Kretzmann's Popular Commentary
Acts 13:27
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.
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.
ACTS 13:27 tou/ton avgnoh,santej kai. ta.j fwna.j … kri,nantej {A} The text of verses Acts 13:27-29 circulated in a variety of forms, the shortest being that of the Alexandrian witnesses. S...
Verse Acts 13:27. _BECAUSE THEY KNEW HIM NOT_] A gentle excuse for the persecuting high priests, c. They did not know that Jesus was the Christ, because they did not know the prophets: and _why_ did...
BECAUSE THEY KNEW HIM NOT - The statement in this verse is designed, not to reproach the Jews at Jerusalem, but to introduce the fact that Jesus had died, and had risen again. With great wisdom and te...
PART III The Witness to the Gentiles. The Apostle to the Gentiles; his Ministry and Captivity. Chapter s 13-28 CHAPTER 13 _ 1. The Divine Choice. Barnabas and Saul separated unto the work (Acts 1...
THE SERMON AT PISIDIAN ANTIOCH. This is a specimen of Paul's missionary practice. In external matters it is true to the facts, yet the sermon is on the one hand so like the sermon of Peter (ch. 2) and...
THE FIRST MISSIONARY JOURNEY (Acts 13:1-3) Acts 13:1-52; Acts 14:1-28 tell the story of the first missionary journey. Paul and Barnabas set out from Antioch. Antioch was 15 miles up the River Orontes...
Then Paul stood up and made a gesture with his hand and said, "You Israelites, and you who are God-fearers, listen to this. The God of this people Israel chose out our fathers and he exalted the peopl...
DWELL. Greek. _katoikeo._ See note on Acts 2:5. BECAUSE, &C. = being ignorant of. HIM. This word referring to Acts 13:26. NOR YET. and. EVERY SABBATH DAY. throughout (_kata_) every sabbath. IN CON...
_they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not_ Cp. the very similar language of St Peter at the Temple gate (Acts 3:17), "I wot that through ignorance ye did it as did als...
ΤΟΥ͂ΤΟΝ�, _because they knew Him not_. Cf. the very similar language of St Peter at the Temple (Acts 3:17), ‘I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers,’ and see note there....
PAUL’S SPEECH AT ANTIOCH...
_PAUL'S POWERFUL SERMON AT ANTIOCH ACTS 13:14-41:_ At Perga in Pamphylia John Mark left Paul and Barnabas and went back to Jerusalem. Later, this would cause no small trouble between these brethren. W...
ΚΑΤΟΙΚΟΎΝΤΕΣ _praes. act. part. от_ ΚΑΤΟΙΚΈΩ (G2730) жить, обитать. Part, в роли _subst._ ΆΓΝΟΉΣΑΝΤΕΣ _aor. act. part._ (причины) ΆΓΝΟΈΩ (G50) быть невежественным, не узнавать, ΆΝΑΓΙΝΩΣΚΟΜΈΝΑΣ _prae...
FOR THEY THAT DWELL AT JERUSALEM, &C.— He here anticipates a strong objection, "Why did not they at Jerusalem, and especially their rulers, believe?_"—They knew him not,_ because they understood not t...
AT ANTIOCH OF PISIDIA. Acts 13:14-52. a. In the synagogue, the first sermon of Paul. Acts 13:1. Acts 13:14 But they, passing through from Perga, came to Antioch of Pisidia; and they went into the s...
27-29. After claiming that the Messiahship of Jesus was so well authenticated, it was necessary to give some explanation of the singular fact, that the Jews, who knew him well, had put him to death as...
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. FOR T...
13 John, doubtless, was at fault in thus deserting the apostles. But there seems to be a deeper reason for his defection. Being from Jerusalem, and a nephew of Barnabas, he represented the weakness of...
ST. PAUL AS A MISSIONARY 1. Prophets] see on Acts 11:27. SIMEON THAT WAS CALLED NIGER] Niger was a Roman cognomen. LUCIUS OF CYRENE] doubtless one of those Cyrenians who first preached at Antioch (Act...
ANTIOCH OF PISIDIA. ST. PAUL'S SERMON IN THE SYNAGOGUE. The cities which the apostles now proceeded to evangelise (Pisidian Antioch, Iconium, Lystra, and Derbe) were situated in the southern part of t...
The Church of Antioch succours the Church of Jerusalem in time of famine. 27. Friendly-relations clearly prevailed between Jerusalem and Antioch, the former Church sending accredited prophets and teac...
GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE ACTS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 13 THE *HOLY SPIRIT CHOOSES BARNABAS AND SAUL, 13:1-3 V1 There were some *prophets and teachers in the *church at Antioch. They were Barnabas,...
FOR THEY THAT DWELL AT JERUSALEM. — The implied reason of the mission to the Gentiles and more distant Jews is that the offer of salvation had been rejected by those who would naturally have been its...
Both A. and R.V. take ἀγνοήσαντες as governing τοῦτον and τὰς φωνάς. But καί may be not copulative but intensive not only did they not recognise the Christ, but even condemned Him to death; so Rendall...
CONDEMNED BY MEN BUT RAISED BY GOD Acts 13:25-37 For Paul the Resurrection was always the keystone of faith. He had taken particular care to assure himself of the reality of that foundation fact. In...
The first most distinctly missionary movement sprang from Antioch, and was independent of all official initiation. A company of those in Antioch sent Saul and Barnabas, and it is declared immediately...
Proclaiming the Gospel in Antioch of Pisidia Ash says they would have landed at the port of Attalia and then gone on the short distance to Perga. For some reason, John Mark decided to leave "Paul and...
(11) 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]....
Paul shows how the Jews and Romans all fulfilled the Messianic prophecies in the crucifixion of Jesus, quoting those wonderful predictions of David, which were only fulfilled in David's greater Son....
Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent. (27) For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because the...
We now enter on the missionary journeys, as they are called, of the apostle Paul. The work, under the Spirit, opens to the glory of the Lord. Not merely are Gentiles met in grace and brought into the...
27.He doth wisely, and in due time, prevent an offense which might have been a great hindrance to their faith, [men’s faith.] For Jerusalem was God’s sanctuary, the king’s seat, the fountain of truth,...
We come now to the beginning of the direct history of the work, new in some important respects, that is, connected with Paul's mission by the immediate intervention of the Holy Ghost. It is not now Ch...
FOR THEY THAT DWELT AT JERUSALEM, AND THEIR RULERS,.... The inhabitants of that city, and the great sanhedrim which sat there: because they knew him not; that is, either Jesus the Saviour, whom God ha...
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_. Ver...
_Men and brethren_ Even all you who are _children of the stock of Abraham_ Whether ye are my equals in years, or of more advanced age _And whosoever among you feareth God_ Of whatever family or nation...
BECAUSE THEY KNEW HIM NOT; did not know him to be the Messiah. THE VOICES OF THE PROPHETS; they did not understand the true meaning of the prophecies. THEY HAVE FULFILLED THEM; by crucifying Christ,...
From this time our attention is drawn particularly to the work of Saul, whose name is in this chapter changed to Paul, meaning "little," for one who is the most greatly used of God is, in his own esti...
FOR THOSE WHO DWELL IN JERUSALEM, AND THEIR RULERS, BECAUSE THEY DID NOT KNOW HIM, NOR EVEN THE VOICES OF THE PROPHETS WHICH ARE READ EVERY SABBATH, HAVE FULFILLED _THEM_ IN CONDEMNING _HIM._ 1. Back...
Even though the prophecies concerning the Messiah are read continually (passages such as Psalms 22:1; Psalms 69:1 and Isaiah 2:1), the Jewish rulers ignored these predictions, just like they ignored t...
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...
THEY; the common people, and THEIR RULERS; great council, both had a hand in our Saviour's death. But if so great a fault was capable of any alleviation, the apostle gladly mentions it. that it was do...
27-29. After claiming that the Messiahship of Jesus was so well authenticated, it was necessary to give some explanation of the singular fact, that the Jews, who knew him well, had put him to death as...
Acts 13:27 For G1063 dwell G2730 (G5723) in G1722 Jerusalem G2419 and G2532 their G846 rulers G758 know...
THE MINISTRY OF PAUL AND BARNABAS RESULTS IN THE COUNTER-ATTACK OF SATAN AND THE GATHERING AT JERUSALEM (13:1-15:35). Leaving Antioch under the direct commissioning of the Holy Spirit, in a parallel c...
PAUL AND HIS COMPANY PREACH IN PISIDIAN ANTIOCH. (13:13-52). Paul ‘and his company' (thus there were at least one or two others besides Mark) left Paphos and sailed across to Perga in Pamphylia. It wi...
PAUL'S MESSAGE (13:17-41). Paul's message divides into three parts. · In the first he declares the goodness and faithfulness of the One God, Who over long centuries, commencing with Abraham (‘chose o...
PAUL'S MESSAGE - PART 2. THROUGH A SERIES OF RULERS GOD HAS RAISED UP GREAT DAVID'S GREATER SON WHO DIED AND WAS RAISED AGAIN (13:20-37). In this section of his speech the emphasis is on God' provisio...
“For they who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him. And though they found no c...
Acts 13:27. FOR THEY THAT DWELL AT JERUSALEM. _For._ Paul went on to say, in that proud home of our common faith, in the holy city, our rulers and priests have rejected Him. They have ignored those vo...
_Paul's Sermon in the Synagogue of Antioch in Pisidia_, _17-41._ This discourse falls naturally into three divisions: _(a)_ Acts 13:17-22. A sketch of the grand old story of the chosen people till t...
BECAUSE THEY KNEW HIM NOT (τουτον αγνοησαντες). First aorist active participle (causal) of αγνοεω, old verb, not to know. Peter gives "ignorance" (αγνοια) as the excuse of the Jews in the death of C...
Acts 13:14. _But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down. And after reading of the law and the prophets,_ From whi...
Acts 13:13. _Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem._ «John» that is, John Mark, as we see by chapter 15...
Acts 13:13. _Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia; and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem. But when they departed from Perga, they came to Anti...
CONTENTS: Paul and Barnabas called. Satanic opposition from a sorcerer. Paul's sermon in the synagogue at Antioch. Opposition from Jews. Paul and Barnabas turn to Gentiles. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Ho...
Acts 13:1. _The church that was at Antioch,_ which was counted one of the five apostolic churches. It is the true church by way of eminence, the synagogue having degenerated into a state of warfare wi...
FOR THE PEOPLE. Paul now explains the facts of the gospel. (1) Christ was rejected by the Jewish leaders; (2) the prophecies made to come true; (3) they force Pilate to kill him, even though they coul...
_Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia._ PERGA IN PAMPHYLIA Because Perga was little known Pamphylia is subjoined. It was an ancient city on the river Cest...
_The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers._ THE HOURS ON THE WORLD’S CLOCK 1. Moving slowly forward as the hours of the Eternal God, with whom a thousand years are as one day, and of the l...
_For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew Him not._ THE REJECTION OF CHRIST I. Its ground. 1. Ignorance of Christ Himself. (1) Of His Divine Sonship. (2) His mediator...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 13:16 Paul’s sermon consisted of three parts: a sketch of OT history (vv. Acts 13:16), God’s ultimate provision in Jesus Christ (vv....
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 13:1 The Witness in Cyprus and Southern Galatia. Chapters Acts 13:1 and Acts 14:1 re
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 13:13. PAUL AND HIS COMPANY.—Note the two changes—first of Saul’s name, which is henceforth Paul, and next of Paul’s position in the mission as leader rather than as follower,...
EXPOSITION ACTS 13:1 _At Antioch., in the Church that was there _for _in the Church that was at Antioch, _A.V.; _prophets, _etc., for _certain prophets, _etc., A.V. and T.R.; _Barnabas, _etc., for _a...
Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; Barnabas, Simeon that was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch,...
1 Corinthians 2:8; 1 Timothy 1:13; 2 Corinthians 3:14; 2 Corinthians 4:4;...
ELYMAS, PAULUS, AND PAUL Acts 13:7 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Barnabas and Saul and John Mark made up the party that journeyed together, as the Holy Ghost led them in the way. It was a strong party, and th...
For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers — He here anticipates a strong objection, "Why did not they at Jerusalem, and especially their rulers, believe?" They know not him, because they unde...
Observe here, 1. The apostle declares the ignominious death, the glorious resurrection, of the Lord Jesus, whom he proves to be the true and promised Messias. For his ignominious death, THE JEWS HANGE...