Context 2:39 For the promise1 is for you and your children, and for all who are far away, as many as the Lord our God will call to himself.”
[2:39]1snThe promise refers to the promise of the Holy Spirit that Jesus received from the Father in 2:33 and which he now pours out on others. The promise consists of the Holy Spirit (see note in 2:33). Jesus is the active mediator of God’s blessing.