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.
• 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!”
• New Living Translation (NLT)So I want you to know that this salvation from God has also been offered to the Gentiles, and they will accept it.”

Context of Acts 28:28

26“ ‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.” 27For this people’s heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.’ “Therefore I want you to know that God’s salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!” 30For two whole years Paul stayed there in his own rented house and welcomed all who came to see 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

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 2:14Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: “Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, let me explain this to you; listen carefully to what I say.
• Acts 4:10then know this, you and all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.
• Acts 13:38“Therefore, my friends, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.
• Ezekiel 36:32I want you to know that I am not doing this for your sake, declares the Sovereign Lord. Be ashamed and disgraced for your conduct, people of Israel!
• Psalms 98:2The Lord has made his salvation known and revealed his righteousness to the nations.
• Isaiah 49:6he says: “It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept. I will also make you a light for the Gentiles, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.”
• Isaiah 52:10The Lord will lay bare his holy arm in the sight of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.
• Lamentations 3:26it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.
• Luke 2:30For my eyes have seen your salvation,
• Luke 3:6And all people will see God’s salvation.’ ”
• Acts 11:18When they heard this, they had no further objections and praised God, saying, “So then, even to Gentiles God has granted repentance that leads to life.”
• Acts 13:46Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “We had to speak the word of God to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.
• Acts 14:27On arriving there, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.
• Acts 15:14Simon has described to us how God first intervened to choose a people for his name from the Gentiles.
• Acts 18:6But when they opposed Paul and became abusive, he shook out his clothes in protest and said to them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”
• Acts 22:21“Then the Lord said to me, ‘Go; 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