Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When God raised up his servant, he sent him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.” New Living Translation When God raised up his servant, Jesus, he sent him first to you people of Israel, to bless you by turning each of you back from your sinful ways.” English Standard Version God, having raised up his servant, sent him to you first, to bless you by turning every one of you from your wickedness.” Berean Standard Bible When God raised up His Servant, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.” Berean Literal Bible God, having raised up His servant, sent Him first to you, blessing you in turning away each of you from your wickednesses." King James Bible Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities. New King James Version To you first, God, having raised up His Servant Jesus, sent Him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your iniquities.” New American Standard Bible God raised up His Servant for you first, and sent Him to bless you by turning every one of you from your wicked ways.” NASB 1995 “For you first, God raised up His Servant and sent Him to bless you by turning every one of you from your wicked ways.” NASB 1977 “For you first, God raised up His Servant, and sent Him to bless you by turning every one of you from your wicked ways.” Legacy Standard Bible For you first, God raised up His Servant and sent Him to bless you by turning every one of you from your wicked ways.” Amplified Bible It was for you first of all that God raised up His Servant and Son [Jesus], and sent Him to bless you by turning every one of you from your wicked ways.” Christian Standard Bible God raised up his servant and sent him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your evil ways.” Holman Christian Standard Bible God raised up His Servant and sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your evil ways.” American Standard Version Unto you first God, having raised up his Servant, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your iniquities. Contemporary English Version God sent his chosen Son to you first, because God wanted to bless you and make each one of you turn away from your sins. English Revised Version Unto you first God, having raised up his Servant, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your iniquities. GOD'S WORD® Translation God has brought his servant back to life and has sent him to you first. God did this to bless you by turning every one of you from your evil ways." Good News Translation And so God chose his Servant and sent him to you first, to bless you by making every one of you turn away from your wicked ways." International Standard Version When God raised up his servant, he sent him first to you to bless you by turning every one of you from your evil ways." Majority Standard Bible When God raised up His Servant Jesus, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.? NET Bible God raised up his servant and sent him first to you, to bless you by turning each one of you from your iniquities." New Heart English Bible God, having raised up his Servant, sent him to you first, to bless you, in turning away everyone of you from your wickedness." Webster's Bible Translation To you first, God having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities. Weymouth New Testament It is to you first that God, after raising His Servant from the grave, has sent Him to bless you, by causing every one of you to turn from your wickedness." World English Bible God, having raised up his servant Jesus, sent him to you first to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your wickedness.” Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionto you first, God, having raised up His child Jesus, sent Him, blessing you, in the turning away of each one from your evil ways.” Berean Literal Bible God, having raised up His servant, sent Him first to you, blessing you in turning away each of you from your wickednesses." Young's Literal Translation to you first, God, having raised up His child Jesus, did send him, blessing you, in the turning away of each one from your evil ways.' Smith's Literal Translation To you first God, having raised up his child Jesus, sent him praising you, in turning away each from your wickedness. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleTo you first God, raising up his Son, hath sent him to bless you; that every one may convert himself from his wickedness. Catholic Public Domain Version God raised up his Son and sent him first to you, to bless you, so that each one may turn himself away from his wickedness.” New American Bible For you first, God raised up his servant and sent him to bless you by turning each of you from your evil ways.” New Revised Standard Version When God raised up his servant, he sent him first to you, to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleNow it was for you first, God appointed and sent his Son to bless you if you turn and repent from your evils. Aramaic Bible in Plain English “God appointed to you from the first and sent his Son to bless you, if you are converted, and you return from your evils.” NT Translations Anderson New TestamentTo you first, God, having raised up his Son Jesus, has sent him to bless you, in turning every one of you away from his iniquities. Godbey New Testament To you God, having first raised up his Son, sent him blessing you, in turning each one from your sins. Haweis New Testament Unto you in the first instance, hath God, after raising up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, to the end that every one of you should turn away from your iniquities. Mace New Testament it is to you that God first of all sent his son Jesus, having raised him up to bless you, provided you all renounce your iniquities. Weymouth New Testament It is to you first that God, after raising His Servant from the grave, has sent Him to bless you, by causing every one of you to turn from your wickedness." Worrell New Testament To you first, God, having raised up His Child, sent Him forth, blessing you, in turning away every one of you from your iniquities." Worsley New Testament and to you first God having raised up his son Jesus, sent Him to bless you; in your turning away every one of you from your iniquities. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Peter Speaks in Solomon's Colonnade…25And you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’ 26 When God raised up His Servant, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.” Cross References Genesis 12:3 I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.” Genesis 22:18 And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.” Genesis 26:4 I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, Genesis 28:14 Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. Galatians 3:8 The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and foretold the gospel to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.” Galatians 3:16 The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ. Luke 24:47 and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem. Matthew 1:21 She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.” Romans 1:16 I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek. Romans 15:8-9 For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God’s truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs, / so that the Gentiles may glorify God for His mercy. As it is written: “Therefore I will praise You among the Gentiles; I will sing hymns to Your name.” Isaiah 49:6 He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.” Isaiah 53:5-6 But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. / We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all. Jeremiah 31:33-34 “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. / No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.” Ezekiel 36:26-27 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. / And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances. Malachi 4:2 “But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall. Treasury of Scripture To you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities. first. Acts 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. Acts 13:26,32,33,46,47 Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent… Acts 18:4-6 And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks… having. Acts 3:15,22 And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses… sent. Acts 3:20,25 And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you: … Psalm 67:6,7 Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us… Psalm 72:17 His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed. in. Isaiah 59:20,21 And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the LORD… Jeremiah 32:38-41 And they shall be my people, and I will be their God: … Jeremiah 33:8,9 And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, whereby they have sinned against me; and I will pardon all their iniquities, whereby they have sinned, and whereby they have transgressed against me… Jump to Previous Bless Blessing Causing Child Evil First Grave Iniquities Jesus Raised Raising Servant Sins Turn Turning Ways Wicked WickednessJump to Next Bless Blessing Causing Child Evil First Grave Iniquities Jesus Raised Raising Servant Sins Turn Turning Ways Wicked WickednessActs 3 1. Peter preaching to the people that came to see a lame man restored to his feet,12. professes the cure to have been wrought by God, and his son Jesus; 13. withal reprehending them for crucifying Jesus; 17. which because they did it through ignorance, 18. and that thereby were fulfilled God's determinate counsel, and the Scriptures, 19. he exhorts them by repentance and faith to seek remission of their sins through Jesus. When God raised up His Servant This phrase refers to the resurrection of Jesus Christ, whom God raised from the dead. The term "Servant" is significant, echoing the "Suffering Servant" in Isaiah 52:13-53:12, a prophecy about the Messiah who would suffer for the sins of the people. The resurrection is central to Christian faith, affirming Jesus as the Messiah and validating His teachings and sacrifice. The concept of God raising up a servant also connects to the Old Testament, where God often raised leaders to deliver Israel, such as Moses and David. He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways Persons / Places / Events 1. GodThe sovereign Creator who orchestrates the plan of salvation and raises Jesus from the dead. 2. His Servant Refers to Jesus Christ, the Messiah, who fulfills the prophecies of the Old Testament. 3. Peter The apostle delivering this message to the Jewish audience in Jerusalem. 4. Jewish Audience The initial recipients of the Gospel message, highlighting the priority of the Jews in God's redemptive plan. 5. Jerusalem The city where this event takes place, significant as the center of Jewish worship and the starting point of the Christian mission. Teaching Points Priority of the Gospel to the JewsGod's redemptive plan began with the Jewish people, fulfilling His promises to the patriarchs. The Role of Jesus as the Servant Jesus is the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies, serving as the ultimate servant who brings salvation. Repentance as a Blessing Turning from wicked ways is not just a command but a blessing, as it leads to a restored relationship with God. The Universality of the Gospel While the message was first delivered to the Jews, it is intended for all people, emphasizing the inclusivity of God's salvation plan. The Transformative Power of the Gospel The Gospel has the power to change lives, turning individuals away from sin and towards righteousness.(26) Unto you first. . . .--Here again we note, even in the very turn of the phrase as well as of the thought, an agreement with St. Paul's formula of the purpose of God being manifested "to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile" (Acts 13:46; Romans 1:16; Romans 2:9-10). St. Peter does not as yet know the conditions under which the gospel will be preached to the heathen; but his words imply a distinct perception that there was a call to preach to them. His Son Jesus.--Better, as before, Servant. (See Note on Acts 3:13.) Sent him to bless you.--The Greek structure gives the present participle where the English has the infinitive, sent Him as in the act of blessing. The verb which strictly and commonly expresses a spoken benediction is here used in a secondary sense, as conveying the reality of blessedness. And the blessing is found, not in mere exemption from punishment, not even in pardon and reconciliation, but in a change of heart, in "turning each man from his wickednesses." The plural of the abstract noun implies, as in Mark 7:22, all the many concrete forms in which man's wickedness could show itself. . . . Verse 26. - Servant for Son Jesus, A.V. and T.R.; your for his, A.V. Unto you first. In virtue of the covenant, the first offer of salvation was made to the Jews (see Acts 1:8; Acts 13:26, 46; Luke 24:47; Romans 2:10, etc.; comp. Matthew 15:24). His Servant (as in ver. 13). As regards the phrase, "having raised up," however natural it is at first sight to understand it of the raising from the dead, the tenses make it impossible to do so. Nor could it be said that God sent Jesus to bless them after his resurrection. We must, therefore, understand ἀναστήσας as to be equivalent to ἐξαγείρας, and to mean "having appointed," set up, raised up (as the English word is used, Luke 1:69; Romans 9:17). In this sense God raised up his Servant by the incarnation, birth, anointing, and mission to be the Savior. To bless you; to fulfill to you the blessing promised to Abraham's seed. In turning away, etc., deliverance from sin being the chief blessing which Christ bestows upon his people (so Acts 5:31, repentance is spoken of as Christ's great gift to Israel). So closed the second great apostolic sermon.
Greek [When] GodΘεὸς (Theos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. raised up ἀναστήσας (anastēsas) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 450: To raise up, set up; I rise from among (the) dead; I arise, appear. From ana and histemi; to stand up. His αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. servant, Παῖδα (Paida) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 3816: Perhaps from paio; a boy, or, a girl, and a child; specially, a slave or servant. He sent ἀπέστειλεν (apesteilen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 649: From apo and stello; set apart, i.e. to send out literally or figuratively. Him αὐτὸν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. first πρῶτον (prōton) Adverb - Superlative Strong's 4412: First, in the first place, before, formerly. Neuter of protos as adverb; firstly. to you ὑμῖν (hymin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. to bless εὐλογοῦντα (eulogounta) Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 2127: (lit: I speak well of) I bless; pass: I am blessed. From a compound of eu and logos; to speak well of, i.e. to bless. you ὑμᾶς (hymas) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. by ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. turning ἀποστρέφειν (apostrephein) Verb - Present Infinitive Active Strong's 654: To turn away, pervert, remove; I restore, replace; mid: I desert, reject. From apo and strepho; to turn away or back. each [of you] ἕκαστον (hekaston) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 1538: Each (of more than two), every one. As if a superlative of hekas; each or every. from ἀπὸ (apo) Preposition Strong's 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. your ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. wicked ways.” πονηριῶν (ponēriōn) Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural Strong's 4189: Wickedness, iniquities. From poneros; depravity, i.e., malice; plural plots, sins. Links Acts 3:26 NIVActs 3:26 NLT Acts 3:26 ESV Acts 3:26 NASB Acts 3:26 KJV Acts 3:26 BibleApps.com Acts 3:26 Biblia Paralela Acts 3:26 Chinese Bible Acts 3:26 French Bible Acts 3:26 Catholic Bible NT Apostles: Acts 3:26 God having raised up his servant Jesus (Acts of the Apostles Ac) |
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