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Acts 13:23

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What does Acts 13:23 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Of this man`s seed hath God according to promise brought unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus;” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Of this man`s seed hath God according to promise brought unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus;
Acts 13:23 — American Standard Version

Context — Acts 13

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
20and after these things he gave [them] judges until Samuel the prophet.
21And afterward they asked for a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for the space of forty years.
22And when he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king; to whom also he bare witness and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My heart, who shall do all My will.
23Of this man`s seed hath God according to promise brought unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus;
24when John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
25And as John was fulfilling his course, he said, What suppose ye that I am? I am not [he]. But behold, there cometh one after me the shoes of whose feet I am not worthy to unloose.
26Brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and those among you that fear God, to us is the word of this salvation sent forth.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Of this man’s seed hath God, according to his promise, etc.] In (<100712>2 Samuel 7:12 <19D211>Psalm 132:11,17 <242305>Jeremiah 23:5,6) raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus; even Jesus of Nazareth, whose name signifies a Saviour, who is the son of David, according to the flesh; the word “Jesus” is left out in some copies, and so it is in the Syriac and Ethiopic versions, which only read, “salvation” or “redemption”; the Alexandrian copy, and the Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic versions, read, “he hath brought forth unto Israel”, etc. the sense is, that as God had promised that the Messiah should spring out of David’s loins, so in the fulness of time he had sent him, or caused him to come by the…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Of this man's seed hath God, according to . . . promise, raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus--The emphasis on this statement lies: (1) in the seed from which Christ sprang--David's--and the promise to that effect, which was thus fulfilled; (2) on the character in which this promised Christ was given of God--"a SAVIOUR." His personal name "JESUS" is emphatically added, as designed to express that very character. (See on Mat 1:21).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Of this man’s seed - Of his posterity. According to his promise - See the notes on Acts 2:30. Raised unto Israel - See the notes on Acts 2:30. A Saviour, Jesus - See the notes on Matthew 1:21. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“13:23-25 Paul here moved to the theme of his message: Jesus, one of David’s descendants, was God’s promised Savior of Israel. The Messiah’s way had been prepared by John the Baptist, who insisted that Israel needed to repent . . . and turn to God and be baptized. John was a humble servant who simply cleared the ground for the one whose coming he announced.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“this: Act 2:30; Sa2 7:12; Psa 89:35-37, Psa 132:11; Isa 7:13, Isa 11:1, Isa 11:10; Jer 23:5, Jer 23:6; Jer 33:15-17; Amo 9:11; Mat 1:1, Mat 21:9, Mat 22:42; Luk 1:31-33, Luk 1:69; Joh 7:42; Rom 1:3; Rev 22:16 raised: Act 2:32-36, Act 3:26, Act 4:12, Act 5:30, Act 5:31; Isa 43:11, Isa 45:21; Zac 9:9; Mat 1:21; Luk 2:10, Luk 2:11; Joh 4:42; Rom 11:26; Tit 1:4, Tit 2:10-14, Tit 3:3-6; Pe2 1:1, Pe2 1:11; Pe2 2:20, Pe2 3:2, Pe2 3:18; Jo1 4:14; Jde 1:25 Acts 13:24”
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