Acts 13:39

“And by him all that believe are justified from all things, etc.] Christ, as God, is not only the justifier of his people, who pronounces them righteous in the sight of God; but his righteousness imputed to them is the matter of their justification, or that by which they are justified; and not the works of the law, or obedience to the Gospel, or internal holiness, either in whole or in part, or the grace of faith, but the object of it, Christ, and his righteousness: and justification by this is complete and perfect; it is from all sin, original and actual, secret and open, greater or lesser sins; sins of presumption and ignorance, of omission or commission; from all things the law can charge…”

“by him all that believe are justified from all things--The sense requires that a pause in the sentence be made here: "By him the believer is absolved from all charges of the law." What follows, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses--is not an exceptional but an explanatory clause. The meaning is not, "Though the law justifies from many things, it cannot justify from all things, but Christ makes up all deficiencies"; but the meaning is, "By Christ the believer is justified from all things, whereas the law justifies from nothing." (Note.--The deeper sense of justification, the positive side of it, is reserved for the Epistles, addressed to the justified themselves: and…”

“And by him - By means of him; by his sufferings and death. All that believe - See the notes on Mark 16:16. Are justified - Are regarded and treated as if they were righteous. They are pardoned, and admitted to the favor of God, and treated as if they had not offended. See this point explained in the notes on Romans 1:17; Romans 3:24-25; Romans 4:1-8. From all things - From the guilt of all offences. From which ye could not ... - The Law of Moses commanded what was to be done. It appointed sacrifices and offerings as typical of a greater sacrifice. But those sacrifices could not take away sin. See the notes on Hebrews 9:7-14; Hebrews 10:1-4, Hebrews 10:11. The design of the Law was not to…”

“Every one that believeth is justified from all things - Has the actual forgiveness of all his sins, at the very time of his believing; from which ye could not be justified - Not only ye cannot now; but ye never could. For it afforded no expiation for presumptuous sins. By the law of Moses - The whole Mosaic institution! The division of the law into moral and ceremonial was not so common among the Jews, as it is among us. Nor does the apostle here consider it at all: but Moses and Christ are opposed to each other. Acts 13:40”

“13:39 Faith is prerequisite to being made right in God’s sight; this was not provided for in the law of Moses (Ps 14:1-3; see Rom 3:9-20).”

“by: Isa 53:11; Hab 2:4; Luk 18:14; Joh 5:24; Rom 3:24-30, Rom 4:5-8, Rom 4:24, Rom 5:1, Rom 5:9; Rom 8:1, Rom 8:3, Rom 8:30-34, Rom 10:10; Co1 6:11; Gal 2:16, Gal 3:8 from which: Job 9:20, Job 25:4; Psa 143:2; Jer 31:32; Luk 10:25, Luk 10:28; Joh 1:17; Rom 3:19; Rom 4:15, Rom 5:20, Rom 7:9-11, Rom 8:3, Rom 9:31, Rom 10:4; Gal 2:16, Gal 2:19, Gal 3:10-12, Gal 3:21-25, Gal 5:3; Phi 3:6-9; Heb 7:19, Heb 9:9, Heb 9:10, Heb 10:4, Heb 10:11 Acts 13:40”