Acts 13:23

Acts 13:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Of this man’s seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:
• New International Version (NIV)“From this man’s descendants God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as he promised.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Of this man's offspring God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, as he promised.
• New King James Version (NKJV)From this man’s seed, according to the promise, God raised up for Israel a Savior—Jesus—

Context of Acts 13:23

21Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years. 22And when He had removed him, He raised up David to be their king: of him He testified and said, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart [conforming to My will and purposes], who will do all My will.’ From this man’s descendants God has brought to Israel a Savior, [in the person of] Jesus, according to His promise. 24Before His coming John [the Baptist] had preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. 25And as John was finishing his course [of ministry], he kept saying, ‘What or who do you think that I am? I am not He [the Christ]; but be aware, One is coming after me whose sandals I am not worthy to untie [even as His slave]!’

Acts 13:23 word by word

τούτου ὁ θεὸς ἀπὸ τοῦ σπέρματος κατ᾽ ἐπαγγελίαν ἤγαγεν τῷ Ἰσραὴλ σωτῆρα Ἰησοῦν,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Ofἀπόapo · away fromG575
• this man’sοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• seedὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• seedσπέρμαsperma · seed: offspringG4690
• hathἐγείρωegeirō · to ariseG1453
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• according toκατάkata · according toG2596
• promiseἐπαγγελίαepaggelia · promiseG1860
• unto IsraelἸσραήλIsraēl · IsraelG2474
• a Saviourσωτήρsōtēr · saviorG4990
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424

Cross-references for Acts 13:23

• Acts 2:30And so, being a prophet and knowing fully that God had sworn to him with an oath that He would seat one of his descendants on his throne,
• 2 Samuel 7:12When your days are fulfilled and you lie down [in death] with your fathers (ancestors), I will raise up your descendant after you, who shall be born to you, and I will establish his kingdom.
• Psalms 89:35Once [for all] I have sworn by My holiness, [My vow which cannot be violated]; I will not lie to David.
• Psalms 132:11The Lord swore to David A truth from which He will not turn back: “One of your descendants I will set upon your throne.
• Isaiah 7:13Then Isaiah said, “Hear then, O house of David! Is it too small a thing for you to try the patience of men, but will you try the patience of my God as well?
• Isaiah 11:1Then a Shoot (the Messiah) will spring from the stock of Jesse [David’s father], And a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.
• Jeremiah 23:5“Behold (listen closely), the days are coming,” says the Lord, “When I will raise up for David a righteous Branch; And He will reign as King and act wisely And will do [those things that accomplish] justice and righteousness in the land.
• Jeremiah 33:15In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch of David to spring forth; and He (the Messiah) shall execute justice and righteousness on the earth.
• Amos 9:11“In that day I shall raise up and restore the fallen tabernacle (booth) of David, And wall up its breaches [in the city walls]; I will also raise up and restore its ruins And rebuild it as it was in the days of old,
• Matthew 1:1The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son (descendant) of David, the son (descendant) of Abraham:
• Matthew 21:9The crowds that went ahead of Him, and those that followed Him, were shouting [in praise and adoration], “Hosanna to the Son of David (Messiah); Blessed [praised, glorified] is He who comes in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest [heaven]!”
• Matthew 22:42“What do you [Pharisees] think of the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed)? Whose Son is He?” They said to Him, “The son of David.”
• Luke 1:31Listen carefully: you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son, and you shall name Him Jesus.
• John 7:42Does the Scripture not say that the Christ comes from the descendants of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”
• Romans 1:3[the good news] regarding His Son, who, as to the flesh [His human nature], was born a descendant of David [to fulfill the covenant promises],
• Revelation 22:16“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you and to give you assurance of these things for the churches. I am the Root (the Source, the Life) and the Offspring of David, the radiant and bright Morning Star.”

Commentaries on Acts 13:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23Of this man's seed hath God - raised - a Savior - That Jesus Christ came in a direct and indisputable line from David, according to both promise and prophecy, may be seen in the notes on Matthew 1:1, etc., and particularly in the notes at the end of Luke And that the Messiah was promised to come from the family of David, see Isaiah 11:1, Isaiah 11:2, and Jeremiah 23:5, Jeremiah 23:6.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23Of this man‘s seed - Of his posterity. According to his promise - See the notes on Acts 2:30. Raised unto Israel - See the notes on Acts 2:30. A Saviour, Jesus - See the notes on Matthew 1:21.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. 23-25At this point, Paul shifted to the main point of his message. Jesus, descended from King David's family line, was the Savior God promised to Israel. John the Baptist prepared the way for the Messiah (God's chosen leader). John called Israel to repent and be baptized. John was a humble servant who prepared the way for the one whose coming he announced.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 23-2523-25. Of this man's seed hath God, according to ... promise, raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus--The emphasis on this statement lies: (1) in the seed from which Christ sprang--David's--and the promise to that effect, which was thus fulfilled; (2) on the character in which this promised Christ was given of God--"a Saviour." His personal name "Jesus" is emphatically added, as designed to express that very character. (See on Mt 1:21).Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 13:23

• Antioch
• David
• Jesus Continued
• 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