Acts 2:22

"It will be that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.’"

Key Reflection

In Acts 2:22, Peter quotes Joel 2:32 to proclaim that whoever calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved. For the first-century Jewish audience, calling on the Lord's name was a solemn act often associated with confession and seeking divine favor or deliverance in times of crisis. This phrase would have resonated deeply within their cultural context, as it invited those present to recognize Jesus as the fulfillment of prophetic promises and to trust in Him for salvation.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 22. Ye men of Israel. Descendants of Israel, or Jacob, i.e. Jews. Peter proceeds now to the third part of his argument, to show that Jesus Christ had been raised up; and that the scene which had occurred was in accordance with his promise, was proof of his resurrection, and of his exaltation to be the Messiah; and that therefore they should repent for their great sin in having put their own Messiah to death. A man approved of God. A man who was shown or demonstrated to have the approbation of God, or to have been sent by him. By miracles and wonders and signs.

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