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Acts 13:36 — King James Version← Study notes

For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:


Acts 13:36Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 13:3620 words
GreekMeaning
ΔαυὶδDauid
DavidnounG1138
μὲνmen
indeedwordG3303
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
ἰδίᾳidia
in his ownadjectiveG2398
γενεᾷgenea
generationnounG1074
ὑπηρετήσαςhypēretēsas
having servedverbG5256
τῇ
thearticleG3588
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
θεοῦtheou
of GodnounG2316
βουλῇboulē
purposenounG1012
ἐκοιμήθηekoimēthē
he fell asleepverbG2837
καὶkai
andwordG2532
προσετέθηprosetethē
he was addedverbG4369
πρὸςpros
toprepositionG4314
τοὺςtous
thearticleG3588
πατέραςpateras
fathersnounG3962
αὐτοῦautou
of himpronounG846
καὶkai
andwordG2532
εἶδενeiden
sawverbG3708
διαφθοράνdiaphthoran
decaynounG1312
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 13:36

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…

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