Acts 13 · Verse 32

Acts 13:32

And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers,
Acts 13:32, King James Version

Acts 13:32 in other translations

BSBAnd now we proclaim to you the good news: What God promised our fathers
WEBWe bring you good news of the promise made to the fathers,
ASVAnd we bring you good tidings of the promise made unto the fathers,
YLT‘And we to you do proclaim good news--that the promise made unto the fathers,
DARBYAnd we declare unto you the glad tidings of the promise made to the fathers,
BBEAnd we are giving you the good news of the undertaking made to the fathers,
WebsterAnd we declare to you the glad tidings, that the promise which was made to the fathers,

What does Acts 13:32 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 32. And we. We who are present. Paul and Barnabas.

Declare unto you glad tidings We preach the gospel--the good news. To a Jew, nothing could be more grateful intelligence than that the Messiah had come; to a sinner convinced of his sins, nothing can be more cheering than to hear of a Saviour.

The promises, etc. The promise here refers to all that had been spoken in the Old Testament respecting the advent, sufferings, death, and resurrection of Christ.

(a) "promise" Rom 4:13

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 32 We declare unto you glad tidings - We proclaim that Gospel to you which is the fulfillment of the promise made unto the fathers.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 13:32-37
The resurrection of Christ was the great proof of his being the Son of God. It was not possible he should be held by death, because he was the Son of God, and therefore had life in himself, which he could not lay down but with a design to take it again. The sure mercies of David are that everlasting life, of which the resurrection was a sure pledge; and the blessings of redemption in Christ are a certain earnest, even in this world. David was a great blessing to the age wherein he lived. We were not born for ourselves, but there are those living around us, to whom we must study to be serviceable. Yet here is the difference; Christ was to serve all generations. May we look to Him who is declared to be the Son of God by his resurrection from the dead, that by faith in him we may walk with God, and serve our generation according to his will; and when death comes, may we fall asleep in him, with a joyful hope of a blessed resurrection.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Acts 13:32 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532
ἡμεῖςhēmeiswe ourselvesG3165
ὑμᾶςhumasto youG4771
εὐαγγελιζόμεθαeuangelizomethaevangeliseG2097
τὴνtēntheG3588
πρὸςprostoG4314
τοὺςtoustheG3588
πατέραςpaterasfathersG3962
ἐπαγγελίανepangelianpromiseG1860
γενομένην,genomenēnhaving been made,G1096

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Acts 13:32

  • Romans 4:13

    For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

  • Acts 26:6

    And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers:

  • Ezekiel 34:23

    And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.

  • Romans 9:4

    Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;

  • Jeremiah 23:5

    Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.

  • Galatians 3:16-18

    Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ. And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect. For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.

  • Zechariah 6:12

    And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the Lord:

  • Micah 5:2

    But thou, Beth–lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.

  • Acts 13:38

    Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:

  • Deuteronomy 18:15

    The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;

  • Luke 2:10

    And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

  • Zechariah 13:7

    Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the Lord of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
we.
38; Isa 40:9; 41:27; 52:7; 61:1; Lu 1:19; 2:10; Ro 10:15
how.
3:19; 26:6; Ge 3:15; 12:3; 22:18; 26:4; 49:10; De 18:15; Isa 7:14
Isa 9:6,7; 11:1; Jer 23:5; Eze 34:23; Da 9:24-26; Mic 5:2; Hag 2:7
Zec 6:12; 9:9; 13:1,7; Mal 3:1; 4:2; Lu 1:54,55,68-73; Ro 4:13
Ga 3:16-18

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Context

  • Acts 13:31

    And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people.

  • Acts 13:32

    And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers,

  • Acts 13:33

    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.

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Acts 13:32 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y nosotros también os anunciamos el evangelio de aquella promesa que fué hecha á los padres,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et nous, nous vous annonçons la bonne nouvelle quant à la promesse qui a été faite aux pères,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und wir verkündigen euch die gute Botschaft von der zu den Vätern geschehenen Verheißung,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et nos vobis annuntiamus eam, quæ ad patres nostros repromissio facta est: