King James Version

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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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “if” (ἐὰν) before they shall here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “when” (ἂν) before they shall here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἔσταιestaiit shall come to passεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “it shall come to pass”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.it shall come to passπᾶςpasallπᾶςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “all”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.ὃςhosthat whosoeverὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “that whosoever”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “that”.that whosoeverἐὰνeanifἐάνparticle — “if”G1437if.ἐπικαλέσηταιepikalesētaishall call onἐπικαλέω (epikaleō)verb, aorist middle subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “shall call on”, a single actionG1941(a) I call (name) by a supplementary (additional, alternative) name, (b) mid: I call upon, appeal to, address.shall call onτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὄνομαonomanameὄνομαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “name”, the object formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.This verse uses “name”.the nameκυρίουkuriouof the Lordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the Lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.of the Lordσωθήσεταιsōthēsetaishall be savedσῴζω (sōzō)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall be saved”, an action still aheadG4982I save, heal, preserve, rescue.shall be saved

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἂνanifἄνparticle — “if”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and it shall be, every one — whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, he shall be saved.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

and it shall be, every one — whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, he shall be saved.

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

And it shall be that whosoever shall call upon the name of [the] Lord shall be saved.

Douay-Rheims

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

Quotes

Joel 2:32 Joel 2:32 · King James VersionAnd 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.Joel 2:32 · King James VersionOpen the Source
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.