Acts 3:26

“Unto you first, God having raised his Son Jesus, etc.] Which may be understood, either of the incarnation of Christ, and his exhibition in the flesh; which is sometimes expressed by raising him up, and is no other than the mission, or manifestation of him in human nature, as in (<420169>Luke 1:69, <441323> Acts 13:23). Or of the resurrection of him from the dead, and the exaltation of him at the right hand of God: sent him to bless you; in person, according to the former sense; for he was indeed sent only to the people of Israel, and to them he preached; many of whom were blessed with converting grace under his ministry; but according to the latter sense, and which seems most agreeable, he…”

“God, having raised up--not from the dead, but having provided, prepared, and given. his Son Jesus--"His Servant Jesus" (see on Act 3:13). sent him to bless you--literally, "sent Him blessing you," as if laden with blessing. in turning away every one of you from his iniquities--that is, "Hitherto we have all been looking too much for a Messiah who should shed outward blessings upon the nation generally, and through it upon the world. But we have learned other things, and now announce to you that the great blessing with which Messiah has come laden is the turning away of every one of you from his iniquities." With what divine skill does the apostle, founding on resistless facts, here drive…”

“Unto you first - To you who are Jews. This was the direction, that the gospel should be first preached to the Jews, beginning at Jerusalem, Luke 24:47. Jesus himself also confined his ministry entirely to the Jews. Having raised up - This expression does not refer to his having raised him from the dead, but is used in the same sense as in Acts 3:22, where God promised that he would raise up a prophet, and send him to teach the people. Peter means that God had appointed his Son Jesus, or had commissioned him to go and preach to the people to turn them away from their sins. To bless you - To make you happy; to fulfill the promise made to Abraham. In turning away - That is, by his preaching,…”

“To bless you, by turning you from your iniquities - Which is the great Gospel blessing. Next: Acts Chapter 4”

“first: Act 1:8, Act 13:26, Act 13:32, Act 13:33, Act 13:46, Act 13:47, Act 18:4-6, Act 26:20, Act 28:23-28; Mat 10:5, Mat 10:6; Luk 24:47; Rom 2:9, Rom 2:10; Rev 7:4-9 having: Act 3:15, Act 3:22 sent: Act 3:20, Act 3:25; Psa 67:6, Psa 67:7, Psa 72:17; Luk 2:10, Luk 2:11; Rom 15:29; Gal 3:9-14; Eph 1:3; Pe1 1:3, Pe1 3:9 in: Isa 59:20, Isa 59:21; Jer 32:38-41, Jer 33:8, Jer 33:9; Eze 11:19, Eze 11:20, Eze 36:25-29; Mat 1:21; Eph 5:26, Eph 5:27; Tit 2:11-14; Jo1 3:5-8; Jde 1:24 Next: Acts Chapter 4”