Acts 13:24
in Acts 13Before the arrival of Jesus, John preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
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ASV
when John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
KJV
When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
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This verse in Acts 13
Commentary
11 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
From the descendants of this man
on Acts 13:23-25
From the descendants of this man, God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as He promised, the promise of 2 Samuel 7:12 to 16. The survey of judges and kings leads here.
This site's exposition
John preached a baptism of repentance
Paul assumes a synagogue in Pisidia knew of John. His movement reached the Jews abroad, as Apollos at 18:25 and the disciples at Ephesus in 19:3 show. The Greek reads before the face of His coming, the language of Malachi 3:1.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
A commentator
Origen of AlexandriaCOMMENTARY ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 1.17 · Written before 253.
proposed
It must be said, on the one hand, that the Old [Testament] is not a Gospel since it did not show "the one coming" but announced him beforehand, and on the other that the entire New [Testament] is the gospel, speaking not just in a way similar to the beginning of the Gospel, "Behold, the lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world," but encompassing manifold praises and teachings of the one on whose account the Gospel is the gospel.
Then John bears witness to this: "When John had first preached before His coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. 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." And John too not merely bears witness to the fact, but does it in such sort that when men were bringing the glory to him, he declines it: for it is one thing not to affect an honor which nobody thinks of offering; and another, to reject it when all men are ready to give it, and not only to reject it, but to do so with such humility. Then he adduces John: then again the prophets, where he says, "By condemning they fulfilled," and again, "All that was written:" then the Apostles as witnesses of the Resurrection: then David bearing witness. For neither the Old Testament proofs seemed so cogent when taken by themselves as they are in this way, nor yet the latter testimonies apart from the former: wherefore he makes them mutually confirm each other. "Of this man's seed," etc. "When John," he says, "had first preached before His entry" - by entry he means the Incarnation - "the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel." Thus also John, writing his Gospel, continually has recourse to him: for his name was much thought of in all parts of the world. And observe, he does not say it "Of this man's seed," etc. from himself, but brings John's testimony.
The Medieval Church1 voice
"Before His very appearance John preached." By appearance he means the incarnation.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
When John had first preached before his coming,....
The preaching of the gospel to the Gentiles at their request, and upon the Jews' refusal of it, wherein the apostles justified themselves against the displeasure which the Jews conceived at it, and God owned them,
4 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
He showed them their sins, warned them of the wrath to come, called them to repentance, and to bring forth fruits meet for repentance, and bound those to this who were willing to be bound by the solemn rite or sign of baptism; and by this he made ready a people prepared for the Lord Jesus, to whom his grace would be acceptable when they were thus brought to know themselves.
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
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;
John - preached - the baptism of repentance - On the nature and effects of John’s preaching, see the notes on Mat 3:1, etc., and Luk 3:10-15 (note).
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
When John had first preached ... - After John had preached and prepared the way, Mat. 3:
The words behind it
13 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| προκηρύξαντος | prokeruxantos | When was proclaiming | G4296 → | |
| Ἰωάννου | ioannou | John | G2491 → | 134 times |
| πρὸ | pro | before [the] | G4253 → | 47 times |
| προσώπου | prosopou | face | G4383 → | 75 times |
| τῆς | tes | of the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| εἰσόδου | eisodou | coming | G1529 → | |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | of Him | G846 → | 5565 times |
| βάπτισμα | baptisma | a baptism | G908 → | 19 times |
| μετανοίας | metanoias | of repentance | G3341 → | 22 times |
| παντὶ | panti | to all | G3956 → | 1235 times |
| τῷ | to | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| λαῷ | lao | people | G2992 → | 141 times |
| Ἰσραήλ. | israel | of Israel. | G2474 → | 68 times |
προκηρύξαντοςWhen was proclaiming
prokeruxantosG4296 →
ἸωάννουJohn
ioannouG2491 →134 times
πρὸbefore [the]
proG4253 →47 times
προσώπουface
prosopouG4383 →75 times
τῆςof the
tesG3588 →19766 times
εἰσόδουcoming
eisodouG1529 →
αὐτοῦof Him
autouG846 →5565 times
βάπτισμαa baptism
baptismaG908 →19 times
μετανοίαςof repentance
metanoiasG3341 →22 times
παντὶto all
pantiG3956 →1235 times
τῷthe
toG3588 →19766 times
λαῷpeople
laoG2992 →141 times
Ἰσραήλ.of Israel.
israelG2474 →68 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Acts 1:22beginning from John’s baptism until the day Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”
it leads to
- Acts 1:2
until the day He was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen.
- Acts 1:8–9
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
- Acts 4:33
With great power the apostles continued to give their testimony about the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And abundant grace was upon them all.
- Mark 1:1–8
This is the beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
- Luke 3:1–18
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
- Acts 1:2
Through
Acts 10:37You yourselves know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee with the baptism that John proclaimed:
it leads to
- Luke 4:14
Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news about Him spread throughout the surrounding region.
- Acts 2:22
Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know.
- Acts 28:22
But we consider your views worth hearing, because we know that people everywhere are speaking against this sect.”
- Luke 4:14
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on Acts; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Chrysostom, Homily on Acts 29; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Origen of Alexandria, COMMENTARY ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 1.17; R. J. Knowling, The Acts of the Apostles, Expositor's Greek Testament and Theophylact of Ohrid, Commentary on Acts.