And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:
Parallel translations
- WEB and that he may send Christ Jesus, who was ordained for you before,
- BSB that 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.
- NKJV and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before,
- NASB and that He may send Jesus, the Christ appointed for you,
- NLT Then times of refreshment will come from the presence of the Lord, and he will again send you Jesus, your appointed Messiah.
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Quick answer
God will send the appointed Christ, Jesus, in fulfillment of his purpose for them. Repentance looks forward to Christ's promised coming.
Overview
Peter points to Jesus as the Messiah ordained for Israel, whose future sending is tied to the people's repentance and God's plan. The verse anticipates Christ's return and the consummation of salvation. It assures hearers that the Jesus they rejected is the one God has appointed, and that turning to him connects them to the hope of his coming kingdom.
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Cross-references · 13
- Luke 19:11And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.
- 2 Th 2:8And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
- Rev 1:7Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
- 2 Th 2:2That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
- Matt 24:30–36And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
- Rev 19:11–16And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
- Mark 13:30–37Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.
- Matt 16:27For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
- Luke 21:27And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
- Heb 9:28So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
- Mark 13:26And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
- Acts 17:31Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
- Matt 24:3And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
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