21He must remain in heaven until the time comes for God to restore everything, as he promised long ago through his holy prophets.


In Context

18 But this is how God fulfilled what he had foretold through all the prophets, saying that his Christ would suffer.

19 Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord,

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

21 He must remain in heaven until the time comes for God to restore everything, as he promised long ago through his holy prophets.

22 For Moses said, 'The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own people; you must listen to everything he tells you.

23 Anyone who does not listen to him will be completely cut off from among his people.'

Acts 3:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:21Whom 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:21Whom heaven indeed must receive, until the times of the restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of his holy prophets, from the beginning of the world.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:21whom the heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, whereof God spake by the mouth of His holy prophets that have been from of old.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:21whom heaven indeed must receive till the times of the restoring of all things, of which God has spoken by the mouth of his holy prophets since time began.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:21whom the heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, whereof God spake by the mouth of his holy prophets which have been since the world began.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:21Whom 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:21whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God spoke long ago by the mouth of his holy prophets.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:21whom it behoveth heaven, indeed, to receive till times of a restitution of all things, of which God spake through the mouth of all His holy prophets from the age.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:21Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.