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so thatὅπως ἂνtimesκαιροὶof refreshingἀναψύξεωςmay comeἔλθωσινfromἀπὸthe presenceπροσώπουof the Lord,τοῦ κυρίουandκαὶhe may sendἀποστείλῃthe Messiahτὸν χριστὸνappointedπροκεχειρισμένονfor you,ὑμῖνJesus,Ἰησοῦν
Acts 3:20
Study it in the app“so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and he may send the Messiah appointed for you, Jesus,”
Peter: heaven must receive Jesus until the times of the restoration of all thingsJesus Will Return
With the Greek beneath
Acts 3:20, word by word
- timesκαιροὶkairoi
right time
The right moment for something.
Where else “kairoi” appears- of refreshingἀναψύξεωςanapsyxeōs
refreshing
Refreshing, a rest that revives.
Where else “anapsyxeōs” appears- may comeἔλθωσινelthōsin
arrive
For a time or event to come: "the hour is coming".
Where else “elthōsin” appears- the presenceπροσώπουprosōpou
presence
Literally "the face": being in front of someone, face to face.
Where else “prosōpou” appears- of the Lordκυρίουkyriou
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appears- he may sendἀποστείλῃaposteilēi
send
To send someone somewhere on an errand, on behalf of the sender.
Where else “aposteilēi” appears- the Messiahχριστὸνchriston
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “christon” appears- appointedπροκεχειρισμένονprokecheirismenon
appoint, choose
Appoint, choose someone beforehand for a task.
Where else “prokecheirismenon” appears- JesusἸησοῦνIēsoun
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsoun” appears
The context
19So change your minds and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped out,
20 · This verse (above)
21whom heaven must receive until the times of the restoration of all things, of which God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from long ago.
To study Acts 3 in a group
1. What it says
What do Peter and John do for the lame man at the temple gate, and how does he react? (vv. 2-8)
2. What it means
When the people are amazed, Peter turns attention to Jesus and not to himself. Why does he do that? (vv. 12-16)
3. How I live it
When someone thanks or praises you, how can you simply acknowledge what helped you do it?