Passage

Acts 3.17

Book: Acts · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"15. and killed the Prince of life; whom God raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses. 16. And by faith in his name hath his name made this man strong, whom ye behold and know: yea, the faith which is through him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all."

"17. And now, brethren, I know that in ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers."

"18. But the things which God foreshowed by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ should suffer, he thus fulfilled. 19. 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;" (Acts 3:15-19, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"15. and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, to which we are witnesses. 16. By faith in his name, his name has made this man strong, whom you see and know. Yes, the faith which is through him has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all."

"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," (Acts 3:15-19, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"15. And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses. ^{Prince: or, Author} 16. And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all."

"17. And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers."

"18. But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled. 19. 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;" (Acts 3:15-19, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"15. and the Prince of the life ye did kill, whom God did raise out of the dead, of which we are witnesses; 16. and on the faith of his name, this one whom ye see and have known, his name made strong, even the faith that [is] through him did give to him this perfect soundness before you all."

"17. 'And now, brethren, I have known that through ignorance ye did [it], as also your rulers;"

"18. and God, what things before He had declared through the mouth of all His prophets, that the Christ should suffer, He did thus fulfil; 19. reform ye, therefore, and turn back, for your sins being blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord," (Acts 3:15-19, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

G3340 - metanoeo

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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