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 King James Version (NKJV)From this man’s seed, according to the promise, God raised up for Israel a Savior—Jesus—

Context of Acts 13:23

21Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul, son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years. 22After removing him, He raised up David to be their king. He also testified about him and said, ‘I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man after My heart, who will do My will.’ “From this man’s seed, in keeping with His promise, God brought to Israel a Savior—Yeshua. 24Before His coming, John had proclaimed an immersion of repentance to all the people of Israel. 25As John was completing his service, he said, ‘What do you suppose me to be? I am not He. But behold, One is coming after me, whose sandal I’m not worthy to untie.’

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 2:30So because he was a prophet and knew God had sworn with an oath to him to seat one of his descendants on his throne,
• 2 Samuel 7:12When your days are done and you sleep with your fathers, I will raise up your seed, who will come forth from you after you, and I will establish his kingdom.
• Psalms 89:35I will not violate My covenant, nor alter what My lips have uttered.
• Psalms 132:11Adonai has sworn to David a true promise He will not revoke: “From the fruit of your body I will set one upon your throne—
• Isaiah 7:13Then he said, “Hear now, house of David! Is it a small thing for you to weary men? Will you also weary my God?
• Isaiah 11:1Then a shoot will come forth out of the stem of Jesse, and a branch will bear fruit out of His roots.
• Jeremiah 23:5“Behold, days are coming” —it is a declaration of Adonai— “when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign as king wisely, and execute justice and righteousness in the land.
• Jeremiah 33:15In those days and at that time, I will cause a Branch of Righteousness to spring up for David, and He will execute justice and righteousness in the land.
• Amos 9:11“In that day I will raise up David’s fallen sukkah. I will restore its breaches, raise up its ruins, and rebuild it as in days of old
• Matthew 1:1The book of the genealogy of Yeshua ha-Mashiach, Ben-David, Ben-Avraham:
• Matthew 21:9The crowds going before Him and those following kept shouting, saying, “Hoshia-na to Ben-David! Baruch ha-ba b’shem Adonai! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! Hoshia-na in the highest!”
• Matthew 22:42saying, “What do you think about the Messiah? Whose Son is He?” “David’s,” they say to Him.
• Luke 1:31Behold, you will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and you shall call His name Yeshua.
• John 7:42Didn’t the Scripture say that the Messiah comes from the seed of David and from Bethlehem, David’s town?”
• Romans 1:3Concerning His Son, He came into being from the seed of David according to the flesh.
• Revelation 22:16I, Yeshua, have sent My angel to testify these things to you for My communities. 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