Acts 3:26

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.

Parallel Translations

Simplified Cowboy Version
When God sent the Top Hand, he sent him to y'all first. Turn from your wicked ways and be blessed."

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."

New American Standard Bible (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."

Bible in Basic English
To you, first, God sent his servant, blessing you by turning every one of you from his sins.

Darby Translation
To you first God, having raised up his servant, has sent him, blessing you in turning each one [of you] from your wickedness.

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."

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."

World English Bible
God, having raised up his servant, Jesus, sent him to you first, to bless you, in turning away everyone of you from your wickedness."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
God having raised up his Son, hath sent him to you first, to bless you, by turning every one of you from your iniquities.

Weymouth's 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."

King James Version (1611)
Unto you first, God hauing raised vp his Sonne Iesus, sent him to blesse you, in turning away euery one of you from his iniquities.

Literal Translation
Having raised up His child Jesus, God sent Him first to you, blessing you in turning away each one from your iniquities.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
First vnto you hath God raysed vp his childe Iesus, & sent hi vnto you, to blesse you yt euery one shulde turne fro his wickednesse.

Mace New Testament (1729)
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.

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."

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.

Revised Standard Version
God, having raised up his servant, sent him to you first, to bless you in turning every one of you from your wickedness."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Fyrst vnto you hath God raysed vp his sonne Iesus and him he hath sent to blysse you that every one of you shuld turne from youre wickednes.

Update Bible Version
To you first, God having raised up his Son, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your iniquities.

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.

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.'

New Century Version
God has raised up his servant Jesus and sent him to you first to bless you by turning each of you away from doing evil."

New English Translation
God raised up his servant and sent him first to you, to bless you by turning each one of you from your iniquities."

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."

Complete Jewish Bible
So it is to you first that God has sent his servant whom he has raised up, so that he might bless you by turning each one of you from your evil 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."

Geneva Bible (1587)
First vnto you hath God raysed vp his Sonne Iesus, and him hee hath sent to blesse you, in turning euery one of you from your iniquities.

George Lamsa Translation
Now it was for you first, God appointed and sent his Son to bless you if you turn and repent from your evils.

Hebrew Names Version
God, having raised up his servant, Yeshua, sent him to you first, to bless you, in turning away everyone of you from your wickedness."

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."Matthew 1:21; 10:5; 15:24; Luke 24:47; Acts 13:22,32-33,46;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
with you from the first he hath established; and Aloha hath sent his Son, blessing you, if you will return and repent of your iniquities.

Murdock Translation
he hath first established to you: and God hath sent his Son to bless you, if ye will be converted, and repent of your wickedness.

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."

New Life Bible
God has raised up His Son Jesus and has sent Him to you first to give God's favor to each of you who will turn away from his sinful ways."

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.

New Revised Standard
When God raised up his servant, he sent him first to you, to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Unto you first, God - having raised up his Servant - hath sent him forth, ready to bless you, when ye are turning away, each one, from your wickednesses.

Douay-Rheims Bible
To you first, God, raising up his Son, hath sent him to bless you: that every one may convert himself from his wickedness.

King James Version
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.

Lexham English Bible
God, after he had raised up his servant, sent him to you first, to bless you by turning each of you back from your wickedness!"

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Unto you first, God hath raysed vp his sonne Iesus, and hath sent hym to blesse you, in turnyng euery one of you from his iniquities.

Easy-to-Read Version
God has sent his special servant Jesus. He sent him to you first. He sent him to bless you by causing each of you to turn away from your evil ways."

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."

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."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
God reiside his sone first to you, and sente hym blessynge you, that ech man conuerte hym from his wickidnesse.

Contextual Overview

¹² Peter saw that a crowd had gathered, and he said: Friends, why are you surprised at what has happened? Why are you staring at us? Do you think we have some power of our own? Do you think we were able to make this man walk because we are so religious? ¹³ The God that Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and our other ancestors worshiped has brought honor to his Servant Jesus. He is the one you betrayed. You turned against him when he was being tried by Pilate, even though Pilate wanted to set him free. ¹⁴ You rejected Jesus, who was holy and good. You asked for a murderer to be set free, ¹⁵ and you killed the one who leads people to life. But God raised him from death, and all of us can tell you what he has done. ¹⁶ You see this man, and you know him. He put his faith in the name of Jesus and was made strong. Faith in Jesus made this man completely well while everyone was watching. ¹⁷ My friends, I am sure that you and your leaders didn't know what you were doing. ¹⁸ But God had his prophets tell that his Messiah would suffer, and now he has kept that promise. ¹⁹ So turn to God! Give up your sins, and you will be forgiven. ²⁰ Then that time will come when the Lord will give you fresh strength. He will send you Jesus, his chosen Messiah. ²¹ But Jesus must stay in heaven until God makes all things new, just as his holy prophets promised long ago.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

first: Acts 1:8, Acts 13:26, Acts 13:32, Acts 13:33, Acts 13:46, Acts 13:47, Acts 18:4-6, Acts 26:20, Acts 28:23-28, Matthew 10:5, Matthew 10:6, Luke 24:47, Romans 2:9, Romans 2:10, Revelation 7:4-9

having: Acts 3:15, Acts 3:22

sent: Acts 3:20, Acts 3:25, Psalms 67:6, Psalms 67:7, Psalms 72:17, Luke 2:10, Luke 2:11, Romans 15:29, Galatians 3:9-14, Ephesians 1:3, 1 Peter 1:3, 1 Peter 3:9

in: Isaiah 59:20, Isaiah 59:21, Jeremiah 32:38-41, Jeremiah 33:8, Jeremiah 33:9, Ezekiel 11:19, Ezekiel 11:20, Ezekiel 36:25-29, Matthew 1:21, Ephesians 5:26, Ephesians 5:27, Titus 2:11-14, 1 John 3:5-8, Jude 1:24

Reciprocal: Genesis 12:3 - in thee Genesis 18:18 - become Genesis 50:20 - God meant Leviticus 3:2 - kill it Leviticus 9:22 - his hand 2 Samuel 6:18 - as soon 1 Chronicles 4:10 - bless me Psalms 3:8 - thy blessing Psalms 21:6 - made Psalms 85:8 - but Psalms 115:12 - the house of Israel Isaiah 61:9 - they are Isaiah 65:23 - for Jeremiah 31:18 - turn Jeremiah 32:39 - for the Jeremiah 50:20 - the iniquity Micah 7:20 - General Zechariah 10:9 - live Matthew 15:24 - I am not Matthew 25:34 - Come Luke 1:72 - perform Luke 5:32 - General John 1:11 - came John 2:19 - I will Acts 2:24 - God Acts 2:39 - the promise Acts 5:30 - raised Acts 5:31 - to give Acts 10:36 - word Acts 11:18 - granted Acts 11:19 - to none Acts 13:23 - raised Acts 13:30 - General Romans 1:9 - the Romans 9:4 - promises Romans 11:26 - and shall Romans 15:8 - Jesus 2 Corinthians 1:20 - all Galatians 3:14 - through 1 Timothy 1:15 - that Hebrews 4:2 - unto us 1 Peter 1:20 - but

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Unto you first, God having raised his Son Jesus,.... Which may be understood, either of the incarnation of Christ, and his exhibition in the flesh; which is sometimes expressed by raising him up, and is no other than the mission, or manifestation of him in human nature, as in Luke 1:69. Or of the resurrection of him from the dead, and the exaltation of him at the right hand of God:

sent him to bless you; in person, according to the former sense; for he was indeed sent only to the people of Israel, and to them he preached; many of whom were blessed with converting grace under his ministry; but according to the latter sense, and which seems most agreeable, he was sent in the ministry of the word, and came by his Spirit, first to the Jews, among whom the Gospel was first preached for a while, and was blessed to the conversion of many thousands among them, both in Judea, and in the nations of the world, where they were dispersed:

in turning away everyone of you from his iniquities; in this the blessing lay, and is rightly in our version ascribed to Christ, and to the power of his grace, in the ministration of the Gospel and not to themselves, as in many other versions; as the Syriac version, "if ye convert yourselves, and turn from your evils"; making it both their own act, and the condition of their being blessed; and the Arabic version likewise, "so that everyone of you departs from his wickedness"; but that work is Christ's, and this is the blessing of grace he himself bestows, and is a fruit of redemption by his blood, Titus 2:14.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Unto 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 had appointed his Son Jesus, or had commissioned him to go and preach to the people to turn them away from their sins.

To bless you - To make you happy; to fulfill the promise made to Abraham.

In turning away - That is, by his preaching, example, death, etc. The highest blessing that can be conferred upon people is to be turned from sin. Sin is the source of all woes, and if people are turned from that, they will be happy. Christ blesses no one in sin, or while loving sin, but by turning them from sin. This was the object which he had in view in coming, Isaiah 59:20; Matthew 1:21. The design of Peter in these remarks was to show them that the Messiah had come, and that now they might look for happiness, pardon, and mercy through him. As the Jews might, so may all; and as Jesus, while living, sought to turn away people from their sins, so he does still, and still designs to bless all nations by the gospel which he had himself preached, and to establish which he died. All may therefore come and be blessed; and all may rejoice in the prospect that these blessings will yet be bestowed on all the kindreds of the earth. May the happy day soon come!

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 3:26. Unto 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 can have his sin blotted out who does not turn away from it.

1. We may learn from this that neither political nor ecclesiastical privileges can benefit the soul, merely considered in themselves: a man may have Abraham for his father, according to the flesh; and have Satan for his father, according to the spirit. A man may be a member of the visible Church of Christ, without any title to the Church triumphant. In short, if a man be not turned away from his iniquities, even the death of Christ profits him nothing. His name shall be called JESUS, for he shall SAVE his people FROM their SINS.

2. If Christ be the substance and sum of all that the prophets have written, is it not the duty and interest of every Christian, in reading the Scriptures, to search for the testimony they bear to this Christ, and the salvation procured by his death?