Acts 13:23

Acts 13:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Of this man’s seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:
• New International Version (NIV)“From this man’s descendants God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as he promised.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Of this man's offspring God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, as he promised.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“And it is one of King David’s descendants, Jesus, who is God’s promised Savior of Israel!

Context of Acts 13:23

21And afterward they asked for a king; so God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years. 22And when He had removed him, He raised up for them David as king, to whom also He gave testimony and said, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will do all My will.’ From this man’s seed, according to the promise, God raised up for Israel a Savior—Jesus— 24after John had first preached, before His coming, the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. 25And as John was finishing his course, he said, ‘Who do you think I am? I am not He. But behold, there comes One after me, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to loose.’

Acts 13:23 word by word

τούτου ὁ θεὸς ἀπὸ τοῦ σπέρματος κατ᾽ ἐπαγγελίαν ἤγαγεν τῷ Ἰσραὴλ σωτῆρα Ἰησοῦν,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Ofἀπόapo · away fromG575
• this man’sοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• seedὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• seedσπέρμαsperma · seed: offspringG4690
• hathἐγείρωegeirō · to ariseG1453
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• according toκατάkata · according toG2596
• promiseἐπαγγελίαepaggelia · promiseG1860
• unto IsraelἸσραήλIsraēl · IsraelG2474
• a Saviourσωτήρsōtēr · saviorG4990
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424

Cross-references for Acts 13:23

• Acts 2:30Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his body, according to the flesh, He would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne,
• 2 Samuel 7:12“When your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, who will come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom.
• Psalms 89:35Once I have sworn by My holiness; I will not lie to David:
• Psalms 132:11The Lord has sworn in truth to David; He will not turn from it: “I will set upon your throne the fruit of your body.
• Isaiah 7:13Then he said, “Hear now, O house of David! Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will you weary my God also?
• Isaiah 11:1There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots.
• Jeremiah 23:5“Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; A King shall reign and prosper, And execute judgment and righteousness in the earth.
• Jeremiah 33:15‘In those days and at that time I will cause to grow up to David A Branch of righteousness; He shall execute judgment and righteousness in the earth.
• Amos 9:11“On that day I will raise up The tabernacle of David, which has fallen down, And repair its damages; I will raise up its ruins, And rebuild it as in the days of old;
• Matthew 1:1The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham:
• Matthew 21:9Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: “Hosanna to the Son of David! ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’ Hosanna in the highest!”
• Matthew 22:42saying, “What do you think about the Christ? Whose Son is He?” They said to Him, “The Son of David.”
• Luke 1:31And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus.
• John 7:42Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the seed of David and from the town of Bethlehem, where David was?”
• Romans 1:3concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh,
• Revelation 22:16“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.”

Commentaries on Acts 13:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23Of this man's seed hath God - raised - a Savior - That Jesus Christ came in a direct and indisputable line from David, according to both promise and prophecy, may be seen in the notes on Matthew 1:1, etc., and particularly in the notes at the end of Luke And that the Messiah was promised to come from the family of David, see Isaiah 11:1, Isaiah 11:2, and Jeremiah 23:5, Jeremiah 23:6.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23Of this man‘s seed - Of his posterity. According to his promise - See the notes on Acts 2:30. Raised unto Israel - See the notes on Acts 2:30. A Saviour, Jesus - See the notes on Matthew 1:21.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-31Verses 14-31 When we come together to worship God, we must do it, not only by prayer and praise, but by the reading and hearing of the word of God. The bare reading of the Scriptures in public assemblies is not enough; they should be expounded, and the people exhorted out of them. This is helping people in doing that which is necessary to make the word profitable, to apply it to themselves. Every thing is touched upon in this sermon, which might best…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-25At this point, Paul shifted to the main point of his message. Jesus, descended from King David's family line, was the Savior God promised to Israel. John the Baptist prepared the way for the Messiah (God's chosen leader). John called Israel to repent and be baptized. John was a humble servant who prepared the way for the one whose coming he announced.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 23-2523-25. Of this man's seed hath God, according to ... promise, raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus--The emphasis on this statement lies: (1) in the seed from which Christ sprang--David's--and the promise to that effect, which was thus fulfilled; (2) on the character in which this promised Christ was given of God--"a Saviour." His personal name "Jesus" is emphatically added, as designed to express that very character. (See on Mt 1:21).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Acts 13

• 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
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• 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