Acts 3:19

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Summary

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;

Be

General references

Luke 5:32

John 16:9

Bible References

Be

The hand (Spirit) of God was with them. A great number believed, and turned to the Lord.

The congregation sent them on their way. They passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the nations. They brought great joy to all the brothers.

To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God. They may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'

These people have closed their mind and are hard of hearing. They have shut their eyes so that their eyes never see. Their ears never hear. Their minds never understand. They never turn to me for healing.'

I will teach your ways to transgressors, and sinners will turn to you.

Wash yourselves! Become clean! Get your evil deeds out of my sight. Stop doing evil.

This people's heart has become calloused. They hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.(Septuagint)

Seek Jehovah while he may be found. Call on him while he is near.

I hear the people of Israel say in grief, 'Jehovah, we were like an untamed animal, but you taught us to obey. Bring us back for we are ready to return to you, Jehovah our God.

Let us search and put our ways to the test. Let us turn again to Jehovah.

Make us come back to you, O Jehovah, and let us be restored. Make our days new again as in the past.

That is why I will judge each of you by what you have done, people of Israel, declares the Lord Jehovah. Change the way you think and act. (Repent!) Turn away from all the rebellious things that you have done so that you will not fall into sin.

As it is written in the Law of Moses, all this evil has come upon us. Yet we have not earnestly requested the favor of Jehovah our God. We should turn from our iniquities, and have discernment in your truth.

Return to Jehovah and say to him: 'Take away all iniquity and receive us graciously, that we may present the fruit (young bulls) of our lips.' (Hebrews 13:15)

Rip apart your heart, and not your garments. Turn to Jehovah your God! He is gracious and merciful. He is slow to anger and abundant in loving-kindness. He will turn back from doing harm.

The heart of this people is callous and dull. Their ears are plugged. They cannot hear. They closed their eyes and cannot see. They cannot see nor hear nor understand with their heart. They should turn around and I would heal them.'

He said: Truly I tell you, if you do not have a change of heart and become like little children, you will not go into the kingdom of heaven.

Great numbers of the children of Israel will return to Jehovah their God because of him. (1 Samuel 7:3)

Be subject to God! Resist [Satan] the Devil and he will flee from you.

My brothers, if any among you strays from the truth, and one brings him back,

For you were straying like sheep. But now you have returned to your shepherd and overseer.

General references

I did not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.

First of sin because they do not practice active faith in me.