Acts 3:19

Acts 3:19 in other versions

• King James Version (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;
• New International Version (NIV)Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,

Context of Acts 3:19

17“And now, brothers, I know that like your rulers you didn’t know what you were doing. 18But in this way God made the sufferings of his Messiah come true. God had predicted these sufferings through all the prophets. So change the way you think and act, and turn ⌞to God⌟ to have your sins removed. 20Then times will come when the Lord will refresh you. He will send you Jesus, whom he has appointed to be the Christ. 21Heaven must receive Jesus until the time when everything will be restored as God promised through his holy prophets long ago.

Acts 3:19 word by word

μετανοήσατε οὖν καὶ ἐπιστρέψατε εἰς τὸ ἐξαλειφθῆναι ὑμῶν τὰς ἁμαρτίας,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Repent yeμετανοέωmetanoeō · to repentG3340
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• be convertedἐπιστρέφωepistrephō · to turnG1994
• thatεἰςeis · towardG1519
• yourσύsu · youG4771
• sinsἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266
• may be blotted outἐξαλείφωexaleiphō · to blot outG1813
• whenὅπωςhopōs · thatG3704
• ·ἄνan · ifG302
• the timesκαιρόςkairos · time/right timeG2540
• of refreshingἀνάψυξιςanapsuxis · refreshmentG403
• shall comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• the presenceπρόσωπονprosōpon · faceG4383
• of the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962

Cross-references for Acts 3:19

• Acts 2:38Peter answered them, “All of you must turn to God and change the way you think and act, and each of you must be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins will be forgiven. Then you will receive the Holy Spirit as a gift.
• Acts 11:18When the others heard this, they had no further objections. They praised God by saying, “Then God has also led people who are not Jewish to turn to him so that they can change the way they think and act and have eternal life.”
• 2 Timothy 2:25He must be gentle in correcting those who oppose the Good News. Maybe God will allow them to change the way they think and act and lead them to know the truth.
• Acts 11:21The Lord’s power was with his followers, and a large number of people believed and turned to the Lord.
• Acts 15:3The church sent Paul and Barnabas ⌞to Jerusalem⌟. As they were going through Phoenicia and Samaria, they told the whole story of how non-Jewish people were turning to God. This story brought great joy to all the believers.
• Acts 26:18You will open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light and from Satan’s control to God’s. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and a share among God’s people who are made holy by believing in me.’
• Acts 28:27These people have become close-minded and hard of hearing. They have shut their eyes so that their eyes never see. Their ears never hear. Their minds never understand. And they never turn to me for healing.” ’
• Psalms 51:13⌞Then⌟ I will teach your ways to those who are rebellious, and sinners will return to you.
• Isaiah 1:16“Wash yourselves! Become clean! Get your evil deeds out of my sight. Stop doing evil.
• Isaiah 6:10Make these people close-minded. Plug their ears. Shut their eyes. Otherwise, they may see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their minds, and return and be healed.”
• Isaiah 55:6Seek the Lord while he may be found. Call on him while he is near.
• Jeremiah 31:18“I have certainly heard Ephraim mourn and say, ‘You disciplined me, and I was disciplined. I was like a young, untrained calf. Turn me, and I will be turned, because you are the Lord my God.
• Lamentations 3:40Let us look closely at our ways and examine them and then return to the Lord.
• Lamentations 5:21O Lord, bring us back to you, and we’ll come back. Give us back the life we had long ago,
• Ezekiel 18:30“That is why I will judge each of you by what you have done, people of Israel,” declares the Almighty Lord. “Change the way you think and act. Turn away from all the rebellious things that you have done so that you will not fall into sin.
• Daniel 9:13This entire disaster happened to us, exactly as it was written in Moses’ Teachings. Lord our God, we never tried to gain your favor by turning from our wrongs and dedicating ourselves to your truth.

Commentaries on Acts 3:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19Repent ye therefore - Now that ye are convinced that this was the Messiah, let your minds be changed, and your hearts become contrite for the sins you have committed. And be converted - Ϛ, Turn to God through this Christ, deeply deploring your transgressions, and believing on his name; that your sins may be blotted out, which are not only recorded against you, but for which you are condemned by the justice of God; and the punishment due to them must be…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Repent ye - See the notes on Matthew 3:2. Therefore - Because of your sin in putting Jesus to death, and “because” he is the Messiah, and God through him is willing to show mercy to the chief of sinners. And be converted - This expression conveys an idea not at all to be found in the original. It conveys the idea of “passivity,” be “converted,” as if they were to yield to some foreign influence I that they were now resisting. But the idea of being…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-21Verses 19-21 The absolute necessity of repentance is to be solemnly charged upon the consciences of all who desire that their sins may be blotted out, and that they may share in the refreshment which nothing but a sense of Christ's pardoning love can afford. Blessed are those who have felt this. It was not needful for the Holy Spirit to make known the times and seasons of these dispensations. These subjects are still left obscure. But when sinners are…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19Other sections of the book of Acts and the Gospel of Luke explain the good news of "forgiveness" in more detail (see Acts 5:30–32; 10:36–43; 13:26–38; Luke 24:25–27, 45–47).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-2117-21. And now, brethren--Our preacher, like his Master, "will not break the bruised reed." His heaviest charges are prompted by love, which now hastens to assuage the wounds it was necessary to inflict. I wot--"know." through ignorance ye did it--(See marginal references, Lu 23:34; Ac 13:27; 26:9).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Acts 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings