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Acts 13:21 — King James Version← Study notes

And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.


Acts 13:21Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 13:2118 words
GreekMeaning
κἀκεῖθενkakeithen
ThenwordG2547
ᾐτήσαντοētēsanto
they asked forverbG154
βασιλέαbasilea
a kingnounG935
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἔδωκενedōken
gaveverbG1325
αὐτοῖςautois
to thempronounG846
ho
thearticleG3588
θεὸςtheos
GodnounG2316
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
ΣαοὺλSaoul
SaulnounG4549
υἱὸνhyion
sonnounG5207
ΚίςKis
of KishnounG2797
ἄνδραandra
a mannounG435
ἐκek
of theprepositionG1537
φυλῆςphylēs
tribenounG5443
ΒενιαμίνBeniamin
of BenjaminnounG958
ἔτηetē
yearsnounG2094
τεσσεράκονταtesserakonta
fortyadjectiveG5062
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 13:21

And God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years. Acts 13:21 And when he had removed him, He raised up unto them David to be their king: to whom also He gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, which shall fulfil all My will. Of this man's seed has God according to His promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus. (v. 22, 23.) This was no small thing that Christ should be…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 29 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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