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

26saying, ‘Go to this people and say, “You will keep on hearing, but will not understand; And you will keep on seeing, but will not perceive; 27For the heart of this people has become dull, And with their ears they scarcely hear, And they have closed their eyes; Otherwise they might see with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart and return, And I would heal them.”’ Therefore let it be known to you that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will also listen.” 29[When he had spoken these words, the Jews departed, having a great dispute among themselves.] 30And he stayed two full years in his own rented quarters and was welcoming all who came to him,

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

• Thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• let it be knownγνωστός, γνώριμοςgnōstos · acquainted withG1110
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• salvationσωτήριονsōtērion · savingG4992
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• has been sentἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
• to the Gentilesἔθνοςethnos · GentilesG1484
• they will alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• listenἀκούωakouō · to hearG191

Cross-references for Acts 28:28

• Acts 2:14But Peter, taking his stand with the eleven, raised his voice and declared to them: “Men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you and give heed to my words.
• Acts 4:10let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead--by this name this man stands here before you in good health.
• Acts 13:38Therefore let it be known to you, brethren, that through Him forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you,
• Ezekiel 36:32I am not doing this for your sake,” declares the Lord God, “let it be known to you. Be ashamed and confounded for your ways, O house of Israel!”
• Psalms 98:2The Lord has made known His salvation; He has revealed His righteousness in the sight of the nations.
• Isaiah 49:6He says, “It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant To raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the preserved ones of Israel; I will also make You a light of the nations So that My salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”
• Isaiah 52:10The Lord has bared His holy arm In the sight of all the nations, That all the ends of the earth may see The salvation of our God.
• Lamentations 3:26It is good that he waits silently For the salvation of the Lord.
• Luke 2:30For my eyes have seen Your salvation,
• Luke 3:6And all flesh will see the salvation of God.’”
• Acts 11:18When they heard this, they quieted down and glorified God, saying, “Well then, God has granted to the Gentiles also the repentance that leads to life.”
• Acts 13:46Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first; since you repudiate it and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles.
• Acts 14:27When they had arrived and gathered the church together, they began to report all things that God had done with them and how He had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.
• Acts 15:14Simeon has related how God first concerned Himself about taking from among the Gentiles a people for His name.
• Acts 18:6But when they resisted and blasphemed, he shook out his garments and said to them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am clean. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”
• Acts 22:21And He said to me, ‘Go! For I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”

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