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Acts 13:34
34“But since He raised Him up from the dead, never to return to decay, He has spoken in this way, ‘I will give you the holy and sure mercies of David.’
Acts 13:34 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.
- New International Version (NIV)God raised him from the dead so that he will never be subject to decay. As God has said, “ ‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.’
- English Standard Version (ESV)And as for the fact that he raised him from the dead, no more to return to corruption, he has spoken in this way, "'I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David.'
- New King James Version (NKJV)And that He raised Him from the dead, no more to return to corruption, He has spoken thus: ‘I will give you the sure mercies of David.’
Context of Acts 13:34
32“And we proclaim to you Good News—the promise to the fathers has arrived! 33For God has fulfilled this promise to the children—to us—by raising up Yeshua, as it is also written in the second psalm: ‘You are My Son. Today I have become Your Father.’ “But since He raised Him up from the dead, never to return to decay, He has spoken in this way, ‘I will give you the holy and sure mercies of David.’ 35Therefore He also says in another psalm, ‘You will not permit Your Holy One to see decay.’ 36For after David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he went to sleep and was laid with his fathers and saw decay.
Read all of Acts 13Acts 13:34 word by word
ὅτι δὲ ἀνέστησεν αὐτὸν ἐκ νεκρῶν μηκέτι μέλλοντα ὑποστρέφειν εἰς διαφθοράν, οὕτως εἴρηκεν ὅτι δώσω ὑμῖν τὰ ὅσια Δαυὶδ τὰ πιστά.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andδέde · thenG1161
- as concerning thatὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
- he raisedἀνίστημιanistēmi · to ariseG450
- himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
- the deadνεκρόςnekros · deadG3498
- no moreμηκέτιmēketi · never againG3371
- ·μέλλωmellō · to ensueG3195
- to returnὑποστρέφωhupostrephō · to returnG5290
- toεἰςeis · towardG1519
- corruptionδιαφθοράdiaphthora · decayG1312
- he saidἐρῶereō · to sayG2046
- on this wiseοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
- ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
- I will giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
- youσύsu · youG4771
- the sureὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the sureπιστόςpistos · faithfulG4103
- merciesὅσιοςhosios · sacredG3741
- of DavidΔαυείδ, Δαυίδ, ΔαβίδDabid · DavidG1138
Cross-references for Acts 13:34
- Romans 6:9We know that Messiah, having been raised from the dead, no longer dies; death no longer is master over Him.
- Isaiah 55:3Incline your ear and come to Me. Listen, so that your soul may live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, the trustworthy loyalty to David.
- 2 Samuel 7:14I will be a father to him, and he will be a son to Me. If he commits iniquity, I will correct him with the rod of men and with the strokes from sons of men.
- 2 Samuel 23:5Is it not true that my house is with God? For He made an everlasting covenant with me, ordered and secured in all things. Will He not make all my salvation and every desire come to fruition?
- Psalms 89:2I will sing of the love of Adonai forever. To all generations I will make known Your faithfulness with my mouth.
- 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.
- Ezekiel 34:23So I will set up One Shepherd over them, My servant David—He will tend them, He will feed them Himself and be their shepherd.
- Ezekiel 37:24My servant David will be king over them. They will all have One Shepherd. They will walk in My ordinances and observe My rulings and do them.
- Hosea 3:5Afterwards, Bnei-Yisrael will return, and they will seek Adonai their God and David their king. Then they will turn in awe to Adonai and to His goodness in the last days.
- 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
- Zechariah 12:8In that day Adonai will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem so that the weakest among them that day will be like David and the house of David will be like God—like the angel of Adonai before them.
Commentaries on Acts 13:34
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 34No more to return to corruption - To the grave, to death, the place and state of corruption; for so we should understand the word in the text. The sure mercies of David - ̔ Ϛ . These words are quoted literatim from the Septuagint version of Isaiah 55:3; where the Hebrew is הנאמנים דוד חסדי chasdey David ha -neemanim, of which the Greek is a faithful translation; and which sure mercies of David St. Paul considers as being fulfilled in the resurrection of…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 34And as concerning - In further proof of this. To show that he actually did it, he proceeds to quote another passage of Scripture. No more to return to corruption - The word “corruption” is usually employed to denote “putrefaction, or the mouldering away of a body in the grave; its returning to its native dust.” But it is certain (Acts 13:35. See the notes on Acts 2:27) that the body of Christ never in this sense saw corruption. The word is therefore used…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 32-37Verses 32-37 The resurrection of Christ was the great proof of his being the Son of God. It was not possible he should be held by death, because he was the Son of God, and therefore had life in himself, which he could not lay down but with a design to take it again. The sure mercies of David are that everlasting life, of which the resurrection was a sure pledge; and the blessings of redemption in Christ are a certain earnest, even in this world. David was…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26-37Paul reviewed how Jesus had been treated with shame, including an unjust sentence and death. But God raised Jesus from the dead, and many witnesses saw him. This message is good news, because through Jesus people can receive forgiveness of sins. But people must respond with faith, or they will face serious consequences.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 34-3734-37. now no more to return to corruption--that is, to the grave where death reigns; and compare Ro 6:9, "Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more, death hath no more dominion over him." I will give you the sure mercies of David--(Is 55:3). The word rendered "mercies" is peculiar, denoting the sanctity of them, as comprehending the whole riches of the new covenant; while the other word, "sure," points to the certainty with which they would…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
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