ACTS 13:26 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.”
Fellow children of Abraham and you God-fearing Gentiles — Paul addresses both Jews (children of Abraham, tekna Abraam) and Gentile proselytes/God-fearers (sebomenoi ton Theon), indicating a mixed congregation. This dual address prefigures the letter's ultimate theme: the gospel transcends Jewish identity.
Church Fathers on Acts 13:26
Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you fears God, to you is the word of this salvation sent. For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew Him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning Him. And though they found no cause of death in Him, yet desired they Pilate that He should be slain. Acts 13:26-28 On all occasions we find them making a great…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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