Acts 3:25

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

23Those who won’t listen to that prophet will be excluded from the people.’ 24Samuel and all the prophets who followed him spoke about these days. You are the descendants of the prophets and the heirs of the promise that God made to our ancestors when he said to Abraham, ‘Through your descendant all people on earth will be blessed.’ 26God has brought his servant back to life and has sent him to you first. God did this to bless you by turning every one of you from your evil ways.”

Acts 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 2:39This promise belongs to you and to your children and to everyone who is far away. It belongs to everyone who worships the Lord our God.”
• Acts 13:26“Brothers—descendants of Abraham and converts to Judaism—the message that God saves people was sent to us.
• Genesis 20:7Give the man’s wife back to him now, because he’s a prophet. He will pray for you, and you will live. But if you don’t give her back, you and all who belong to you are doomed to die.”
• Genesis 27:36Esau said, “Isn’t that why he’s named Jacob? He’s cheated me twice already: He took my rights as firstborn, and now he’s taken my blessing.” So he asked, “Haven’t you saved a blessing for me?”
• Genesis 48:14But Israel crossed his hands and reached out. He put his right hand on Ephraim’s head, although Ephraim was the younger son. He put his left hand on Manasseh’s head, although Manasseh was older.
• Genesis 49:1Jacob called for his sons and said, “Come here, and let me tell you what will happen to you in the days to come.
• Psalms 105:8He always remembers his promise, the word that he commanded for a thousand generations,
• Matthew 3:9Don’t think you can say, ‘Abraham is our ancestor.’ I can guarantee that God can raise up descendants for Abraham from these stones.
• Genesis 17:9God also said to Abraham, “You and your descendants in generations to come are to be faithful to my promise.
• 1 Chronicles 16:17He confirmed it as a law for Jacob, as an everlasting promise to Israel,
• Nehemiah 9:8You found that his heart was faithful to you. You made a promise to him to give the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Jebusites, and Girgashites to his descendants. You kept your promise because you are fair.
• Luke 1:72He has shown his mercy to our ancestors and remembered his holy promise,
• Romans 9:4They are Israelites, God’s adopted children. They have the Lord’s glory, the pledges, Moses’ Teachings, the true worship, and the promises.
• Romans 15:8Let me explain. Christ became a servant for the Jewish people to reveal God’s truth. As a result, he fulfilled God’s promise to the ancestors of the Jewish people.
• Galatians 3:29If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s descendants and heirs, as God promised.
• Genesis 12:3I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you, I will curse. Through you every family on earth will be blessed.”

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