Acts 13:13-43

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 13:32-37

Paul supported the fulfillment of this promise by quoting three Old Testament Messianic passages: Psalms 2:7 (Acts 13:33), Isaiah 55:3 (Acts 13:34), and Psalms 16:10 (Acts 13:35; cf. Acts 2:27). These Old Testament texts all found fulfillment in the raising up of Jesus. However, Paul used "raised up" in two different senses in this speech. In Acts 13:33; Acts 13:37 he spoke of God raising up Jesus as the promised Messiah. Psalms 2:7 refers to God similarly raising up David as Israel’s king.... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 13:38-39

Paul ended his historical review with an exhortation and appeal to his readers (cf. Acts 13:15). He now addressed his two types of hearers collectively as "men brethren" (Acts 13:38, Gr. andres adelphoi). When it comes to responding to the gospel, all people, Jews and Gentiles, are on the same level. Through Jesus, Paul asserted, everyone who believes (the only condition) has forgiveness of sins (cf. Acts 2:38; Acts 10:43) and justification (God’s judicial declaration of righteousness, cf.... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 13:40-41

Paul concluded by applying Habakkuk’s warning to all who reject the good news about Jesus Christ. God’s working in their day (i.e., providing the Messiah) was something they could not afford to disbelieve and scoff at or they would perish."Habakkuk 1:5, which Paul quoted here, refers to an invasion of Judah by a Gentile nation that would be used as God’s disciplinary instrument to punish Judah for her disobedience. Paul evidently saw his generation in Israel under a similar disciplinary... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 13:42-43

Paul’s message created great interest in the hearts of many people who listened to him. Paul possessed great powers of persuasion (cf. Acts 18:4; Acts 19:8; Acts 19:26; Acts 26:28; Acts 28:23; 2 Corinthians 5:11; Galatians 1:10), but the Holy Spirit was at work too. Paul and Barnabas continued clarifying the gospel for their inquirers during the following week. The English translators supplied "Paul and Barnabas" (NASB, NIV) or "Jews" (AV) and "the people" (NASB, NIV) or "Gentiles" (AV) for the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 13:42-52

The consequences of Paul’s message 13:42-52 read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Acts 13:15

13:15 Brethren, (c-20) Lit. 'men brethren,' as ch. 1.16. read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Acts 13:16

13:16 Israelites, (d-13) Lit. 'men Israelites.' read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Acts 13:20

13:20 about (e-17) Where the computation begins is not stated. The judges were given after the land's being given by lot, and that order of things reached up to Samuel, to four hundred and fifty years, whenever that four hundred and fifty years began. It might be at the Exodus, and very probably so. But it is not that there were judges during all that time. Indeed, they were only raised up occasionally. I have no difficulty myself as to the chronology, notwithstanding the dicta of some. The... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Acts 13:22

13:22 said, (a-19) See Psalms 89:20 . 1 Samuel 13:14 . read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Acts 13:29

13:29 cross (b-17) As ch. 5.30. read more

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