PAUL'S SERMON IN ANTIOCH (II)
Key verse: 30
NIV
26 “Fellow children of Abraham(A) and you God-fearing Gentiles, it is to us that this message of salvation(B) has been sent. 27 The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus,(C) yet in condemning him they fulfilled the words of the prophets(D) that are read every Sabbath. 28 Though they found no proper ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him executed.(E) 29 When they had carried out all that was written about him,(F) they took him down from the cross(G) and laid him in a tomb.(H) 30 But God raised him from the dead,(I) 31 and for many days he was seen by those who had traveled with him from Galilee to Jerusalem.(J) They are now his witnesses(K) to our people.
Cross references
- Acts 13:26 : S Lk 3:8; S Ac 22:5
- Acts 13:26 : Ac 4:12; 28:28
- Acts 13:27 : Ac 3:17
- Acts 13:27 : S Lk 24:27; S Mt 1:22
- Acts 13:28 : Mt 27:20-25; Ac 3:14
- Acts 13:29 : S Mt 1:22; Lk 18:31
- Acts 13:29 : S Ac 5:30
- Acts 13:29 : Lk 23:53
- Acts 13:30 : S Mt 16:21; 28:6; S Ac 2:24
- Acts 13:31 : Mt 28:16
- Acts 13:31 : S Lk 24:48
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ESV
26 “Brothers, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you (A)who fear God, to us has been sent (B)the message of (C)this salvation. 27 For those who live in Jerusalem and their rulers, because (D)they did not recognize him nor understand (E)the utterances of the prophets, which are read every Sabbath, (F)fulfilled them by condemning him. 28 And (G)though they found in him no guilt worthy of death, (H)they asked Pilate to have him executed. 29 And when (I)they had carried out all that was written of him, (J)they took him down from (K)the tree and laid him in a tomb. 30 But (L)God raised him from the dead, 31 and for many days (M)he appeared to those (N)who had come up with him (O)from Galilee to Jerusalem, (P)who are now (Q)his witnesses to the people.
Read full chapterCross references
- Acts 13:26 : ver. 16
- Acts 13:26 : ch. 10:36; [Eph. 1:13]
- Acts 13:26 : [ch. 5:20]; See ch. 4:12
- Acts 13:27 : [2 Cor. 3:14, 15]; See ch. 3:17
- Acts 13:27 : ver. 15; [ch. 15:21]
- Acts 13:27 : See Luke 24:20, 26, 27, 44
- Acts 13:28 : [Mark 14:55; Luke 23:22]
- Acts 13:28 : ch. 2:23; 3:14, 15; Luke 23:23
- Acts 13:29 : Luke 18:31; 24:44; John 19:28, 30, 36, 37
- Acts 13:29 : Matt. 27:59, 60; Mark 15:46; Luke 23:53; John 19:38, 41, 42
- Acts 13:29 : See ch. 5:30
- Acts 13:30 : See ch. 2:24
- Acts 13:31 : See ch. 1:3
- Acts 13:31 : Mark 15:41
- Acts 13:31 : ch. 1:11; 2:7
- Acts 13:31 : See Luke 24:48
- Acts 13:31 : See ch. 1:8
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1. The words of the prophets fulfilled (26-29)
The message of salvation starts with what seemed to be a tragic mistake. The people of Jerusalem did not recognize the Messiah whom God had sent to them. They condemned Jesus to death. They had no power to kill him legally, so they asked Pilate, the Roman governor, to execute him. In condemning Jesus, the Jews unwittingly fulfilled the prophecies of Scripture. God's sovereign hand was in these events, and God doesn't make mistakes. He had sent his Son to die for sinners.
2. God raised him from the dead (3
-31)
So Jesus was crucified. His body was taken down from the cross and put in a tomb. Then, an amazing thing happened, an event that revealed God's redemptive hand working in history. God raised Jesus from the dead. He accepted him as the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. Many witnesses saw the risen Jesus. This is the gospel--the good news.
Prayer: I praise you, Lord, the Sovereign God, for you are working to carry out your redemptive purpose.
One Word: Jesus died and rose from death
