Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Acts: Chapter 3]
purpose and patience call for instant change of attitude on their
part. Their guilt does not shut them out if they will turn. {And
turn again} (\kai epistrepsate\). Definitely turn to God in
conduct as well as in mind. {That your sins may be blotted out}
(\pros to exaliphth•nai hum•n tas hamartias\). Articular
infinitive (first aorist passive of \exaleiph•\, to wipe out, rub
off, erase, smear out, old verb, but in the N.T. only here and
Col 2:14) with the accusative of general reference and with
\pros\ and the accusative to express purpose. {That so} (\hop•s
an\). Final particle with \an\ and the aorist active subjunctive
\elth•sin\ (come) and not "when" as the Authorized Version has
it. Some editors put this clause in verse 20 (Westcott and
Hort, for instance). {Seasons of refreshing} (\kairoi
anapsuxe•s\). The word \anapsuxis\ (from \anapsuch•\, to cool
again or refresh, 2Ti 1:16) is a late word (LXX) and occurs
here alone in the N.T. Surely repentance will bring "seasons of
refreshing from the presence of the Lord."
3:20 {And that he may send the Christ who hath been appointed for
you, even Jesus} (\kai aposteil•i ton prokecheirismenon humin
Christon I•soun\). First aorist active subjunctive with \hop•s
an\ as in 15:17 and Lu 2:35. There is little real difference
in idea between \hop•s an\ and \hina an\. There is a conditional
element in all purpose clauses. The reference is naturally to the
second coming of Christ as verse 21 shows. Knowling admits
"that there is a spiritual presence of the enthroned Jesus which
believers enjoy as a foretaste of the visible and glorious
Presence of the \Parousia\." Jesus did promise to be with the
disciples all the days (Mt 28:20), and certainly repentance
with accompanying seasons of refreshing help get the world ready
for the coming of the King. The word \prokecheirismenon\ (perfect
passive participle of \procheiriz•\, from \procheiros\, at hand,
to take into one's hands, to choose) is the correct text here,
not \prokek•rugmenon\. In the N.T. only here and Ac 22:14;
26:16. It is not "Jesus Christ" here nor "Christ Jesus," but
"the Messiah, Jesus," identifying Jesus with the Messiah. See the
Second Epiphany of Jesus foretold also in 1Ti 6:15 and the
First Epiphany described in 1Pe 1:20.
3:21 {Restoration} (\apokatastase•s\). Double compound (\apo,
kata, hist•mi\), here only in the N.T., though common in late
writers. In papyri and inscriptions for repairs to temples and
this phrase occurs in Jewish apocalyptic writings, something like
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