Acts 3:26

Acts 3:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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 International Version (NIV)When God raised up his servant, he sent him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)God, having raised up his servant, sent him to you first, to bless you by turning every one of you from your wickedness."
• New King James Version (NKJV)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.”

Context of Acts 3:26

24Indeed, all the prophets who have spoken from Samuel on have announced these days. 25You are the sons of the prophets and also of the covenant that God cut with your fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘In your seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.’ God raised up His Servant and sent Him first to you, to bless you all by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”

Acts 3:26 word by word

ὑμῖν πρῶτον ἀναστήσας ὁ θεὸς τὸν παῖδα αὐτοῦ ἀπέστειλεν αὐτὸν εὐλογοῦντα ὑμᾶς ἐν τῷ ἀποστρέφειν ἕκαστον ἀπὸ τῶν πονηριῶν ὑμῶν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Unto youσύsu · youG4771
• firstπρῶτονprōton · firstG4412
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• having raised upἀνίστημιanistēmi · to ariseG450
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Sonπαῖςpais · childG3816
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• sentἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
• to blessεὐλογέωeulogeō · to praise/blessG2127
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• turning awayἀποστρέφωapostrephō · to turn awayG654
• every one of youἕκαστοςhekastos · eachG1538
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• iniquitiesπονηρίαponēria · evilG4189

Cross-references for Acts 3:26

• Acts 1:8But you will receive power when the Ruach ha-Kodesh has come upon you; and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and through all Judah, and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
• Acts 13:26“Brothers, sons of the family of Abraham and those among you who are God-fearers, it is to us the message of this salvation has been sent.
• Acts 18:4And he was debating every Shabbat in the synagogue, trying to persuade both Jewish and Greek people.
• Acts 26:20Rather, I kept declaring—first to those in Damascus, and then Jerusalem and throughout all the region of Judea, and also the Gentiles—that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds consistent with that repentance.
• Acts 28:23They set a day to meet Paul and came to him at his quarters in large numbers. From morning until evening he was explaining everything to them, testifying about the kingdom of God and trying to persuade them about Yeshua from both the Torah of Moses and the Prophets.
• Matthew 10:5Yeshua sent out these twelve and ordered them, “Do not go to the Gentiles, and do not enter into any Samaritan town.
• Luke 24:47and that repentance for the removal of sins is to be proclaimed in His name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
• Romans 2:9There will be trouble and hardship for every human soul that does evil—to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
• Revelation 7:4Now I heard the number of those marked with the seal: 144,000 from every tribe of Bnei-Yisrael—
• Acts 3:15You killed the Author of life—the One God raised from the dead! We are witnesses of it.
• Acts 3:20so times of relief might come from the presence of Adonai and He might send Yeshua, the Messiah appointed for you.
• Psalms 67:6Let the peoples praise You, O God. Let all the peoples praise You.
• Psalms 72:17May his name endure forever. May his name increase before the sun, and may all nations be blessed by him and call him blessed.
• Luke 2:10But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! For behold, I proclaim Good News to you, which will be great joy to all the people.
• Romans 15:29Now I know that when I come to you, I will come in the fullness of the blessing of Messiah.
• Galatians 3:9So then, the faithful are blessed along with Abraham, the faithful one.

Commentaries on Acts 3:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26Unto you first, God, having raised up - As you are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant, the first offers of salvation belong to you, and God thus makes them to you. The great mission of Jesus Christ is directed first to you, that you may be saved from your sins. God designs to bless you, but it is by turning each of you away from his iniquities. The salvation promised in the covenant is a salvation from Sin, not from the Romans; and no man…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26Unto you first - To you who are Jews. This was the direction, that the gospel should be first preached to the Jews, beginning at Jerusalem, Luke 24:47. Jesus himself also confined his ministry entirely to the Jews. Having raised up - This expression does not refer to his having raised him from the dead, but is used in the same sense as in Acts 3:22, where God promised that he would raise up a prophet, and send him to teach the people. Peter means that God…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-26Verses 22-26 Here is a powerful address to warn the Jews of the dreadful consequences of their unbelief, in the very words of Moses, their favourite prophet, out of pretended zeal for whom they were ready to reject Christianity, and to try to destroy it. Christ came into the world to bring a blessing with him. And he sent his Spirit to be the great blessing. Christ came to bless us, by turning us from our iniquities, and saving us from our sins. We, by…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-26The speeches in the book of Acts about telling others the good news focus on Jesus, who was put to death on a cross and raised to life. These speeches call people to repent and to place their faith in Jesus as the promised Messiah and the judge God has appointed (2:38; 3:19; 11:18; 17:30; 26:20). They also announce the same good news for the people of Israel and for Gentiles everywhere: there is "peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all" (10:36).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22-2622-26. a prophet ... like unto me--particularly in intimacy of communication with God (Nu 12:6-8), and as the mediatorial Head of a new order of things (He 3:2-6). Peter takes it for granted that, in the light of all he had just said, it would be seen at once that One only had any claim to be that Prophet. him shall ye hear in all things, &c.--This part of the prediction is emphatically added, in order to shut up the audience to the obedience of faith, on…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