Acts 3:26

God raised up his servant Jesus and sent him first to Israel, to bless them by turning them from wickedness. The gospel's first blessing is deliverance from sin.

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• Matt 1:21She shall give birth to a son. You shall call his name Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins.”
• 1 Jn 3:5–8You know that he was revealed to take away our sins, and in him is no sin.
• Jude 1:24Now to him who is able to keep them from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory in great joy,
• Acts 3:22For Moses indeed said to the fathers, ‘The Lord God will raise up a prophet for you from among your brothers, like me. You shall listen to him in all things whatever he says to you.
• Eph 5:26–27that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word,
• Ezek 11:19–20I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you. I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them a heart of flesh;
• Ezek 36:25–29I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
• Acts 13:46–47Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, and said, “It was necessary that God’s word should be spoken to you first. Since indeed you thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.
• Rom 1:16For I am not ashamed of the Good News of Christ, for it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes; for the Jew first, and also for the Greek.
• Acts 3:25You are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘In your offspring will all the families of the earth be blessed.’
• Acts 26:20but declared first to them of Damascus, at Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.
• Acts 28:23–28When they had appointed him a day, many people came to him at his lodging. He explained to them, testifying about God’s Kingdom, and persuading them concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses and from the prophets, from morning until evening.
• Gal 3:9–14So then, those who are of faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham.
• 1 Pet 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
• Eph 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ;
• Acts 3:15and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, to which we are witnesses.
• Matt 10:5–6Jesus sent these twelve out, and commanded them, saying, “Don’t go among the Gentiles, and don’t enter into any city of the Samaritans.
• Acts 1:8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth.”
• Acts 2:24whom God raised up, having freed him from the agony of death, because it was not possible that he should be held by it.
• Rom 15:29I know that, when I come to you, I will come in the fullness of the blessing of the Good News of Christ.
• Rom 2:9–10oppression and anguish, on every soul of man who does evil, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
• Ps 72:17His name endures forever. His name continues as long as the sun. Men shall be blessed by him. All nations will call him blessed.
• 1 Pet 3:9not rendering evil for evil, or insult for insult; but instead blessing; knowing that to this were you called, that you may inherit a blessing.
• Jer 33:8–9I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, by which they have sinned against me; and I will pardon all their iniquities, by which they have sinned against me, and by which they have transgressed against me.
• Ps 67:6–7The earth has yielded its increase. God, even our own God, will bless us.
• Titus 2:11–14For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men,
• Jer 32:38–41and they shall be my people, and I will be their God:
• Rev 7:4–9I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred forty-four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the children of Israel:
• Isa 59:20–21“A Redeemer will come to Zion, and to those who turn from disobedience in Jacob,” says Yahweh.
• Acts 18:4–6He reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded Jews and Greeks.
• Acts 13:32–33We bring you good news of the promise made to the fathers,
• Acts 13:26Brothers, children of the stock of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, the word of this salvation is sent out to you.
• Luke 2:10–11The angel said to them, “Don’t be afraid, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be to all the people.
• Acts 3:20and that he may send Christ Jesus, who was ordained for you before,
• Luke 24:47and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

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