Parallel Verses
Amplified
and that He may send [to you] Jesus, the Christ, who has been appointed for you,
New American Standard Bible
and that He may send Jesus, the
King James Version
And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:
Holman Bible
and that He may send Jesus, who has been appointed
International Standard Version
so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord and so that he may send you Jesus, whom he appointed long ago to be the Messiah.
A Conservative Version
And he may send Christ Jesus who has been pre-ordained for you,
American Standard Version
and that he may send the Christ who hath been appointed for you, even Jesus:
An Understandable Version
And [also] that God may send Christ [to you], the One whom He has appointed for your [benefit]. This [is] Jesus,
Anderson New Testament
and that he may send Jesus Christ, who was destined for you;
Bible in Basic English
And that he may send the Christ who was marked out for you from the first, even Jesus:
Common New Testament
and that he may send the Christ appointed for you, Jesus,
Daniel Mace New Testament
who has been beforehand prepar'd thereto,
Darby Translation
and he may send Jesus Christ, who was foreordained for you,
Godbey New Testament
and he may send forth Jesus, who has been preached unto you as the Christ,
Goodspeed New Testament
and he will send Jesus, your destined Christ.
John Wesley New Testament
And he may send to you Jesus Christ,
Julia Smith Translation
And he send Jesus Christ, before proclaimed to you,
King James 2000
And he shall send Jesus Christ, who before was preached unto you:
Lexham Expanded Bible
so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and he may send the Christ appointed for you--Jesus,
Modern King James verseion
And He shall send Jesus Christ, who before was proclaimed to you,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and when God shall send him, which before was preached unto you,
Moffatt New Testament
and that the Lord may send Jesus your long-decreed Christ,
Montgomery New Testament
"and that he may send Jesus, your appointed Messiah,
NET Bible
so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and so that he may send the Messiah appointed for you -- that is, Jesus.
New Heart English Bible
and that he may send Jesus, the Messiah who was ordained for you before,
Noyes New Testament
and that he may send forth Christ Jesus, who was before appointed for you;
Sawyer New Testament
and he send to you Jesus Christ before appointed,
The Emphasized Bible
And he may send forth him who had been fore-appointed for you - Christ Jesus:
Thomas Haweis New Testament
and he will send Jesus Christ, who was before preached unto you:
Twentieth Century New Testament
And that he may send you, in Jesus, your long-appointed Christ.
Webster
And he will send Jesus Christ, who before was preached to you:
Weymouth New Testament
and that He may send the Christ appointed beforehand for you--even Jesus.
Williams New Testament
and He may send back Jesus, the Christ who long ago was appointed for you.
World English Bible
and that he may send Christ Jesus, who was ordained for you before,
Worrell New Testament
and that He may send forth Christ Jesus who had been before appointed for you;
Worsley New Testament
and He may send Jesus Christ, who was before preached unto you:
Youngs Literal Translation
and He may send Jesus Christ who before hath been preached to you,
Themes
Christian ministers » Faithful » Apostles
Courage » Instances of personal bravery » Peter and other disciples
Jews, the » Christ was sent to
Religious zeal » Instances of » Peter
The second coming of Christ » Foretold by » Apostles
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 3:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Peter Preaches In The Temple
19 So repent [change your inner self—your old way of thinking, regret past sins] and return [to God—seek His purpose for your life], so that your sins may be wiped away [blotted out, completely erased], so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord [restoring you like a cool wind on a hot day]; 20 and that He may send [to you] Jesus, the Christ, who has been appointed for you, 21 whom heaven must keep until the time for the [complete] restoration of all things about which God promised through the mouth of His holy prophets from ancient time.
Cross References
Matthew 16:27
Matthew 24:3
While Jesus was seated on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, and said, “Tell us, when will this [destruction of the temple] take place, and what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end (completion, consummation) of the age?”
Matthew 24:30-36
Mark 13:26
Mark 13:30-37
Luke 19:11
While they were listening to these things, Jesus went on to tell a parable, because He was near Jerusalem, and they assumed that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately [as soon as He reached the city].
Luke 21:27
Acts 17:31
because He has set a day when He will judge the inhabited world in righteousness by a Man whom He has appointed and destined for that task, and He has provided credible proof to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”
2 Thessalonians 2:2
not to be quickly unsettled or alarmed either by a [so-called prophetic revelation of a] spirit or a message or a letter [alleged to be] from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has [already] come.
2 Thessalonians 2:8
Then the lawless one [the Antichrist] will be revealed and the Lord Jesus will slay him with the breath of His mouth and bring him to an end by the appearance of His coming.
Hebrews 9:28
so Christ, having been offered once and once for all to bear [as a burden]
Revelation 1:7
Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him; and all the tribes (nations) of the earth will mourn over Him [realizing their sin and guilt, and anticipating the coming wrath].
Revelation 19:11-16
And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who was riding it is called Faithful and True (trustworthy, loyal, incorruptible, steady), and in righteousness He judges and wages war [on the rebellious nations].