Acts 13:16

Acts 13:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience.
• New International Version (NIV)Standing up, Paul motioned with his hand and said: “Fellow Israelites and you Gentiles who worship God, listen to me!
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand said: "Men of Israel and you who fear God, listen.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand said, “Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen:

Context of Acts 13:16

14Now they went on from Perga and arrived at Antioch in Pisidia, and on the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down. 15After the reading of the Law and the [writings of the] Prophets, the officials of the synagogue sent word to them, saying, “Brothers (kinsmen), if you have any word of encouragement for the people, say it.” So Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand, he said, “Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen! 17The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and made the people great and numerous during their stay [as foreigners] in the land of Egypt, and then with an uplifted arm He led them out of there. 18For a period of about forty years He put up with their behavior in the wilderness.

Acts 13:16 word by word

Ἀναστὰς δὲ Παῦλος καὶ κατασείσας τῇ χειρὶ εἶπεν· ἄνδρες Ἰσραηλῖται καὶ οἱ φοβούμενοι τὸν θεόν, ἀκούσατε.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thenδέde · thenG1161
• PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos · PaulG3972
• stood upἀνίστημιanistēmi · to ariseG450
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• beckoning withκατασείωkataseiō · to signalG2678
• handὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• handχείρcheir · handG5495
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Menἀνήρanēr · manG435
• of IsraelἸσραηλίτηςIsraēlitēs · IsraeliteG2475
• ye that fearφοβέωphobeō · to fearG5399
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• give audienceἀκούωakouō · to hearG191

Cross-references for Acts 13:16

• Acts 12:17But motioning to them with his hand to be quiet and listen, he described how the Lord had led him out of the prison. And he said, “Report these things to James and the brothers and sisters.” Then he left and went to another place.
• Acts 19:33Some of the crowd advised Alexander [to speak], since the Jews had pushed him forward; and Alexander motioned with his hand [for attention] and intended to make a defense to the people.
• Acts 21:40When the commander had given him permission, Paul, standing on the steps, gestured with his hand to the people; and when there was a great hush, he spoke to them in the Hebrew dialect (Jewish Aramaic), saying,
• Acts 13:26“Brothers, sons of Abraham’s family, and those among you who fear God, to us has been sent the message of this salvation [obtained through faith in Jesus Christ].
• Acts 2:22“Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a Man accredited and pointed out and attested to you by God with [the power to perform] miracles and wonders and signs which God worked through Him in your [very] midst, just as you yourselves know—
• Acts 3:12And Peter, seeing this, said to the people, “You men of Israel, why are you amazed at this? Why are you staring at us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?
• Acts 13:42As Paul and Barnabas were leaving [the synagogue], the people kept begging that these things might be spoken to them on the next Sabbath.
• Acts 10:2a devout man and one who, along with all his household, feared God. He made many charitable donations to the Jewish people, and prayed to God always.
• 1 Kings 8:40so that they may fear You [with reverence and awe] all the days that they live in the land which You have given to our fathers.
• Psalms 67:7God blesses us, And all the ends of the earth shall fear Him [with awe-inspired reverence and submissive wonder].
• Psalms 85:9Surely His salvation is near to those who [reverently] fear Him [and obey Him with submissive wonder], That glory [the manifest presence of God] may dwell in our land.
• Psalms 135:20O house of Levi, bless the Lord; You who fear the Lord [and worship Him with obedience], bless the Lord [with grateful praise]!
• Luke 1:50And His mercy is upon generation after generation Toward those who [stand in great awe of God and] fear Him.
• Luke 23:40But the other one rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation?
• Acts 2:14But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them: “Men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, let this be explained to you; listen closely and pay attention to what I have to say.
• Acts 22:1“Brethren and fathers (kinsmen), hear my defense which I now offer to you.”

Commentaries on Acts 13:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Men of Israel - Ye that are Jews by birth; and ye that fear God - ye that are proselytes to the Jewish religion. In this discourse Paul proves that Jesus Christ is the Messiah, sent from God, not only for the salvation of the Jews, but of the whole human race. And this he does, not with the rhetorician's arts, but in a plain, simple detail of the history of Christ, and the most remarkable transactions of the people of God, which referred to his…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Men of Israel - Jews. The design of this discourse of Paul was to introduce to them the doctrine that Jesus was the Messiah. To do this, he evinced his usual wisdom and address. To have commenced at once on this would have probably excited their prejudice and rage. He therefore pursued a train of argument which showed that he was a firm believer in the Scriptures; that he was acquainted with the history and promises of the Old Testament; and that he was…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-31Verses 14-31 When we come together to worship God, we must do it, not only by prayer and praise, but by the reading and hearing of the word of God. The bare reading of the Scriptures in public assemblies is not enough; they should be expounded, and the people exhorted out of them. This is helping people in doing that which is necessary to make the word profitable, to apply it to themselves. Every thing is touched upon in this sermon, which might best…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-41Paul accepted the invitation, and signaled for his audience to be quiet (compare 19:33; 21:40). He began to clearly proclaim the good news about Jesus. This is Paul's first major speech in the book of Acts. It serves as a model of the way he preached to a Jewish audience (see 22:1–21).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-1715-17. Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand--as was his manner on such occasions (Ac 21:40; and see Ac 26:1). Men of Israel, and ye that fear God--by the latter expression meaning religious proselytes, who united with the Jews in all acts of ordinary worship. and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in Egypt--by marvellous interpositions for them in their deepest depression.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 13:16

• Antioch
• Catholicity
• Fear of God
• Law
• Minister, Christian
• Paul
• Preaching
• Synagogue
• Zeal, Religious

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Commentaries on Acts 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings