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Selected Verse: Acts 13:23 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ac 13:23 |
King James |
Of this man's seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus: |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| 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 Mat 1:21). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Of this man's seed - Of his posterity.
According to his promise - See the notes on Act 2:30.
Raised unto Israel - See the notes on Act 2:30.
A Saviour, Jesus - See the notes on Mat 1:21. |
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
Saviour
(See Scofield) - (Rom 1:16). |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Of 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 Mat 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 Isa 11:1, Isa 11:2, and Jer 23:5, Jer 23:6. |
21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
30 Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;
30 Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
6 In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
5 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
2 And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;
1 And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.