Acts 28:28

Acts 28:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it.
• New International Version (NIV)“Therefore I want you to know that God’s salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore let it be known to you that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen."
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Therefore let it be known to you that the salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will hear it!”

Context of Acts 28:28

26“Go and say to this people, ‘You will listen and listen. But you will not understand. You will look and look. But you will not see anything.’ 27These people do not really want to understand. They are like people who have shut their ears. They are like people who have shut their eyes. If they did want to look, then they would really see. If they did want to listen, then they would really hear. They would understand my message. They would turn back to me and they would obey me. Then I would forgive them and I would make them well.” ’ Paul 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.’ 29[After Paul had said this, the Jews left. They were still arguing with each other.] 30Paul lived in a house in Rome for two years. He paid money to live in the house. Many people came to visit him there. He was very happy to see them all.

Acts 28:28 word by word

Γνωστὸν οὖν ἔστω ὑμῖν ὅτι τοῖς ἔθνεσιν ἀπεστάλη τοῦτο τὸ σωτήριον τοῦ θεοῦ, αὐτοὶ καὶ ἀκούσονται.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Be itεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• knownγνωστός, γνώριμοςgnōstos · acquainted withG1110
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• unto youσύsu · youG4771
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• the salvationσωτήριονsōtērion · savingG4992
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• is sentἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
• unto the Gentilesἔθνοςethnos · GentilesG1484
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• theyαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• will hear itἀκούωakouō · to hearG191

Cross-references for Acts 28:28

• Acts 2:14Peter was there with the other 11 apostles and he stood up with them. He began to speak to the crowd with a loud voice. He said, ‘You people who are Jews like us, listen carefully to me. All of you who live here in Jerusalem, you also listen to me. I will explain to you everything that is happening.
• Acts 4:10Now I need to tell you and all the people of Israel what is true. Then you will know how this happened. This man is standing here in front of you and he is well. His legs are strong because of Jesus Christ of Nazareth and his authority. You fixed Jesus to a cross so that he died. But after that, God caused him to become alive again.
• Acts 13:38My friends, I want all of you to know this. God forgives us for the bad things that we have done. He does this because of what Jesus did. That is my message to you.
• Ezekiel 36:32I want you to know that I am not doing this because you deserve it. You should be ashamed, Israel's people. You should feel sorry for the things that you have done. That is what the Almighty Lord says.
• Psalms 98:2The Lord has shown everybody that he has the power to save. All the nations of the world can see that he does what is right.
• Isaiah 49:6‘As my servant, I have a greater job for you to do. It will not only be to make Jacob's tribes strong again. It will not only be to bring back Israel's people that I have kept safe. It will also be your job to bring light to the other nations. You will show people all over the world that I have the power to save them.’
• Isaiah 52:10The Lord has shown all the nations how strong he is. They can all see his holy power. People all over the world will know that our God has rescued his people.
• Lamentations 3:26It is good when people continue to hope. It is good when they quietly wait for the Lord, because he will save them.
• Luke 2:30I really have seen the person that you have sent to save your people.
• Luke 3:6Then everyone will see how God can save them.” ’
• Acts 11:18The Jewish believers heard what Peter said. They could not say anything more against him. Instead, they praised God and they said, ‘We now see that God has also let Gentiles have life with him. He will accept them if they stop doing bad things and turn to him.’
• Acts 13:46But Paul and Barnabas were not afraid of them. They said to them, ‘It was right that we first tell you who are Jews the message from God. But now you say that God's message is not true. You have shown that you do not deserve true life with God. So we will leave you now. We will go and tell this message to the Gentiles.
• Acts 14:27When they arrived, they sent a message to the group of believers in Antioch. When all the believers had come together, Paul and Barnabas told them about their journey. They told the believers about everything that God had helped them to do. They said, ‘God has made it possible now for Gentiles to believe in Jesus.’
• Acts 15:14Simon Peter has just described to us what happened first with the Gentile believers. He explained how God chose some of them to belong to him as his own people.
• Acts 18:6The Jews did not agree with Paul and they insulted him. So he shook the dirt off his clothes at them. He said to them, ‘If God punishes you, then you have caused it to happen. It will not be because of me. Now I will go to the Gentiles and I will teach them God's message.’
• Acts 22:21But the Lord said to me, “Go! I will now send you a long way away. You must go to the Gentiles and tell them my message.” ’

Commentaries on Acts 28:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28The salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles - St. Paul had spoken to this effect twice before, Acts 13:46, and Acts 18:6, where see the notes; but here he uses a firmer tone, being out of the Jewish territories, and under the protection of the emperor. By the salvation of God, all the blessings of the kingdom of Christ are intended. This salvation God could have sent unto the Gentiles, independently of the Jewish disobedience; but He waited till they…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28The salvation of God - The knowledge of God‘s mode of saving people. Is sent unto the Gentiles - Since you have rejected it, it will be offered to them. See the notes on Acts 13:46. And that they will hear it - They will embrace it. Paul was never discouraged. If the gospel was rejected by one class of people he was ready to offer it to another. If his own countrymen despised it, he never allowed himself to suppose that Christ had died in vain, but…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-31Verses 23-31 Paul persuaded the Jews concerning Jesus. Some were wrought upon by the word, and others hardened; some received the light, and others shut their eyes against it. And the same has always been the effect of the gospel. Paul parted with them, observing that the Holy Ghost had well described their state. Let all that hear the gospel, and do not heed it, tremble at their doom; for who shall heal them, if God does not? The Jews had afterwards much…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28Since Jews everywhere had the chance to accept the faith, it was now time to offer this salvation to the Gentiles (13:46; see Romans 1:16).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 25-2925-29. when they--the Jews. agreed not among themselves--the discussion having passed into one between the two parties into which the visitors were now divided, respecting the arguments and conclusions of the apostle. they departed--the material of discussion being felt by both parties to be exhausted. after Paul had spoken one word--one solemn parting testimony, from those Scriptures regarded by both alike as "the Holy Ghost speaking" to Israel.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Acts 28

• 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