe and godlynes thorow the knowledge of him that hath called vs by vertue and glory
• 2 Thess 1:11 : 11 Wherfore we praye all wayes for you that oure god make you worthy of the callynge and fulfill all delectacion of goodnes and the worke of fayth with power:
• 2 Thess 2:13-14 : 13 But we are bounde to geve thankes alwaye to god for you brethren beloved of the LORde for because that God hath from the begynnynge chosen you to saluacion thorow sanctifyinge of the sprete and thorowe belevynge the trueth: 14 whervnto he called you byoure gospell to obtayne ye glorye that cometh of oure lord Iesu Christ.
• 2 Tim 1:9 : 9 which saved vs and called vs wt an holy callinge not acordinge to oure dedes but accordynge to his awne purpose and grace which grace was geve vs thorowe Christ Iesu before the worlde was