ACTS 13:33 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.”
he has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm: 'You are my Son; today I have become your Father' — Psalm 2:7 receives a christological reading: the Davidic psalm's You are my Son applies to Jesus' resurrection, not his birth or anointing. The word raised up (anistēmi) carries double resonance—both biological resurrection and exaltation. Luke's hermeneutic reads the psalm's today as the resurrection moment when God publicly acknowledges Jesus as son.
Church Fathers on Acts 13:33
And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers, God has fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that He has raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second Psalm, You are My Son, this day have I begotten You. And as concerning that He raised Him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, He said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David. Wherefore he says also in another Psalm, You shall…
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