ACTS 13:27 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“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.”
The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath — Paul shifts from promise to rejection, from David to the crucifixion. The Jerusalem leadership's failure to recognize (ginōskō) Jesus despite their knowledge of Scripture reveals spiritual blindness despite textual familiarity. Yet even this rejection fulfills prophecy (pleōo, to fill), suggesting divine sovereignty overrides human resistance.
Church Fathers on Acts 13:27
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
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
Publish a reflection on this verse
No reflections on this verse yet. Be the first to write one!