Acts 13:32 Cross References - AUV

³² And we bring you good news concerning the promise [God] made to our forefathers

¹⁹ The angel answered him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.

⁵⁴ (As He said to our forefathers), He has helped His servants, the Israelites, [showing] that He remembered to be merciful ⁵⁵ to Abraham and his descendants forever.”

⁶⁸ “May the Lord be praised, [who is] the God of the Israelites, for He has come to [the aid of] His people and bought them back [i.e., from bondage]. ⁶⁹ He has provided a horn of salvation [i.e., His saving strength] for us from a descendant of His servant King David [i.e., Jesus, born of Mary] ⁷⁰ (as He spoke through the message of the holy prophets of long ago). ⁷¹ [He has provided] salvation from our enemies, and from the [destructive] hand of all those who hate us, ⁷² in order to show mercy to our forefathers and to remember His holy Agreement. ⁷³ [This Agreement was] the oath by which He swore to Abraham, our forefather,

¹⁰ And the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for look, I am bringing good news that will cause great joy to all people.

¹⁹ Therefore, you people [must] repent [i.e., change your hearts and lives] and turn [back] again [to God] so that your sins will be blotted out and so that you may enjoy times of [spiritual] refreshment from the presence of the Lord [i.e., through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit].

⁴² So, every day, they never stopped teaching and preaching that Jesus was the Christ [i.e., God's specially chosen one], in the Temple and in private homes.

³⁸ "Brothers, you should know, therefore, that forgiveness of sins is being proclaimed [to people] through this man [Jesus],

⁶ And now I am standing [here], being judged because [I believe that] God will fulfill the hope He promised to our forefathers.

¹³ For it was not through [obedience to] law [See 3:31] that the promise to Abraham or his descendants of inheriting [the best of] the world [was made], but through their being considered righteous because of faith [in God].

⁴ the Israelites. These people are God’s adopted children; they have [experienced] His glorious presence; they have [received] His Agreements; they have been given the law of Moses; they possess the [Temple] service and the promises [of God].

¹⁵ And how can people preach [anywhere] unless they are sent out? Even as it is written [Isa. 52:7], “How welcome is the coming of those who preach the good news [of salvation through Christ]?”

¹⁶ Now [specific] promises were made to Abraham and to his seed [i.e., descendants]. [God] did not say “seeds” [plural] as though He were referring to many persons but “seed” [singular] showing that He meant one [descendant]; [Gen. 13:15 says] “And to your seed,” referring to Christ. ¹⁷ Here is what I am saying: The Agreement originally made by God [with Abraham], with its attending promises, was not canceled when the law of Moses was given some four hundred and thirty years later. ¹⁸ For if the inheritance [of never ending life] can be obtained by [obeying the requirements of] the law of Moses, it would not come from the promise [of God]; but God provided [this inheritance] for Abraham according to [His] promise.