Acts 3:17–26

¹⁷“And now, my fellow-Israelites, I know that what you and your leaders did to Jesus was due to your ignorance. ¹⁸God announced long ago through all the prophets that his Messiah had to suffer; and he made it come true in this way. ¹⁹Repent, then, and turn to God, so that he will forgive your sins. If you do, ²⁰times of spiritual strength will come from the Lord, and he will send Jesus, who is the Messiah he has already chosen for you. ²¹He must remain in heaven until the time comes for all things to be made new, as God announced through his holy prophets who lived long ago. ^22*For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will send you a prophet, just as he sent me,^c and he will be one of your own people. You are to obey everything that he tells you to do. ^23*Anyone who does not obey that prophet shall be separated from God’s people and destroyed.’ ²⁴And all the prophets who had a message, including Samuel and those who came after him, also announced what has been happening these days. ^25*The promises of God through his prophets are for you, and you share in the covenant which God made with your ancestors. As he said to Abraham, ‘Through your descendants I will bless all the people on earth.’ ²⁶And so God chose his Servant and sent him first to you, to bless you by making every one of you turn away from your wicked ways.”