Act 3:26 | NETfull | STEP | God raised up his servant and sent him first to you, to bless you by turning each one of you from your iniquities.”

Acts 3:26

26 God raised up ^{▼▼ Grk “God raising up his servant, sent him.” The participle ἀναστήσας (anastēsas) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. Some translations (e.g., NIV, NRSV) render this participle as temporal (“when God raised up his servant”).} his servant and sent him first to you, to bless you by turning ^{▼▼ The picture of turning is again seen as the appropriate response to the message. See v. 19 above. In v. 19 it was “turning to,” here it is “turning away from.” The direction of the two metaphors is important.} each one of you from your iniquities.” ^{▼▼ For the translation of plural πονηρία (ponēria) as “iniquities,” see G. Harder, TDNT 6:565. The plural is important, since for Luke turning to Jesus means turning away from sins, not just the sin of rejecting Jesus.}