Acts 3:8-26 ASV

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 3:19-21

Times of refreshing and of restitution. These two words refer to the same time. "Without doubt the Apostle Peter, as well as all the disciples, and the whole apostolic Church, regarded the coming of Christ as near at hand, but still always as something future. This 'coming of Christ' is to be conceived as coinciding with the 'times of refreshing,' and his sojourn in the heavenly world closes with his return to the earth for the completion of his work. The conversion of men, therefore, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 3:20

And that he may send the Christ … even Jesus for and he shall send Jesus Christ, A.V.; who hath been appointed ( προκεχειρισμένον , Acts 22:14 ; Acts 26:16 ) for you for ( προκεκηρυγμένον ) which before was preached unto you, A.V. and T.R. Who hath been appointed , etc. Jesus is already designated and appointed and made ( Acts 2:36 ) both Lord and Christ, but his glorious presence with his Church is deferred for a time, during which he is in heaven ( Acts 3:21 ). Tim... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 3:21

Restoration for restitution, A.V.; whereof for which, A.V.; spake for hath spoken, A.V.; his for all his, A.V. and T.R. Whom the heaven must receive . This is clearly right, not as some render it, who must occupy heaven. The aorist δέξασθαι seems to point to the moment when, at the Ascension, he was carried up into heaven ( Luke 24:51 ). The restoration of all things ( ἀποκαταστάσεως πάντων ). This must be the same operation as our Lord speaks of in Matthew... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 3:22

Moses indeed said for Moses truly said unto the fathers, A.V. and T.R.; the Lord God for the Lord your God, A.V. and T.R.; from among for of, A.V.; to him shall ye hearken for him shall ye hear, A V.; speak for say, A.V. Moses indeed said . Peter now verifies his assertion about the prophets in the previous verse by quoting from Moses, and referring to Samuel and those that came after. A prophet , etc. The quotation is from Deuteronomy 18:15-18 . That this was understood by the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 3:22-24

Moses' witness to the Christ. The first reference of Moses in the words used ( Deuteronomy 18:15 ) should be carefully noticed. 'The higher Messianic references of the Old Testament usually underlie an immediate relation to historical events or individuals. "As the words stand, taken with their context, they seem to point to the appearance of a succession of true prophets, as contrasted with the diviners of Deuteronomy 18:14 ; and, even with St. Peter's interpretation before us, we... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 3:22-26

The greatness of Jesus Christ. These verses may be regarded as attesting the unapproachable greatness of the Lord Jesus Christ; they invite us to think— I. THAT HE WAS LIKE UNTO THE GREATEST OF ALL WHO PRECEDED HIM , BUT WAS GREATER THAN HE . ( Acts 3:22 .) A greater Legislator than Moses, for his laws should last as long as time itself; a better Man, for he was absolutely without sin; a worthier Leader, conducting out of a harder bondage into... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 3:23

Shall be for come to pass , A.V.; shall not hearken to for will not hear, A.V.; utterly destroyed for destroyed, A.V. Utterly destroyed. The Greek ἐξολοθρεύω occurs frequently in the LXX . for the Hebrew phrase," cut off from his people" ( Genesis 17:14 ); but in Deuteronomy 18:19 , the phrase is quite different, "I will require it of him." St. Peter hero gives the sense, not the ipsissima verba, and thereby marks the extreme gravity of the sin of unbelief (see ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 3:24

Them that followed for those that follow, A.V.: they also told for have likewise foretold, A.V. From Samuel , etc. Samuel and οἱ καθεξῆς seems to denote what the Jews called "the former prophets"—the authors of the historical books. The whole phrase, therefore, comprehends "all the prophets" (of whom Samuel and οἱ καθεξῆς were the first), to whose testimony concerning himself our Lord appeals ( Luke 24:27 , Luke 24:44 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 3:25

Sons for children, A.V.; your for our, A.V. and T.R.; families for kindreds, A.V. Ye are the sons of the prophets, meaning that they inherited all the promises made by the prophets to their fathers. Just as in Acts 2:39 he said, "The promise is unto you and to your children" (comp. Romans 9:4 ; Romans 15:8 ). He thus enforces the solemn obligation of giving heed to what the prophets had said concerning Christ and his kingdom. In thy seed (see Galatians 3:16 ). This... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 3:25

The true importance of ancestry—what it is. These words were some of those addressed by Peter to a crowd of wondering and admiring spectators, and of attentive hearers also. These were gathered for him by the fret of the man whom he had delivered from his lameness resolving to cleave as long as he could to the side of his deliverer. The "common people" did on this occasion gladly hear Peter, as formerly they gladly were wont to hear his Master and their own. We are grateful to be able to... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 3:19-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 3:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 3:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 3:22

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 3:22-24

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 3:22-26

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 3:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 3:24

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 3:25

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 3:25

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