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Selected Verse: Acts 13:25 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ac 13:25 |
Strong Concordance |
And [1161] as [5613] John [2491] fulfilled [4137] his course [1408], he said [3004], Whom [5101] think ye [5282] that I [3165] am [1511]? I [1473] am [1510] not [3756] he. But [235], behold [2400], there cometh one [2064] after [3326] me [1691], whose [3739] shoes [5266] of his feet [4228] I am [1510] not [3756] worthy [514] to loose [3089]. |
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King James |
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. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
And as John fulfilled his course - As he was engaged in completing his work. His ministry is called a course or race, that which was to be run, or completed.
He said ... - These are not the precise words which the evangelists have recorded, but the sense is the same. See the Joh 1:20 note; Mat 3:11 note. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Think ye (ὑπονοεῖτε)
Originally, to think secretly: hence to suspect, conjecture. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| His course - His work was quickly finished, and might therefore well be termed a course or race. Luk 3:16. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| As John fulfilled his course - As John was fulfilling his race, he said, etc. It has been supposed that the word δρομον, course, or race, is used here to point out the short duration of the Baptist's ministry, and the fervent zeal with which he performed it. It signifies properly his ministry, or life. A man's work, employment, function, etc., is his race, course, or way of life. John had a ministry from God; and he discharged the duties of it with zeal and diligence; bore the fatigues of it with patience and resignation; and was gloriously successful in it, because the hand of the Lord was with him. |
11 I [1473] indeed [3303] baptize [907] you [5209] with [1722] water [5204] unto [1519] repentance [3341]: but [1161] he that cometh [2064] after [3694] me [3450] is [2076] mightier than [2478] I [3450], whose [3739] shoes [5266] I am [1510] not [3756] worthy [2425] to bear [941]: he [846] shall baptize [907] you [5209] with [1722] the Holy [40] Ghost [4151], and [2532] with fire [4442]:
20 And [2532] he confessed [3670], and [2532] denied [720] not [3756]; but [2532] confessed [3670], [3754] I [1473] am [1510] not [3756] the Christ [5547].
16 John [2491] answered [611], saying [3004] unto them all [537], I [1473] indeed [3303] baptize [907] you [5209] with water [5204]; but [1161] one mightier than [2478] I [3450] cometh [2064], the latchet [2438] of whose [3739] [846] shoes [5266] I am [1510] not [3756] worthy [2425] to unloose [3089]: he [846] shall baptize [907] you [5209] with [1722] the Holy [40] Ghost [4151] and [2532] with fire [4442]: