Acts 3:19 “Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,”

Acts 3:19

Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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;

World English Bible

“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,

American Standard Version

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;

Geneva Bible 1599

Amend your liues therefore, and turne, that your sinnes may be put away, whe the time of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.

Darby Translation

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,

Young's Literal Translation

reform ye, therefore, and turn back, for your sins being blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,

Bible in Basic English

So then, let your hearts be changed and be turned to God, so that your sins may be completely taken away, and times of blessing may come from the Lord;

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Cross references

“Repent”

Acts 2:38 Acts 11:18 2 Timothy 2:25

Acts 2:38 · BSB

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.

Acts 11:18 · BSB

When they heard this, they had no further objections, and they glorified God, saying, “So then, God has granted even the Gentiles repentance unto life.”

2 Timothy 2:25 · BSB

He must gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth.

“be”

Isaiah 1:16–20 Matthew 13:15 Matthew 18:3 Lamentations 3:40 Acts 11:21 James 4:7–10

Isaiah 1:16–20 · BSB

Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!

Matthew 13:15 · BSB

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…

Matthew 18:3 · BSB

“Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

Lamentations 3:40 · BSB

Let us examine and test our ways, and turn back to the LORD.

Acts 11:21 · BSB

The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.

James 4:7–10 · BSB

Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

“that”

Isaiah 44:22 Isaiah 43:25 Psalm 51:9 1 Kings 8:48–50 Jeremiah 50:20 Deuteronomy 4:29–31

Isaiah 44:22 · BSB

I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.

Isaiah 43:25 · BSB

I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.

Psalm 51:9 · BSB

Hide Your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquities.

1 Kings 8:48–50 · BSB

and when they return to You with all their heart and soul in the land of the enemies who took them captive, and when they pray to You in the direction of the land that You gave to their fathers, the city You have chosen,…

Jeremiah 50:20 · BSB

In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, a search will be made for Israel’s guilt, but there will be none, and for Judah’s sins, but they will not be found; for I will forgive the remnant I preserve.

Deuteronomy 4:29–31 · BSB

But if from there you will seek the LORD your God, you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.

“when”

2 Thessalonians 1:7 2 Peter 3:8 Isaiah 54:1–14 2 Thessalonians 1:10 Acts 3:21 Isaiah 60:1–22

2 Thessalonians 1:7 · BSB

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

2 Peter 3:8 · BSB

Beloved, do not let this one thing escape your notice: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.

Isaiah 54:1–14 · BSB

“Shout for joy, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth in song and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband,” says the LORD.

2 Thessalonians 1:10 · BSB

on the day He comes to be glorified in His saints and regarded with wonder by all who have believed, including you who have believed our testimony.

Acts 3:21 · BSB

Heaven must take Him in until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God announced long ago through His holy prophets.

Isaiah 60:1–22 · BSB

Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

18But in this way God has fulfilled what He foretold through all the prophets, saying that His Christ would suffer.

20that 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.

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