Of this man’s seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:
Parallel translations
- WEB From this man’s offspring, God has brought salvation to Israel according to his promise,
- BSB From the descendants of this man, God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as He promised.
- 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 1:1The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
- Ps 132:11The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.
- Rev 22:16I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.
- Titus 3:3–6For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
- Jude 1:25To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.
- Acts 13:32And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers,
- 2 Pet 3:2That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:
- Jer 23:5–6Behold, 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.
- Isa 11:10And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.
- John 7:42Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?
- Isa 11:1And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
- Jer 33:15–17In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land.
- Titus 2:10–14Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.
- 2 Sam 7:12And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
- Rom 1:3Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;
- Ps 89:35–37Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David.
- Matt 21:9And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
- Zech 9:9Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
- Matt 1:21And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
- 2 Pet 1:1Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:
- Acts 3:26Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.
- Acts 2:30Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;
- Luke 2:10–11And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
- 1 Jn 4:14And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
- 2 Pet 3:18But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
- 2 Pet 2:20For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.
- Amos 9:11In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:
- Acts 2:32–36This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.
- Acts 4:12Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
- 2 Pet 1:11For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
- Acts 5:30–31The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.
- Rom 11:26And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
- Isa 45:21Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me.
- Luke 1:31–33And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
- Isa 43:11I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour.
- John 4:42And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.
- Titus 1:4To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.
- Matt 22:42Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The son of David.
- Luke 1:69And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;
- Isa 7:13And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also?
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