Acts 3:19
17 And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders.
18 But in this way God has fulfilled what He foretold through all the prophets, saying that His Christ would suffer.
Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,
20 that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus, the Christ, who has been appointed for you.
21 Heaven must take Him in until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God announced long ago through His holy prophets.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,
- KJV
- Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
- WEB
- “Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, so that there may come times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord,
- ASV
- Repent ye therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, that so there may come seasons of refreshing from the presence of the Lord;
- DARBY
- Repent therefore and be converted, for the blotting out of your sins, so that times of refreshing may come from [the] presence of the Lord,
- BLB
- Repent, therefore, and turn back, for the blotting out of your⁺ sins,
- ÅB
- Så fatt da et annet sinn og vend om, for at deres synder må bli utslettet, så husvalelsens tider kan komme fra Herrens åsyn,
- OTB
- Omvend dere derfor og vend dere til Gud, så deres synder kan bli utslettet, at tider med forfriskning kan komme fra Herren,
- B1930
- Så fatt da et annet sinn og vend om, forat eders synder må bli utslettet, så husvalelsens tider kan komme fra Herrens åsyn,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 2:38
Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Read in contextIsaiah 44:22
I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.
Read in contextIsaiah 43:25
I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.
Read in contextIsaiah 1:16–20
Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!
Read in contextMatthew 13:15
For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’
Read in contextMatthew 18:3
“Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Read in contextPsalms 51:9
Hide Your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquities.
Read in context2 Thessalonians 1:7
and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels
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