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whomὃνheavenοὐρανὸνmustδεῖreceiveδέξασθαιuntilἄχριthe timesχρόνωνof the restorationἀποκαταστάσεωςof all things,πάντωνof whichὧνGodὁ θεὸςspokeἐλάλησενbyδιὰthe mouthστόματοςof hisτῶν αὐτοῦholyἁγίωνprophetsπροφητῶνfrom long ago.ἀπ’ αἰῶνος
Acts 3:21
Study it in the app“whom 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.”
Peter: heaven must receive Jesus until the times of the restoration of all thingsJesus Will Return
With the Greek beneath
Acts 3:21, word by word
- heavenοὐρανὸνouranon
heaven
God's dwelling, above all that is created.
Where else “ouranon” appears- mustδεῖdei
must
Something that has to be done.
Where else “dei” appears- receiveδέξασθαιdexasthai
welcome
To gladly take in someone or something.
Where else “dexasthai” appears- untilἄχριachri
until
Until; as far as.
Where else “achri” appears- the timesχρόνωνchronōn
time
Time; a span of time.
Where else “chronōn” appears- of the restorationἀποκαταστάσεωςapokatastaseōs
restoration
Restoration: bringing all things back to their true state.
Where else “apokatastaseōs” appears- Godθεὸςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- spokeἐλάλησενelalēsen
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “elalēsen” appears- the mouthστόματοςstomatos
mouth
The part of the face through which one eats and speaks; also what one says.
Where else “stomatos” appears- holyἁγίωνhagiōn
holy
Holy, like God: pure and majestic; or what is his.
Where else “hagiōn” appears- prophetsπροφητῶνprophētōn
prophet
Someone who speaks for God.
Where else “prophētōn” appears- from long agoαἰῶνοςaiōnos
forever
Time without end.
Where else “aiōnos” appears
The context
20so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and he may send the Messiah appointed for you, Jesus,
21 · This verse (above)
22Moses said, ‘The Lord God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers; you will listen to him in everything that he says to you.
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?