ACTS 13:17 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it.”
The God of the people of Israel chose our ancestors and made the people great during their stay in Egypt — Paul begins his sermon grounding Christian history in Israel's covenantal narrative. The emphasis on God's choice (haireomai) echoes Deuteronomic theology, establishing that what follows is continuous with God's redemptive story, not a replacement. By saying our ancestors, Paul positions himself and his Jewish hearers within the salvation-historical continuum.
Church Fathers on Acts 13:17
Behold Barnabas giving place to Paul— how should it be otherwise?— to him whom he brought from Tarsus; just as we find John on all occasions giving way to Peter: and yet Barnabas was more looked up to than Paul: true, but they had an eye only to the common advantage. Then Paul stood up, it says — this was a custom of the Jews— and beckoned with his hand. And see how he prepares the way beforehand for his discourse: having first praised them, and showed his great regard for…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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