Acts 3:18

Acts 3:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.
• New International Version (NIV)But this is how God fulfilled what he had foretold through all the prophets, saying that his Messiah would suffer.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But what God foretold by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ would suffer, he thus fulfilled.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But those things which God foretold by the mouth of all His prophets, that the Christ would suffer, He has thus fulfilled.

Context of Acts 3:18

16And on the basis of faith in Jesus’ name, his very name has made this man – whom you see and know – strong. The faith that is through Jesus has given him this complete health in the presence of you all. 17And now, brothers, I know you acted in ignorance, as your rulers did too. But the things God foretold long ago through all the prophets – that his Christ would suffer – he has fulfilled in this way. 19Therefore repent and turn back so that your sins may be wiped out, 20so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and so that he may send the Messiah appointed for you – that is, Jesus.

Acts 3:18 word by word

ὁ δὲ θεὸς ἃ προκατήγγειλεν διὰ στόματος πάντων τῶν προφητῶν παθεῖν τὸν χριστὸν αὐτοῦ ἐπλήρωσεν οὕτως.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• those thingsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• before had shewedπροκαταγγέλλωprokataggellō · to foretellG4293
• byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• the mouthστόμαstoma · mouthG4750
• of allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• prophetsπροφήτηςprophētēs · prophetG4396
• thatπάσχωpaschō pathō penthō · to sufferG3958
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• he hathπληρόωplēroō · to fulfillG4137
• soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779

Cross-references for Acts 3:18

• Acts 17:2Paul went to the Jews in the synagogue, as he customarily did, and on three Sabbath days he addressed them from the scriptures,
• Acts 26:22I have experienced help from God to this day, and so I stand testifying to both small and great, saying nothing except what the prophets and Moses said was going to happen:
• Acts 28:23They set a day to meet with him, and they came to him where he was staying in even greater numbers. From morning until evening he explained things to them, testifying about the kingdom of God and trying to convince them about Jesus from both the law of Moses and the prophets.
• Luke 24:26Wasn’t it necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and enter into his glory?”
• 1 Corinthians 15:3For I passed on to you as of first importance what I also received – that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures,
• 1 Peter 1:10Concerning this salvation, the prophets who predicted the grace that would come to you searched and investigated carefully.
• Revelation 19:10So I threw myself down at his feet to worship him, but he said, “Do not do this! I am only a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony about Jesus. Worship God, for the testimony about Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
• Genesis 3:15And I will put hostility between you and the woman and between your offspring and her offspring; her offspring will attack your head, and you will attack her offspring’s heel.”
• Psalms 22:1My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? I groan in prayer, but help seems far away.
• Psalms 69:1Deliver me, O God, for the water has reached my neck.
• Isaiah 50:6I offered my back to those who attacked, my jaws to those who tore out my beard; I did not hide my face from insults and spitting.
• Isaiah 53:1Who would have believed what we just heard? When was the Lord’s power revealed through him?
• Daniel 9:26Now after the sixty-two weeks, an anointed one will be cut off and have nothing. As for the city and the sanctuary, the people of the coming prince will destroy them. But his end will come speedily like a flood. Until the end of the war that has been decreed there will be destruction.
• Zechariah 12:10“I will pour out on the kingship of David and the population of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication so that they will look to me, the one they have pierced. They will lament for him as one laments for an only son, and there will be a bitter cry for him like the bitter cry for a firstborn.
• Zechariah 13:7“Awake, sword, against my shepherd, against the man who is my associate,” says the Lord who rules over all. Strike the shepherd that the flock may be scattered; I will turn my hand against the insignificant ones.

Commentaries on Acts 3:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18But those things - he hath so fulfilled - Your ignorance and malice have been overruled by the sovereign wisdom and power of God, and have become the instruments of fulfilling the Divine purpose, that Christ must suffer, in order to make an atonement for the sin of the world. All the prophets had declared this; some of them in express terms, others indirectly and by symbols; but, as the whole Mosaic dispensation referred to Christ, all that prophesied or…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18But those things - To wit, those things that did actually occur, pertaining to the life and death of the Messiah. Had showed - Had announced, or foretold. By the mouth of all his prophets - That is, by the prophets in general, without affirming that each individual prophet had uttered a distinct prediction respecting this. The prophets “taken together,” or the prophecies “as a whole,” had declared this. The word “all” is not infrequently used in this…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-18Verses 12-18 Observe the difference in the manner of working the miracles. Our Lord always spoke as having Almighty power, never hesitated to receive the greatest honour that was given to him on account of his Divine miracles. But the apostles referred all to their Lord, and refused to receive any honour, except as his undeserving instruments. This shows that Jesus was one with the Father, and co-equal with Him; while the apostles knew that they were…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-26The speeches in the book of Acts about telling others the good news focus on Jesus, who was put to death on a cross and raised to life. These speeches call people to repent and to place their faith in Jesus as the promised Messiah and the judge God has appointed (2:38; 3:19; 11:18; 17:30; 26:20). They also announce the same good news for the people of Israel and for Gentiles everywhere: there is "peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all" (10:36).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-2117-21. And now, brethren--Our preacher, like his Master, "will not break the bruised reed." His heaviest charges are prompted by love, which now hastens to assuage the wounds it was necessary to inflict. I wot--"know." through ignorance ye did it--(See marginal references, Lu 23:34; Ac 13:27; 26:9).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