Acts 13:32

Acts 13:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers,
• New International Version (NIV)“We tell you the good news: What God promised our ancestors
• English Standard Version (ESV)And we bring you the good news that what God promised to the fathers,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And we declare to you glad tidings—that promise which was made to the fathers.

Context of Acts 13:32

30But God raised him from the dead, 31and he appeared for many days to those who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses to the people. And we ourselves proclaim to you the good news of the promise that was made to our ancestors. 33God has fulfilled this for us, their children, by raising up Jesus, as it is written in the second Psalm: You are my Son; today I have become your Father. 34As to his raising him from the dead, never to return to decay, he has spoken in this way, I will give you the holy and sure promises of David.

Acts 13:32 word by word

καὶ ἡμεῖς ὑμᾶς εὐαγγελιζόμεθα τὴν πρὸς τοὺς πατέρας ἐπαγγελίαν γενομένην,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• weἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• declareεὐαγγελίζομαιeuaggelizō · to speak good newsG2097
• unto youσύsu · youG4771
• the promiseἐπαγγελίαepaggelia · promiseG1860
• which was madeγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• the fathersὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the fathersπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962

Cross-references for Acts 13:32

• Acts 13:38Therefore, let it be known to you, brothers and sisters, that through this man forgiveness of sins is being proclaimed to you.
• Isaiah 40:9Zion, herald of good news, go up on a high mountain. Jerusalem, herald of good news, raise your voice loudly. Raise it, do not be afraid! Say to the cities of Judah, “Here is your God!”
• Isaiah 41:27I was the first to say to Zion, ‘Look! Here they are!’ And I gave Jerusalem a herald with good news.
• Isaiah 52:7How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the herald, who proclaims peace, who brings news of good things, who proclaims salvation, who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
• Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord God is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners;
• Luke 1:19The angel answered him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and tell you this good news.
• Luke 2:10But the angel said to them, “Don’t be afraid, for look, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people:
• Romans 10:15And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news.
• Acts 3:19Therefore repent and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped out,
• Acts 26:6And now I stand on trial because of the hope in what God promised to our ancestors,
• Genesis 3:15I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.
• Genesis 12:3I will bless those who bless you, I will curse anyone who treats you with contempt, and all the peoples on earth will be blessed through you.
• Genesis 22:18And all the nations of the earth will be blessed by your offspring because you have obeyed my command.”
• Genesis 26:4I will make your offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky, I will give your offspring all these lands, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed by your offspring,
• Genesis 49:10The scepter will not depart from Judah or the staff from between his feet until he whose right it is comes and the obedience of the peoples belongs to him.
• Deuteronomy 18:15“The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own brothers. You must listen to him.

Commentaries on Acts 13:32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32We declare unto you glad tidings - We proclaim that Gospel to you which is the fulfillment of the promise made unto the fathers.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32And we - We who are here present. Paul and Barnabas. Declare unto you glad tidings - We preach the gospel the good news. To a Jew, nothing could be more grateful intelligence than that the Messiah had come; to a sinner convinced of his sins nothing can be more cheering than to hear of a Saviour. The promise … - The promise here refers to all that had been spoken in the Old Testament respecting the advent, sufferings, death, and resurrection of Christ.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 32-37Verses 32-37 The resurrection of Christ was the great proof of his being the Son of God. It was not possible he should be held by death, because he was the Son of God, and therefore had life in himself, which he could not lay down but with a design to take it again. The sure mercies of David are that everlasting life, of which the resurrection was a sure pledge; and the blessings of redemption in Christ are a certain earnest, even in this world. David was…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26-37Paul reviewed how Jesus had been treated with shame, including an unjust sentence and death. But God raised Jesus from the dead, and many witnesses saw him. This message is good news, because through Jesus people can receive forgiveness of sins. But people must respond with faith, or they will face serious consequences.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-5213. they came to Perga in Pamphylia--The distance from Paphos to Attalia, on the Gulf of Pamphylia (see on Ac 14:25), sailing in a northwest direction, is not much greater than from Seleucia to Salamis on the east. Perga was the metropolis of Pamphylia, on the river Cestrus, and about seven miles inland from Attalia. and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem--As Paul afterwards peremptorily refused to take Mark with him on his second missionary…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 13:32

• Antioch
• God
• Gospel
• Jesus Continued
• Law
• Minister, Christian
• Paul
• Preaching
• Synagogue
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

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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