Acts 13:34-44

34 But that he raised him from among [the] dead, no more to return to corruption, he spoke thus: I will give to you the faithful mercies of David.
35 Wherefore also he says in another, Thou wilt not suffer thy gracious one to see corruption.
36 For David indeed, having in his own generation ministered to the will of God, fell asleep, and was added to his fathers and saw corruption.
37 But he whom God raised up did not see corruption.
38 Be it known unto you, therefore, brethren, that through this man remission of sins is preached to you,
39 and from all things from which ye could not be justified in the law of Moses, in him every one that believes is justified.
40 See therefore that that which is spoken in the prophets do not come upon [you],
41 Behold, ye despisers, and wonder and perish; for *I* work a work in your days, a work which ye will in no wise believe if one declare it to you.
42 And as they went out they begged that these words might be spoken to them the ensuing sabbath.
43 And the congregation of the synagogue having broken up, many of the Jews and of the worshipping proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.
44 And on the coming sabbath almost all the city was gathered together to hear the word of God.

Footnotes 6

  • [a]. See Isa. 55.3.
  • [b]. 'Mercies' and 'gracious one' (Hosios) are the same word, only singular and plural. It may, and sometimes does, mean 'holy,' but is not the regular word for it, which is Hagios: here it answers to chasid in Hebrew, which is contrasted in Ps. 89.19 with 'holy' (kadosh), which is applied to Jehovah (ver. 18). The beginning of the psalm speaks of the mercies (chasadim) or gracious ways of the Lord, and then in ver. 19 of that One in whom these graces or mercies are centred and conveyed, the Christ, to whom the apostle here applies it. The word chesed is generally 'grace' and 'loving-kindness' in God; chasid, 'pious,' 'gracious' applied to men, and 'merciful,' 'holy' to God: see Heb. 7.26.
  • [c]. See Ps. 16.10.
  • [d]. Or 'having served his own generation by the will of God.'
  • [e]. Lit. 'men brethren,' as ch 1.16.
  • [f]. See Hab. 1.5.
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