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George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Acts 13:40

See then that you reject not this divine Saviour, lest what has been denounced by the prophets fall upon your incredulous heads: I will abandon the holy place which I entrusted to you; I will cease to look upon you as my people; I will transfer my kingdom to the Gentiles. (Bible de Vence) read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Acts 13:41

Ye despisers [2] of the favours offered you, behold, wonder, &c. This citation is out of Habacuc, (chap. i. ver. 5.) according to the Septuagint. The prophet, by these words, foretold to the Jews in his time the evils that would come upon them in their captivity in Chaldea, but St. Paul here applies them at least to the miseries that the incredulous Jews would incur, if they obstinately refused to believe in Christ. (Witham) =============================== [BIBLIOGRAPHY] Habacuc i. 5. In... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Acts 13:14-31

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 prevail with Jews to receive and embrace Christ as... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Acts 13:32-37

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 a great blessing to the age wherein he lived.... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Acts 13:38-41

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 the law of Moses. The great concern of... read more

Frank Binford Hole

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Acts 13:1-99

Acts 13 THIS LARGE CHURCH, composed mainly of Gentiles, had no less than five prophets and teachers in its midst. Their names are given and prove very instructive; for one had a surname which probably indicates that he was a black man (Niger means Black), one was sufficiently distinguished to have been a foster-brother of Herod, Barnabas was a Hellenistic Jew, Saul had been a Pharisee of the Pharisees, and Lucius may have been a Gentile. Thus it was quite early manifest that race and breeding... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Acts 13:23-25

The promise of the Messiah: v. 23. Of this man's seed hath God according to His promise raised unto Israel a Savior, Jesus; v. 24. when John had first preached before His coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel v. 25. And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not He. But, behold, there cometh One after me whose shoes of His feet I am not worthy to loose. With the mention of David, the great hero of Jewish history, Paul had opened the... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Acts 13:26-29

Prophecy fulfilled in the death of Jesus: v. 26. Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the Word of this salvation sent. v. 27. For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew Him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every Sabbath-day, they have fulfilled them in condemning Him. v. 28. And though they found no cause of death in Him, yet desired they Pilate that He should be slain. v. 29. ... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Acts 13:30-37

The argument from the resurrection of Christ: v. 30. But God raised Him from the dead; v. 31. and He was seen many days of them which came up with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are His witnesses unto the people. v. 32. And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers, v. 33. God hath fulfilled the same unto us, their children, in that He hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the Second Psalm, Thou art My Son, this day have I... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Acts 13:38-43

The conclusion of the sermon: v. 38. Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this Man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins; v. 39: and by Him all that believe are justified from all things from which ye could not be justified by the Law of Moses. v. 40. Beware therefore lest that come upon you which is spoken of in the prophets, v. 41. Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish; for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe,... read more

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