Teks -- Acts 3:26 (NET)

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

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Robertson: Act 3:26 - Unto you first

Unto you first ( Humin prōton ).

The Jews were first in privilege and it was through the Jews that the Messiah was to come for "all the families of the earth."

Robertson: Act 3:26 - His servant

His servant ( ton paida autou ).

As in Act 3:13, the Messiah as God’ s Servant.

Robertson: Act 3:26 - To bless you

To bless you ( eulogounta humas ).

Present active participle to express purpose, blessing you (Robertson, Grammar , p. 991). In turning away (en tōi apostrephein ). Articular infinitive in the locative case, almost preserved in the English.

Vincent: Act 3:26 - His Son Jesus

His Son Jesus

The best texts omit Jesus. Render servant for son, and see on Act 3:13.

Wesley: Act 3:26 - To bless you, by turning you from your iniquities

Which is the great Gospel blessing.

JFB: Act 3:22-26 - a prophet . . . like unto me

Particularly in intimacy of communication with God (Num 12:6-8), and as the mediatorial Head of a new order of things (Heb 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.

JFB: Act 3:22-26 - 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 pain of being finally "cut off" from the congregation of the righteous (Psa 1:1).

JFB: Act 3:26 - God, having raised up

Not from the dead, but having provided, prepared, and given.

JFB: Act 3:26 - his Son Jesus

"His Servant Jesus" (see on Act 3:13).

JFB: Act 3:26 - sent him to bless you

Literally, "sent Him blessing you," as if laden with blessing.

JFB: Act 3:26 - in turning away every one of you from his iniquities

That is, "Hitherto we have all been looking too much for a Messiah who should shed outward blessings upon the nation generally, and through it upon the world. But we have learned other things, and now announce to you that the great blessing with which Messiah has come laden is the turning away of every one of you from his iniquities." With what divine skill does the apostle, founding on resistless facts, here drive home to the conscience of his auditors their guilt in crucifying the Lord of Glory; then soothe their awakened minds by assurances of forgiveness on turning to the Lord, and a glorious future as soon as this shall come to pass, to terminate with the Personal Return of Christ from the heavens whither He has ascended; ending all with warnings, from their own Scriptures, to submit to Him if they would not perish, and calls to receive from Him the blessings of salvation.|| 27024||1||12||0||@@PETER AND JOHN BEFORE THE SAMHEDRIM.==== (Act 4:1-13)

JFB: Act 3:26 - the captain

Of the Levitical guard.

JFB: Act 3:26 - of the temple

Annoyed at the disturbance created around it.

JFB: Act 3:26 - and the Sadducees

Who "say that there is no resurrection" (Act 23:8), irritated at the apostles "preaching through (rather, 'in') Jesus the resurrection from the dead"; for the resurrection of Christ, if a fact, effectually overthrew the Sadducean doctrine.

Clarke: Act 3:26 - Unto you first, God, having raised up

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?

Calvin: Act 3:26 - He hath raised up his Son // Whilst that he turneth

26.He hath raised up his Son He gathereth out of the words of Moses that Christ is now revealed. But the words do seem to import no such thing; yet doth he reason fitly thus, because the blessing could no otherwise be, unless the beginning thereof did flow from the Messias. For we must always remember this, that all mankind is accursed, and, therefore, there is a singular remedy promised us, which is performed by Christ alone. Wherefore, he is the only fountain and beginning of the blessing. And if so be that Christ came to this end, that he may bless the Jews first, and, secondly, us, he hath undoubtedly done that which was his duty to do; and we shall feel the force and effect of this duty in ourselves, unless our unbelief do hinder us.

This was a part of the priest’s office under the law, to bless the people; and, lest this should be only a vain ceremony, there was a promise added; as it is, (Num 6:27.) And that which was shadowed in the old priesthood was truly performed in Christ, (Heb 7:1.) Concerning which matter we have spoken more at large in the seventh chapter to the Hebrews. I like not Erasmus’s translation; for he saith, when he had raised him up, as if he spoke of a thing which was done long ago. But Peter meaneth rather, that Christ was raised up, when he was declared to be the author of the blessing; which thing, since it was done of late and suddenly, it ought to move their minds the more. For the Scripture useth to speak thus, as in the last place, of Moses, whereunto Peter alludeth. To raise up a prophet, is to furnish him with necessary gifts to fulfill his function, and, as it were, to prefer him to the degree of prophetical honor. And Christ was raised up then, when he fulfilled the function enjoined him by his Father, but the same thing is done daily when he is offered by the gospel, that he may excel amongst us. We have said that in the adverb of order, first, is noted the right of the first-be-gotten, because it was expedient that Christ should begin with the Jews, that he might afterward pass over unto the Gentiles.

Whilst that he turneth He doth again commend the doctrine of repentance, to the end we may learn to conclude under the blessing of Christ newness of life, as when Esaias promiseth that a “Redeemer should come to Zion,” he addeth a restraint; ²⁰⁰ “Those which in Jacob shall be turned from their iniquities.” For Christ doth not do away the sins of the faithful, to the end they may grant liberty to themselves to sin under this color; but he maketh them therewith all new men. Although we must diligently distinguish these two benefits which are linked together, that this ground-work may continue, that we are reconciled to God by free pardon, I know that other men turn it otherwise; but this is the true meaning of Luke; for he speaketh thus word for word, “In turning every one from his wickedness.”

TSK: Act 3:26 - first // having // sent // in

first : Act 1:8, Act 13:26, Act 13:32, Act 13:33, Act 13:46, Act 13:47, Act 18:4-6, Act 26:20, Act 28:23-28; Mat 10:5, Mat 10:6; Luk 24:47; Rom 2:9, Rom 2:10; Rev 7:4-9

having : Act 3:15, Act 3:22

sent : Act 3:20,Act 3:25; Psa 67:6, Psa 67:7, Psa 72:17; Luk 2:10,Luk 2:11; Rom 15:29; Gal 3:9-14; Eph 1:3; 1Pe 1:3, 1Pe 3:9

in : Isa 59:20,Isa 59:21; Jer 32:38-41, Jer 33:8, Jer 33:9; Eze 11:19, Eze 11:20, Eze 36:25-29; Mat 1:21; Eph 5:26, Eph 5:27; Tit 2:11-14; 1Jo 3:5-8; Jud 1:24

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Poole: Act 3:26 - Unto you first // Raised up his son, Jesus

Unto you first the Jews and inhabitants of Jerusalem, who are the lost sheep of the house of Israel. St. Peter did not yet know, that the Gentiles should be called, until he was taught it by the vision, Act 10:1-48 ; and though our Saviour had told the apostles that they should be his witnesses unto the uttermost part of the earth, Act 1:8 , they understood it only of those of their own nation, scattered or dispersed abroad, 1Pe 1:1 .

Raised up his son, Jesus which word does not only refer to the resurrection of Christ, but to his being constituted and appointed to be a Prince and a Saviour; thus it is said, a great prophet is risen up amongst us, Luk 7:16 ; and, God hath, raised up a horn of salvation, Luk 1:69 . Howsoever, it is by virtue of Christ’ s being raised from the dead, and carried into his kingdom, that we are blessed. In turning away everyone of you from his iniquities; this is the greatest blessing indeed; hence our Saviour hath his name imposed by God on him, Mat 1:21 , and was called Jesus, because he saves his people from their sins; and without this being saved from our sins, nothing can be a blessing to us, Isa 3:11 ; and, There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked, Isa 57:21 . Add to this, that if any be turned from their iniquities, it is through the blessing of God in Christ.

Haydock: Act 3:25-26 - You are the children ... to you first God raising up his Son

You are the children ... to you first God raising up his Son. He gives them encouragement, that not only the promise of sending the Messias was made to them, but that he came, and is to be preached to them: and that the blessings of his coming are first offered to them. (Witham)

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Gill: Act 3:26 - Unto you first, God having raised his Son Jesus // sent him to bless you // in turning away everyone of you from his iniquities

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 Luk 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, Tit 2:14.