ACTS 13:24 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.”
Before the coming of Jesus, John preached repentance and baptism to all the people of Israel — John the Baptist (3:24; Luke 1:76) serves as forerunner and herald, preparing Israel through the baptism of repentance (metanoia, turning around). John's ministry inaugurates the gospel age, removing the barriers of ceremonial Judaism to make way for faith in Jesus.
Church Fathers on Acts 13:24
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…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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