KJV King James Version
And it shall come to pass, [that] whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
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Acts 2:21
And it shall come to pass, [that] whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
WEB World English Bible
It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
ASV American Standard Version
And it shall be, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and it shall be, every one—whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, he shall be saved.
Surrounding context — Acts 2
18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:
19 And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:
20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:
21 And it shall come to pass, [that] whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
22 Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:
23 Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
24 Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.
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Romans 10:12-13For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.Joel 2:32And it shall come to pass, [that] whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.Psalm 86:5For thou, Lord, [art] good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.Acts 22:16And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.Hebrews 4:16Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.1 Corinthians 1:2Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called [to be] saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:Matthew 28:19Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:Acts 9:15But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:Acts 9:11And the Lord [said] unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for [one] called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,
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