Christian Standard Bible
Acts 3:25
25You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your ancestors, saying to Abraham, And all the families of the earth will be blessed through your offspring.
Acts 3:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.
- New International Version (NIV)And you are heirs of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers. He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all peoples on earth will be blessed.’
- English Standard Version (ESV)You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, 'And in your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.'
- New King James Version (NKJV)You are sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’
Context of Acts 3:25
23And everyone who does not listen to that prophet will be completely cut off from the people. 24“In addition, all the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and those after him, have also foretold these days. You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your ancestors, saying to Abraham, And all the families of the earth will be blessed through your offspring. 26God raised up his servant and sent him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your evil ways.”
Read all of Acts 3Acts 3:25 word by word
ὑμεῖς ἐστε οἱ υἱοὶ τῶν προφητῶν καὶ τῆς διαθήκης ἧς διέθετο ὁ θεὸς πρὸς τοὺς πατέρας ὑμῶν λέγων πρὸς Ἀβραάμ· καὶ ἐν τῷ σπέρματί σου ἐνευλογηθήσονται πᾶσαι αἱ πατριαὶ τῆς γῆς.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Yeσύsu · youG4771
- areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- the childrenυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
- of the prophetsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- of the prophetsπροφήτηςprophētēs · prophetG4396
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- of the covenantδιαθήκηdiathēkē · covenantG1242
- whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- madeδιατίθημιdiatithemai · to make a covenantG1303
- withπρόςpros · to/withG4314
- ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- fathersπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
- sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- AbrahamἈβραάμAbraam · AbrahamG11
- inσπέρμαsperma · seed: offspringG4690
- seedσπέρμαsperma · seed: offspringG4690
- shallἐνευλογέομαιeneulogeō · be blessedG1757
- allπᾶςpas · allG3956
- the kindredsπατριάpatria · family lineG3965
- of the earthγῆgē · earth: planetG1093
Cross-references for Acts 3:25
- Acts 2:39For the promise is for you and for your children, and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”
- Acts 13:26“Brothers and sisters, children of Abraham’s race, and those among you who fear God, it is to us that the word of this salvation has been sent.
- Genesis 20:7Now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not return her, know that you will certainly die, you and all who are yours.”
- Genesis 27:36So he said, “Isn’t he rightly named Jacob? For he has cheated me twice now. He took my birthright, and look, now he has taken my blessing.” Then he asked, “Haven’t you saved a blessing for me?”
- Genesis 48:14But Israel stretched out his right hand and put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger, and crossing his hands, put his left on Manasseh’s head, although Manasseh was the firstborn.
- Genesis 49:1Then Jacob called his sons and said, “Gather around, and I will tell you what will happen to you in the days to come.
- Psalms 105:8He remembers his covenant forever, the promise he ordained for a thousand generations —
- Matthew 3:9And don’t presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones.
- Genesis 17:9God also said to Abraham, “As for you, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations are to keep my covenant.
- 1 Chronicles 16:17and confirmed to Jacob as a decree, and to Israel as a permanent covenant:
- Nehemiah 9:8You found his heart faithful in your sight, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites, Hethites, Amorites, Perizzites, Jebusites, and Girgashites — to give it to his descendants. You have fulfilled your promise, for you are righteous.
- Luke 1:72He has dealt mercifully with our ancestors and remembered his holy covenant —
- Romans 9:4They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the temple service, and the promises.
- Romans 15:8For I say that Christ became a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God’s truth, to confirm the promises to the fathers,
- Galatians 3:29And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, heirs according to the promise.
- 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.
Commentaries on Acts 3:25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25Ye are the children of the prophets - This is the argumentum ad hominem: as ye are the children or disciples of the prophets, ye are bound to believe their predictions, and obey their precepts; and not only so, but ye are entitled to their promises. Your duty and your interest go hand in hand; and there is not a blessing contained in the covenant which was made with your fathers but belongs to you. Now, as this covenant respected the blessings of the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25Ye are the children of the prophets - Greek: “Ye are the sons of the prophets.” The meaning is, not that they were literally the “descendants” of the prophets, but that they were their “disciples,” “pupils,” “followers.” They professed to follow the prophets as their teachers and guides. Teachers among the Jews were often spoken of under the appellation of fathers, and disciples as sons, Matthew 12:27. See notes on Matthew 1:1. As they were the professed…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-26Verses 22-26 Here is a powerful address to warn the Jews of the dreadful consequences of their unbelief, in the very words of Moses, their favourite prophet, out of pretended zeal for whom they were ready to reject Christianity, and to try to destroy it. Christ came into the world to bring a blessing with him. And he sent his Spirit to be the great blessing. Christ came to bless us, by turning us from our iniquities, and saving us from our sins. We, by…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25all the families of the earth will be blessed: God always intended the covenant people to share his blessings with the world, not for the Jews to be selfish and keep God's blessing only for themselves.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22-2622-26. a prophet ... like unto me--particularly in intimacy of communication with God (Nu 12:6-8), and as the mediatorial Head of a new order of things (He 3:2-6). Peter takes it for granted that, in the light of all he had just said, it would be seen at once that One only had any claim to be that Prophet. him shall ye hear in all things, &c.--This part of the prediction is emphatically added, in order to shut up the audience to the obedience of faith, on…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Acts 3
- 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
- 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
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