[B-Greek] Acts 3.26 EN TWi APOSTREFEIN - instrumental or concurrent time

Richard Smith rbs58 at comcast.net
Fri Feb 11 08:11:49 EST 2011



All translations I looked at,  take the construction as instrumental and hEKASTON as objective, but it seems to me that the issue in the context of Acts 3 is the decision of each wrt Jesus as the Suffering Messiah and the prophet like Moses. 



With the present tense used for EULOGOUNTA and for APOSTREFEIN,  could it not be intended for the EN TWi construction to refer to concurrent time? 



"He sent him who blesses you when each turns" 



Verse 23 provides a suggestion as to what may happen in the event one does not turn. 



Given the general context, I understand PONHRIWN and hAMARTIAS to refer to the decision about Jesus as the Christ who suffers, rather than more general idea of sin in a sinner's life. 



Thanks, 

Richard 



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