11 translations · Greek
Acts 3:19
“Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, so that there may come times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord,
Acts 3:19 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- “Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, so that there may come times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord,
- KJV King James Version
- Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,
- ASV American Standard Version
- Repent ye therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, that so there may come seasons of refreshing from the presence of the Lord;
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- convert, therefore, and turn back, for your sins being blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the LORD,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Now repent, and change your ways, that your sins can be wiped away, so the Lord can send opportunities for you to heal and recover,
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- reform ye, therefore, and turn back, for your sins being blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,
- DBY Darby Translation
- Repent therefore and be converted, for the blotting out of your sins, so that times of refreshing may come from [the] presence of the Lord,
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord,
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- “Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, so that there may come times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord,
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Be penitent, therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| μετανοήσατε | metanoēsate | Repent | G3340 μετανοέω to repent |
| οὖν | oun | then | G3767 οὖν therefore/then |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ἐπιστρέψατε | epistrepsate | turn back | G1994 ἐπιστρέφω to turn |
| πρὸς | pros | so that | G4314 πρός to/with |
| τὸ | to | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἐξαλειφθῆναι | exaleiphthēnai | may be wiped away | G1813 ἐξαλείφω to blot out |
| ὑμῶν | hymōn | your | G4771 σύ you |
| τὰς | tas | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἁμαρτίας | hamartias | sins | G266 ἁμαρτία sin |
Related verses
- Isaiah 44:22
I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, your transgressions, and, as a cloud, your sins. Return to me, for I have redeemed you.
- Acts 2:38
Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
- Isaiah 43:25
I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake; and I will not remember your sins.
- Isaiah 1:16–20
Wash yourselves, make yourself clean. Put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes. Cease to do evil. Learn to do well. Seek justice. Relieve the oppressed. Judge the fatherless. Plead for the widow.” “Come now, and let us reason together,” says Yahweh: “Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. Though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. …
- Matthew 13:15
for this people’s heart has grown callous, their ears are dull of hearing, they have closed their eyes; or else perhaps they might perceive with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and would turn again; and I would heal them.’
- Matthew 18:3
and said, “Most certainly I tell you, unless you turn, and become as little children, you will in no way enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
- Psalm 51:9
Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all of my iniquities.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:7
and to give relief to you who are afflicted with us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire,
- Lamentations 3:40
Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to Yahweh.
- James 5:19–20
Brothers, if any among you wanders from the truth and someone turns him back, let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
17 “Now, brothers, I know that you did this in ignorance, as did also your rulers.
18 But the things which God announced by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he thus fulfilled.
19 “Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, so that there may come times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord,
20 and that he may send Christ Jesus, who was ordained for you before,
21 whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God spoke long ago by the mouth of his holy prophets.
Read all of Acts 3 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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