ACTS 13:38 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:”
Therefore, my brothers and sisters, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you — the therefore (dio) marks the sermon's application: the scriptural logic of resurrection leads to soteriological benefit. Forgiveness of sins (aphesis hamartiōn) is the gospel's core promise, offered universally to all who believe. The term proclaimed (katangelō) suggests this is not a whispered secret but a public, official announcement.
Church Fathers on Acts 13:38
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…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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