Acts 13:26

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.

Children

And whosoever

Acts 13:16

Acts 10:35

To you

Bible References

Children

After the public reading of the law and the prophets the synagogue officials sent to them, saying: You men and brothers if you have a message of encouragement for the people speak.

God raised up his servant and sent him to you first. He sent him to bless you and to turn every one of you from your wicked ways.

You are our God. When your people Israel moved into this land, you drove out the people who were living here and gave the land to the descendants of Abraham, your friend, to be theirs from generation to generation.

You seed of Abraham his servant, you children of Jacob his chosen ones.

He speaks his word to Jacob, his laws and judgments to Israel.

However you, O Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, you descendants of Abraham, my friend,

Listen to this, people of Israel, you that are descended from Judah. You swear by the name of Jehovah and claim to worship the God of Israel. However you do not mean a word you say.

Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness and who seek Jehovah. Look to the rock from which you were hewn and to the quarry from which you were dug out.

Do not presume that Abraham is your father. I tell you that God can make descendants for Abraham from these stones!

He said: Go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

And whosoever

Then Paul stood up gestured with his hand and said: Men of Israel, and you who reverence God, listen.

In every nation he accepts every person who respects him and does what is right.

To you

She followed Paul and cried out: These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to you the way of salvation.

You need to know that God has sent his salvation to people who are not Jews. They will listen.

I bring near my righteousness. It is not far away. My salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation to Zion, my splendor to Israel.

He raised up a horn of salvation (power of deliverance) for us in the house of his servant David

I am not ashamed of the good news; for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who exerts active faith (believes), to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

God was reconciling the world to himself through Christ. He was not imputing their trespasses against them, for he had committed the word of reconciliation to us.

You have heard the word of the truth in Christ. It is the good news about your salvation. You also believed and were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit.

This is because of the hope reserved for you in heaven. You heard about this hope from the word of truth, the good news.