Acts 3:21

Heaven must receive him until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God declared by the mouths of all his holy prophets long ago.

Text-Critical English NT

In The King James Version

Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.

In Context

20and that he may send Jesus, the Christ who has been appointed for you.

22For Moses said to our fathers, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to everything he tells you.

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Cross References

Matthew 17:11Jesus answered them, “Elijah does indeed come first, and he will restore all things.

Luke 1:70just as he spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets long ago,

Acts 3:19Therefore repent and turn back so that your sins may be wiped away, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,

Romans 8:21that the creation itself will also be set free from the slavery of corruption and brought into the freedom of the glory of the children of God.

2 Peter 3:2so that you remember the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets and the commandment of our Lord and Savior given through your apostles.

Matthew Henry on Acts 3:13-26

Peter's Address after Healing the Cripple. 12 And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk? 13 The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go. 14 But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to… Read the whole commentary →

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