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Acts 13:24

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What does Acts 13:24 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “when John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

when John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
Acts 13:24 — American Standard Version

Context — Acts 13

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
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.
27For they that dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath, fulfilled [them] by condemning [him].
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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
“When John had first preached before his coming, etc.] Or, “before the face of his entrance”; that is, on his public ministry; for John did not preach before the coming of Christ in the flesh, being born but half a year before him; but before he came forth and was manifest to Israel; before he entered upon his work and office, as a prophet and teacher of the people: and this points out the business of John the Baptist, who was the forerunner of Christ, and went before his face to prepare his way, who gave notice of his coming, and bore testimony to him; and whose testimony the apostle here produces, as being what the Jews could not well reject and deny, he being of so much probity and…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“When John had first preached ... - After John had preached and prepared the way, Matthew 3:0: return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“John having first preached - He mentions this, as a thing already known to them. And so doubtless it was. For it gave so loud an alarm to the whole Jewish nation, as could not but be heard of in foreign countries, at least as remote as Pisidia. Acts 13:25”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Act 1:22, Act 10:37, Act 19:3, Act 19:4; Mat 3:1-11; Mar 1:2-8; Luk 1:76, Luk 3:2, 3-20; Joh 1:6-8, Joh 1:15-18, Joh 3:25-36, Joh 5:33-36 Acts 13:25”
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