Read & Study the Bible Online - Bible Portal
Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Acts 13:27-41

Fulfilled Prophecies Verify Unfulfilled Prophecies Acts 3:17-21 ; Acts 13:27-41 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The Scripture chosen for today, is worth our thought. The first Scripture was spoken by Peter, the second by Paul. Let us note them, one at a time. 1, The first Scripture Acts 3:17-21 . Peter is speaking to the rulers of the Jews, and to national Israel. He is pleading for them to repent, that so God may send Jesus Christ, "whom the Heavens must receive until the times of restitution of all... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Acts 13:38

THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS‘Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this Man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins.’ Acts 13:38 This was St. Paul’s first public utterance since his conversion. He was the Barnabas of the Synagogue, and, as the custom of the Synagogue was, he was asked to speak, and up he got, and the Holy Ghost was upon him, and he poured out this most significant speech. I. No agnosticism permissible.—‘Be it known unto you.’ That is, about this... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 13:1-52

The Expansion Of The Word In Cyprus and Asia Minor, With Satan’s Counterattack Being Defeated at an Assembly In Jerusalem, Which is Then Followed By Further Ministry (13:1-18:22). Jerusalem having forfeited its Messiah and its right to evangelise the world, the torch now passes to Antioch. For in his presentation of the forward flow of ‘the word’ Luke now had to find the next great forwards movement and he found it at Syrian Antioch. From there at the instigation of the Holy Spirit (the Holy... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 13:13-52

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 will be noted that an interesting change has taken place. Paul is now depicted as being in overall charge, and from now on it will be ‘Paul and Barnabas’. This may have been because once they had left Cyprus, and Barnabas’ familiar territory, it was agreed that as they were now in territory that... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 13:17-41

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 our fathers’), has acted on behalf of His chosen people, making them great in the land of Egypt, and then delivering them with a mighty arm, watching over them like a nursing father in the wilderness and defeating powerful nations in order to give them their inheritance. Thus he is affirming the... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 13:38-39

“Be it known to you therefore, men, brethren, that through this man is proclaimed to you remission of sins, and by him every one who believes is justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.” ‘Be it known to you therefore.’ As a result of what he has declared about Jesus certain things necessarily follow and should be heeded. We must remember here that the full content of his speech would have been a lot more and that some of his points would have been... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 13:38-41

Paul’s Message - Part 3. He Calls For a Genuine Response To God’s Offer of Mercy (13:38-41). read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 13:15-41

Acts 13:15-Mark : . 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 of Stephen (ch. 7 ), and on the other so different from the evidence of Paul’ s epistles as to what he did say when he broke new ground on such occasions ( 1 Thessalonians 1:9, Galatians 3:1, 1 Corinthians 2:2), that we can scarcely accept it. The texts quoted are not... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Acts 13:38

Men and brethren; the usual compellation given in these cases. This man; having spoken concerning Christ’s resurrection, which only can be meant of him in his human nature, here, according unto that nature, the apostle calls him man. The forgiveness of sins; as in Acts 10:43. This forgiveness of sins is that which the apostle so much would recommend to all to seek after, and magnify Christ for, it heing only through him; and he could not be overcome by death, who could deliver us from sin. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Acts 13:13-43

CRITICAL REMARKSActs 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, as principal rather than as subordinate. οἱ περὶ Παῦλον (compare αἱ περὶ Μάρθαν καὶ Μαριάμ, Textus Receptus). The phrase perhaps hints that Paul had other unnamed companions besides Barnabas and John. Instead of loosed from read having set sail from; and for departing from them, having withdrawn from... read more

Group of Brands