Acts 13:24
John having first preached, before his entrance, the immersion of repentance to all the people of Israel.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
23Of the seed of this man, God, according to promise, raised up to Israel a Savior, Jesus;
Cross References
Mark 1:2as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: Behold, I send forth my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way;
Luke 3:2when Annas was high priest and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zachariah, in the wilderness.
John 1:15John bore witness of him; and cried, saying: This was he of whom I said, He that comes after me is preferred before me, because he was before me[1:15].
John 5:33Ye have sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth.
Acts 10:37ye know; the thing which was done throughout all Judaea, beginning from Galilee, after the immersion which John preached; Jesus of Nazareth,
Matthew Henry on Acts 13:15-42
Paul at Antioch in Pisidia. 14 But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down. 15 And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on. 16 Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience. 17 The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and… Read the whole commentary →