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Verse of the Day · Call on the name of the Lord

Acts 2:21 (KJV)

“And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

Acts 2:21 · King James Version

Acts 2:21 is verse of the day number 318 of 366 on Lampfold, under the theme “Call on the name of the Lord”. It comes from Acts 2, and 9 other passages connected to it are listed below.

Acts 2:21 in other translations

  • And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’

    Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

  • And it shall be, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

    American Standard Version (ASV)

Acts 2:21 in context

Acts 2:18–24 (KJV). The verse of the day is highlighted.

18And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:

19And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:

20The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:

21And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

22Ye 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:

23Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:

24Whom 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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Cross-references for Acts 2:21

Passages most often linked to Acts 2:21, strongest connections first.

  • For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

  • And 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.

  • For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

  • And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

  • Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

  • Unto 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:

  • Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

  • But 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:

  • And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,

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Scripture text: King James Version, Berean Standard Bible and American Standard Version (public domain).