From the descendants of this man, God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as He promised.
Parallel translations
- WEB From this man’s offspring, God has brought salvation to Israel according to his promise,
- KJV Of this man’s seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:
- NKJV From this man’s seed, according to the promise, God raised up for Israel a Savior—Jesus—
- NASB From the descendants of this man, according to promise, God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus,
- NLT “And it is one of King David’s descendants, Jesus, who is God’s promised Savior of Israel!
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Quick answer
From David's offspring God has brought Israel a Savior, Jesus, just as he promised. The whole history climaxes in Christ.
Overview
Paul reaches the heart of his sermon: Jesus is the promised descendant of David through whom God brings salvation. The careful survey of history has shown God's unbroken faithfulness, now consummated in the Savior. This fulfills the covenant promises and presents Jesus as the long-awaited Messiah of Israel.
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- Matt 1:1This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:
- Ps 132:11The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne.
- Rev 22:16“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”
- Titus 3:3–6For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.
- Jude 1:25to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority through Jesus Christ our Lord before all time, and now, and for all eternity. Amen.
- Acts 13:32And now we proclaim to you the good news: What God promised our fathers
- 2 Pet 3:2by recalling what was foretold by the holy prophets and commanded by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.
- Jer 23:5–6Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
- Isa 11:10On that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will seek Him, and His place of rest will be glorious.
- John 7:42Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”
- Isa 11:1Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.
- Jer 33:15–17In those days and at that time I will cause to sprout for David a righteous Branch, and He will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
- Titus 2:10–14not stealing from them, but showing all good faith, so that in every respect they will adorn the teaching about God our Savior.
- 2 Sam 7:12And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.
- Rom 1:3regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh,
- Ps 89:35–37Once and for all I have sworn by My holiness—I will not lie to David—
- Matt 21:9The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”
- Zech 9:9Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
- Matt 1:21She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”
- 2 Pet 1:1Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours:
- Acts 3:26When God raised up His Servant, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”
- Acts 2:30But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne.
- Luke 2:10–11But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! For behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people:
- 1 Jn 4:14And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent His Son to be the Savior of the world.
- 2 Pet 3:18But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
- 2 Pet 2:20If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.
- Amos 9:11“In that day I will restore the fallen tent of David. I will repair its gaps, restore its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old,
- Acts 2:32–36God has raised this Jesus to life, to which we are all witnesses.
- Acts 4:12Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”
- 2 Pet 1:11and you will receive a lavish reception into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
- Acts 5:30–31The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging Him on a tree.
- Rom 11:26And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob.
- Isa 45:21Speak up and present your case—yes, let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the LORD? There is no other God but Me, a righteous God and Savior; there is none but Me.
- Luke 1:31–33Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
- Isa 43:11I, yes I, am the LORD, and there is no Savior but Me.
- John 4:42They said to the woman, “We now believe not only because of your words; we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world.”
- Titus 1:4To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
- Matt 22:42“What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” “David’s,” they answered.
- Luke 1:69He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
- Isa 7:13Then Isaiah said, “Hear now, O house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of men? Will you try the patience of my God as well?
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