Acts 13:26

Acts 13:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.
• New International Version (NIV)“Fellow children of Abraham and you God-fearing Gentiles, it is to us that this message of salvation has been sent.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Brothers, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to us has been sent the message of this salvation.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Men and brethren, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to you the word of this salvation has been sent.

Context of Acts 13:26

24Before Jesus began his work in this world, John spoke a message to all the people of Israel. He told people to stop doing wrong things and to turn to God. Then he would baptize them. 25When John had almost finished his work, he said to the people, “Perhaps you think that I am the special man that God will send. I am not that man. But listen! That man will come soon. I am not good enough even to undo his shoes for him.” ’ Paul then said, ‘I speak to all you people here. Some of you, like us, have Abraham as your ancestor. Some of you are Gentiles who now worship our God. God has sent this message to all of us. It tells us how he will save us. 27The people who were living in Jerusalem, and their leaders, did not understand about Jesus. They did not know that he was God's special man. Every Jewish day of rest, someone reads aloud the messages of God's prophets. But the people in Jerusalem did not understand. Instead, they said that Jesus had done bad things. They said that he should die. In that way, they caused the message of the prophets to become true. 28The Jewish leaders could not find any reason to kill Jesus for what he had done. But they continued to say to Pilate, “Your soldiers must kill him.”

Acts 13:26 word by word

Ἄνδρες ἀδελφοί, υἱοὶ γένους Ἀβραὰμ καὶ οἱ ἐν ὑμῖν φοβούμενοι τὸν θεόν, ἡμῖν ὁ λόγος τῆς σωτηρίας ταύτης ἐξαπεστάλη.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Menἀνήρanēr · manG435
• brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• childrenυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• of the stockγένοςgenos · family: descendantG1085
• of AbrahamἈβραάμAbraam · AbrahamG11
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• whosoeverὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• amongἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• youσύsu · youG4771
• fearethφοβέωphobeō · to fearG5399
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• isἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
• the wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• of thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• salvationσωτηρίαsōtēria · salvationG4991

Cross-references for Acts 13:26

• Acts 13:15Someone read aloud some words from the Bible. They read from God's Law and from the messages of God's prophets. After this, the leaders of the Jewish meeting place passed a note to Paul and Barnabas. The note said, ‘Friends, do you have a message that will help the people? If you do, please speak now.’
• Acts 3:26God chose Jesus to be his special servant. God sent him to you first. He wants to help you, so that you stop doing bad things. That is how he will bless you.’
• 2 Chronicles 20:7Our God, you chased out the people who were living in this land, so that your people, the Israelites, could move in. You have given this land to the descendants of your friend Abraham. It belongs to them for ever.
• Psalms 105:6Remember that you are descendants of God's servant, Abraham. You are Jacob's descendants, and God has chosen you to be his people.
• Psalms 147:19He sends his message to Jacob's descendants. He gives his rules and laws to Israel's people.
• Isaiah 41:8‘But you, Israel, are my servant. Yes, I have chosen you, descendants of Jacob. You are descendants of my friend, Abraham.
• Isaiah 48:1Listen to this, family of Jacob. You are called ‘Israel’, and you are Judah's descendants. You use the name of the Lord when you make promises. You pray to Israel's God. But you do not do those things honestly and fairly.
• Isaiah 51:1‘Listen to me, you people who want to do what is right. You people who want to serve the Lord, listen to me! Think about the rock that you are a part of. Think about the ground that they dug you out from.
• Matthew 3:9Do not say to yourselves, “We are in the family of Abraham. God will surely not punish us.” Listen! God can take these stones and make children for Abraham out of them!
• Matthew 10:6Instead, you must go to the people of Israel. They are like lost sheep with nobody to take care of them.
• Luke 24:47People in every country of the world must hear God's message. They must stop doing wrong things and change how they live. When they do this, God will forgive them. He will forgive all the bad things that they have done. People need to tell this message about the Messiah in Jerusalem first, then tell people in other countries.
• Acts 13:16So Paul stood up. He raised his hand towards the people so that they would listen to him. Then he said to them, ‘Some of you are Jews, like us. Some of you are Gentiles who now worship our God. All of you, listen carefully to me.
• Acts 10:35God accepts all people who worship him and who do the right things. It is not important to God which nation a person belongs to.
• Acts 16:17She followed Paul and all of us. She was shouting, ‘These men are servants of the powerful God who is over all! They are telling you how God can save you!’
• Acts 28:28Paul then said to the Jews there, ‘You do not want to listen to God's message. But the Gentiles will listen! They will understand how God will save them.’
• Isaiah 46:13But now I am ready to rescue you, and I will show you what is right. This will soon happen! I will save the people in Zion. I will make Israel great and beautiful.’

Commentaries on Acts 13:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26Men and brethren - This should have been translated brethren simply. See the note on Acts 7:2. Children of the stock of Abraham - All ye that are Jews. And whosoever among you feared God - That is, all ye who are Gentiles, and are now proselytes to the Jewish religion. The word of this salvation - The doctrine that contains the promise of deliverance from sin, and the means by which it is brought about; all which is founded on Jesus, of the stock of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26Men and brethren - Paul now exhorts them to embrace the Lord Jesus as the Messiah. He uses, therefore, the most respectful and fraternal language. Children of the stock of Abraham - Descendants of Abraham; you who regard Abraham as your ancestor. He means here to address particularly the native-born Jews; and this appellation is used because they valued themselves highly on account of their descent from Abraham (see the notes on Matthew 3:9); and because…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. 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. 26-3126-31. children ... of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God--Gentile proselytes. to you is the word of this salvation sent--both being regarded as one class, as "the Jew first," to whom the Gospel was to be addressed in the first instance.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 13:26

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

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• God
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• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
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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