Acts 13:39

Acts 13:39 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.
• New International Version (NIV)Through him everyone who believes is set free from every sin, a justification you were not able to obtain under the law of Moses.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and by him everyone who believes is freed from everything from which you could not be freed by the law of Moses.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and by Him everyone who believes is justified from all things from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.

Context of Acts 13:39

37No, it was a reference to someone else—someone whom God raised and whose body did not decay. 38“Brothers, listen! We are here to proclaim that through this man Jesus there is forgiveness for your sins. Everyone who believes in him is made right in God’s sight—something the law of Moses could never do. 40Be careful! Don’t let the prophets’ words apply to you. For they said, 41‘Look, you mockers, be amazed and die! For I am doing something in your own day, something you wouldn’t believe even if someone told you about it.’”

Acts 13:39 word by word

καὶ ἀπὸ πάντων ὧν οὐκ ἠδυνήθητε ἐν νόμῳ Μωϋσέως δικαιωθῆναι, ἐν τούτῳ πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων δικαιοῦται.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• byἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• himοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• that believeπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
• are justifiedδικαιόωdikaioō · to justifyG1344
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• from whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• ye couldδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• notοὐou · noG3756
• the lawὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the lawνόμοςnomos · lawG3551
• of MosesΜωϋσῆς, ΜωσῆςMōseus Mōsēs Mōusēs · MosesG3475

Cross-references for Acts 13:39

• Isaiah 53:11When he sees all that is accomplished by his anguish, he will be satisfied. And because of his experience, my righteous servant will make it possible for many to be counted righteous, for he will bear all their sins.
• Habakkuk 2:4“Look at the proud! They trust in themselves, and their lives are crooked. But the righteous will live by their faithfulness to God.
• Luke 18:14I tell you, this sinner, not the Pharisee, returned home justified before God. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
• John 5:24“I tell you the truth, those who listen to my message and believe in God who sent me have eternal life. They will never be condemned for their sins, but they have already passed from death into life.
• Romans 3:24Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins.
• Romans 4:5But people are counted as righteous, not because of their work, but because of their faith in God who forgives sinners.
• Romans 5:1Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us.
• Romans 8:1So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.
• Romans 10:10For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved.
• 1 Corinthians 6:11Some of you were once like that. But you were cleansed; you were made holy; you were made right with God by calling on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
• Galatians 2:16Yet we know that a person is made right with God by faith in Jesus Christ, not by obeying the law. And we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we might be made right with God because of our faith in Christ, not because we have obeyed the law. For no one will ever be made right with God by obeying the law.”
• Galatians 3:8What’s more, the Scriptures looked forward to this time when God would make the Gentiles right in his sight because of their faith. God proclaimed this good news to Abraham long ago when he said, “All nations will be blessed through you.”
• Job 9:20Though I am innocent, my own mouth would pronounce me guilty. Though I am blameless, it would prove me wicked.
• Job 25:4How can a mortal be innocent before God? Can anyone born of a woman be pure?
• Psalms 143:2Don’t put your servant on trial, for no one is innocent before you.
• Jeremiah 31:32This covenant will not be like the one I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand and brought them out of the land of Egypt. They broke that covenant, though I loved them as a husband loves his wife,” says the Lord.

Commentaries on Acts 13:39

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 39And by him - On his account, and through him, all that believe in his Divine mission, and the end for which he has been manifested, namely, to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself, are justified from all things, from the guilt of all transgressions committed against God; from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses; because it is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats, and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling the unclean, or any other…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 39And by him - By means of him; by his sufferings and death. All that believe - See the notes on Mark 16:16. Are justified - Are regarded and treated as if they were righteous. They are pardoned, and admitted to the favor of God, and treated as if they had not offended. See this point explained in the notes on Romans 1:17; Romans 3:24-25; Romans 4:1-8. From all things - From the guilt of all offences. From which ye could not … - The Law of Moses commanded…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 38-41Verses 38-41 Let all that hear the gospel of Christ, know these two things: 1. That through this Man, who died and rose again, is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins. Your sins, though many and great, may be forgiven, and they may be so without any injury to God's honour. 2. It is by Christ only that those who believe in him, and none else, are justified from all things; from all the guilt and stain of sin, from which they could not be justified by…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 39A life of faith is necessary to be right with God. The law of Moses alone could not provide this ability to have a right relationship (Psalm 14:1–3; see Romans 3:9–20).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 38-4138-41. the forgiveness of sins--the first necessity of the sinner, and so the first experienced blessing of the Gospel.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