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He said to Abraham, &#8216Through your offspring all peoples on earth will be blessed.&#8217 <a href="/nlt/acts/3.htm">New Living Translation</a> You are the children of those prophets, and you are included in the covenant God promised to your ancestors. For God said to Abraham, ‘Through your descendants all the families on earth will be blessed.’ <a href="/esv/acts/3.htm">English Standard Version</a> You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.’ <a href="/bsb/acts/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’ <a href="/blb/acts/3.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, 'And in your seed all the families of the earth will be blessed.' <a href="/kjv/acts/3.htm">King James Bible</a> Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed. <a href="/nkjv/acts/3.htm">New King James Version</a> You are sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’ <a href="/nasb_/acts/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> It is you who are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant which God ordained with your fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘AND IN YOUR SEED ALL THE FAMILIES OF THE EARTH SHALL BE BLESSED.’ <a href="/nasb/acts/3.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220It is you who are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant which God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, &#8216AND IN YOUR SEED ALL THE FAMILIES OF THE EARTH SHALL BE BLESSED.&#8217 <a href="/nasb77/acts/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “It is you who are the sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘AND IN YOUR SEED ALL THE FAMILIES OF THE EARTH SHALL BE BLESSED.’ <a href="/lsb/acts/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> It is you who are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant which God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘AND IN YOUR SEED ALL THE FAMILIES OF THE EARTH SHALL BE BLESSED.’ <a href="/amp/acts/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a> You are the sons (descendants) of the prophets and [heirs] of the covenant which God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘AND IN YOUR SEED (descendant) ALL THE FAMILIES OF THE EARTH SHALL BE BLESSED.’ <a href="/csb/acts/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your ancestors, saying to Abraham, And all the families of the earth will be blessed through your offspring. <a href="/hcsb/acts/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your ancestors, saying to Abraham, And all the families of the earth will be blessed through your offspring. <a href="/asv/acts/3.htm">American Standard Version</a> Ye are the sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with your fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed. <a href="/cev/acts/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> You are really the ones God told his prophets to speak to. And you were given the promise God made to your ancestors. He said to Abraham, "All nations on earth will be blessed because of someone from your family." <a href="/erv/acts/3.htm">English Revised Version</a> Ye are the sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with your fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed. <a href="/gwt/acts/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> You are the descendants of the prophets and the heirs of the promise that God made to our ancestors when he said to Abraham, 'Through your descendant all people on earth will be blessed.' <a href="/gnt/acts/3.htm">Good News Translation</a> The promises of God through his prophets are for you, and you share in the covenant which God made with your ancestors. As he said to Abraham, 'Through your descendants I will bless all the people on earth.' <a href="/isv/acts/3.htm">International Standard Version</a> You are the descendants of the prophets and the heirs of the covenant that God made with your ancestors when he told Abraham, 'Through your descendant all the families of the earth will be blessed.' <a href="/msb/acts/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with our fathers when He said to Abraham, ?Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.? <a href="/net/acts/3.htm">NET Bible</a> You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your ancestors, saying to Abraham, 'And in your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed.' <a href="/nheb/acts/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> You are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, 'And through your offspring all the families of the earth be blessed.' <a href="/wbt/acts/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed. <a href="/wey/acts/3.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "You are the heirs of the Prophets, and of the Covenant which God made with your forefathers when He said to Abraham, 'And through your posterity all the families of the world shall be blessed.' <a href="/web/acts/3.htm">World English Bible</a> You are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘All the families of the earth will be blessed through your offspring.’ <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/acts/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> You are sons of the prophets, and of the covenant that God made to our fathers, saying to Abraham: And in your Seed will all the families of the earth be blessed; <a href="/blb/acts/3.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, 'And in your seed all the families of the earth will be blessed.' <a href="/ylt/acts/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'Ye are sons of the prophets, and of the covenant that God made unto our fathers, saying unto Abraham: And in thy seed shall be blessed all the families of the earth; <a href="/slt/acts/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Ye are sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God set with our fathers, saying to Abraham, And in thy seed shall all families of earth be praised.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/acts/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> You are the children of the prophets, and of the testament which God made to our fathers, saying to Abraham: And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed. <a href="/cpdv/acts/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> You are sons of the prophets and of the testament which God has appointed for our fathers, saying to Abraham: ‘And by your offspring all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’ <a href="/nabre/acts/3.htm">New American Bible</a> You are the children of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your ancestors when he said to Abraham, ‘In your offspring all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’ <a href="/nrsvce/acts/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> You are the descendants of the prophets and of the covenant that God gave to your ancestors, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your descendants all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/acts/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> You are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, By your seed shall all the kindred of the earth be blessed. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/3.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “You are the children of The Prophets and of the covenant which God appointed to our fathers, when he said to Abraham, 'By your Seed all the families of The Earth shall be blessed.' “<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/acts/3.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> You are the sons of the prophets, and of the covenant that God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, And in your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed. <a href="/godbey/acts/3.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> Ye are the sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, In thy seed shall the families of the earth be truly blessed. <a href="/haweis/acts/3.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And ?in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed.?<RX 1.12.3> <a href="/mace/acts/3.htm">Mace New Testament</a> ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, when he said to Abraham, "all the families of the earth shall be blessed in your posterity." <a href="/wey/acts/3.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "You are the heirs of the Prophets, and of the Covenant which God made with your forefathers when He said to Abraham, 'And through your posterity all the families of the world shall be blessed.' <a href="/worrell/acts/3.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> Ye are the sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, 'And in your Seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.' <a href="/worsley/acts/3.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Now ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant, which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, "And in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed:" <a href="/parallel/acts/3-25.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=871" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/acts/3.htm">Peter Speaks in Solomon's Colonnade</a> …24Indeed, all the prophets from Samuel on, as many as have spoken, have proclaimed these days. 25<a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymeis (PPro-N2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">And you</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: este (V-PIA-2P) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">are</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5207.htm" title="5207: huioi (N-NMP) -- A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a son, used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.">sons</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of the</a> <a href="/greek/4396.htm" title="4396: prophētōn (N-GMP) -- From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller; by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet.">prophets</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of the</a> <a href="/greek/1242.htm" title="1242: diathēkēs (N-GFS) -- From diatithemai; properly, a disposition, i.e. a contract.">covenant</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hēs (RelPro-GFS) -- Who, which, what, that. "></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theos (N-NMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God</a> <a href="/greek/1303.htm" title="1303: dietheto (V-AIM-3S) -- (a) I appoint, make (of a covenant), (b) I make (a will). Middle voice from dia and tithemi; to put apart, i.e. dispose.">made</a> <a href="/greek/4314.htm" title="4314: pros (Prep) -- To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.">with</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymōn (PPro-G2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">your</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tous (Art-AMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3962.htm" title="3962: pateras (N-AMP) -- Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a father.">fathers</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">when He said</a> <a href="/greek/4314.htm" title="4314: pros (Prep) -- To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.">to</a> <a href="/greek/11.htm" title="11: Abraam (N-AMS) -- Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race. Of Hebrew origin; Abraham, the Hebrew patriarch.">Abraham,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">‘</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">Through</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: sou (PPro-G2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">your</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4690.htm" title="4690: spermati (N-DNS) -- From speiro; something sown, i.e. Seed; by implication, offspring; specially, a remnant.">offspring</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pasai (Adj-NFP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">all</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hai (Art-NFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3965.htm" title="3965: patriai (N-NFP) -- Lineage, ancestry; a family, tribe. As if feminine of a derivative of pater; paternal descent, i.e. a group of families or a whole race.">families</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of the</a> <a href="/greek/1093.htm" title="1093: gēs (N-GFS) -- Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe.">earth</a> <a href="/greek/1757.htm" title="1757: eneulogēthēsontai (V-FIP-3P) -- To bless (of God). From en and eulogeo; to confer a benefit on.">will be blessed.’</a> 26When God raised up His Servant, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/12-3.htm">Genesis 12:3</a> I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.” <a href="/genesis/22-18.htm">Genesis 22:18</a> And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.” <a href="/genesis/26-4.htm">Genesis 26:4</a> I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, <a href="/genesis/28-14.htm">Genesis 28:14</a> Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. <a href="/galatians/3-8.htm">Galatians 3:8</a> The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and foretold the gospel to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.” <a href="/galatians/3-16.htm">Galatians 3:16</a> The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ. <a href="/galatians/3-29.htm">Galatians 3:29</a> And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise. <a href="/romans/4-13.htm">Romans 4:13</a> For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith. <a href="/romans/9-4.htm">Romans 9:4-5</a> the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory and the covenants; theirs the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises. / Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them proceeds the human descent of Christ, who is God over all, forever worthy of praise! Amen. <a href="/hebrews/11-9.htm">Hebrews 11:9</a> By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. <a href="/hebrews/11-18.htm">Hebrews 11:18</a> even though God had said to him, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.” <a href="/luke/1-55.htm">Luke 1:55</a> as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.” <a href="/luke/1-72.htm">Luke 1:72-73</a> to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant, / the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us <a href="/matthew/1-1.htm">Matthew 1:1-2</a> This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: / Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. <a href="/matthew/1-17.htm">Matthew 1:17</a> In all, then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>You are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, And in your seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.the children.<a href="/acts/2-39.htm">Acts 2:39</a> For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.<a href="/acts/13-26.htm">Acts 13:26</a> Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.<a href="/genesis/20-7.htm">Genesis 20:7</a> Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.the covenant.<a href="/genesis/17-9.htm">Genesis 17:9,10,19</a> And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations… <a href="/1_chronicles/16-17.htm">1 Chronicles 16:17</a> And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,<a href="/nehemiah/9-8.htm">Nehemiah 9:8</a> And foundest his heart faithful before thee, and madest a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Jebusites, and the Girgashites, to give it, I say, to his seed, and hast performed thy words; for thou art righteous:And in.<a href="/genesis/12-3.htm">Genesis 12:3</a> And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.<a href="/genesis/18-18.htm">Genesis 18:18</a> Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?<a href="/genesis/22-18.htm">Genesis 22:18</a> And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.all.<a href="/psalms/22-27.htm">Psalm 22:27</a> All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.<a href="/psalms/96-7.htm">Psalm 96:7</a> Give unto the LORD, O ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength.<a href="/revelation/5-9.htm">Revelation 5:9</a> And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/3-13.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/john/9-22.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/john/20-29.htm">Blessed</a> <a href="/john/20-29.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/acts/2-39.htm">Children</a> <a href="/luke/22-29.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/acts/2-29.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-17.htm">Families</a> <a href="/acts/3-22.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/acts/3-13.htm">Forefathers</a> <a href="/matthew/8-12.htm">Heirs</a> <a href="/acts/2-17.htm">In</a> <a href="/psalms/96-7.htm">Kindreds</a> <a href="/john/8-37.htm">Offspring</a> <a href="/luke/2-31.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/luke/1-55.htm">Posterity</a> <a href="/acts/3-24.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/john/12-24.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/acts/3-21.htm">World</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/7-2.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/acts/5-9.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/acts/20-35.htm">Blessed</a> <a href="/acts/3-26.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/acts/5-21.htm">Children</a> <a href="/acts/7-8.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/acts/4-24.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/acts/7-8.htm">Families</a> <a href="/acts/5-30.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/acts/5-30.htm">Forefathers</a> <a href="/romans/4-14.htm">Heirs</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-16.htm">In</a> <a href="/revelation/1-7.htm">Kindreds</a> <a href="/acts/7-5.htm">Offspring</a> <a href="/acts/4-25.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/acts/7-5.htm">Posterity</a> <a href="/acts/7-42.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/acts/7-5.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/acts/11-28.htm">World</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 3</div>1. <a href="/acts/3-1.htm">Peter preaching to the people that came to see a lame man restored to his feet,</a> 12. <a href="/acts/3-12.htm">professes the cure to have been wrought by God, and his son Jesus;</a> 13. <a href="/acts/3-13.htm">withal reprehending them for crucifying Jesus;</a> 17. <a href="/acts/3-17.htm">which because they did it through ignorance, </a> 18. <a href="/acts/3-18.htm">and that thereby were fulfilled God's determinate counsel, and the Scriptures,</a> 19. <a href="/acts/3-19.htm">he exhorts them by repentance and faith to seek remission of their sins through Jesus.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The prophets were God's messengers, and their teachings and prophecies were foundational to Israel's identity. This connection emphasizes the continuity of God's plan through Israel's history. The audience, likely Jewish, would have understood the significance of being linked to figures like Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Elijah, who foretold the coming of the Messiah.and of the covenant God made with your fathers The covenant refers to the promises God made to the patriarchs, particularly Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. This covenant is central to Jewish identity and theology, as it established Israel as God's chosen people. The Abrahamic Covenant included promises of land, descendants, and blessing, which are foundational to understanding God's redemptive plan. This covenant is unconditional, highlighting God's faithfulness despite human unfaithfulness.when He said to Abraham This phrase points to the specific moment when God made His covenant with Abraham, recorded in <a href="/genesis/12.htm">Genesis 12:1-3, 15</a>:1-21, and 17:1-14. Abraham is a pivotal figure in biblical history, often called the "father of faith." His faith and obedience set a precedent for future generations. The covenant with Abraham is reiterated throughout Scripture, underscoring its importance in God's plan for humanity.‘Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’ This promise is a key element of the Abrahamic Covenant, indicating that Abraham's descendants would be a source of blessing to all nations. This prophecy finds its ultimate fulfillment in Jesus Christ, a descendant of Abraham, through whom salvation is offered to all people. The phrase underscores the universal scope of God's redemptive plan, extending beyond Israel to include all nations. This promise is echoed in <a href="/galatians/3-8.htm">Galatians 3:8</a>, where Paul explains that the Gospel was preached in advance to Abraham, highlighting the continuity of God's plan through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/peter.htm">Peter</a> The apostle who is speaking in this passage. He is addressing the crowd after healing a lame man at the temple gate called Beautiful. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_prophets.htm">The Prophets</a> Refers to the Old Testament prophets who foretold the coming of the Messiah and the blessings that would come through Him. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_covenant.htm">The Covenant</a> The specific covenant mentioned here is the one God made with Abraham, promising that through his offspring, all nations would be blessed. 4. <a href="/topical/a/abraham.htm">Abraham</a> The patriarch with whom God made a covenant, promising numerous descendants and blessings to all nations through his lineage. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_offspring.htm">The Offspring</a> Refers to Jesus Christ, the fulfillment of the promise made to Abraham, through whom the blessings to all families of the earth are realized.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_our_heritage.htm">Understanding Our Heritage</a> As believers, we are spiritual descendants of the prophets and partakers in the covenant promises. This heritage calls us to live in a way that reflects our identity in Christ. <a href="/topical/t/the_universality_of_the_gospel.htm">The Universality of the Gospel</a> The promise to Abraham that all families of the earth will be blessed through his offspring underscores the global mission of the Gospel. We are called to share this blessing with all nations. <a href="/topical/f/faith_and_promise.htm">Faith and Promise</a> Just as Abraham believed God's promises, we are called to live by faith, trusting in God's promises through Christ. <a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a> Our relationship with God is based on His covenant promises, fulfilled in Jesus. This should inspire confidence and commitment in our walk with Him. <a href="/topical/b/blessing_others.htm">Blessing Others</a> As recipients of God's blessings through Christ, we are called to be a blessing to others, reflecting God's love and grace in our interactions.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 3</a> <a href="/q/who_believed_in_the_old_testament.htm">Who were the believers in the Old Testament?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_god_need_intermediaries.htm">If God is all-powerful, why does He need intermediaries like angels and prophets?</a> <a href="/q/could_a_prophet_redeem_an_adulterous_wife.htm">Given the cultural norms of Hosea's time, is it plausible that a prophet would buy back and restore an adulterous wife as portrayed in Hosea 3?</a> <a href="/q/how_is_'seed'_singular_in_galatians_3_16.htm">In Galatians 3:16, how do we reconcile the singular “seed” referencing Christ with the broader lineage promises throughout Genesis? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(25) And of the covenant. . . .--It is a significant indication of the unity of apostolic teaching, which it was St. Luke's aim to bring before his readers, that St. Peter thus refers chiefly to the covenant made with Abraham (<a href="/genesis/12-3.htm" title="And I will bless them that bless you, and curse him that curses you: and in you shall all families of the earth be blessed.">Genesis 12:3</a>), with as full an emphasis as St. Paul does when he had learnt to see that it implicitly involved the calling of the Gentiles into the kingdom of Christ (<a href="/galatians/3-8.htm" title="And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel to Abraham, saying, In you shall all nations be blessed.">Galatians 3:8</a>.).<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 25. - Sons for children, A.V.; your for our, A.V. and T.R.; families for kindreds, A.V. Ye are the sons of the prophets, meaning that they inherited all the promises made by the prophets to their fathers. Just as in <a href="/acts/2-39.htm">Acts 2:39</a> he said, "The promise is unto you and to your children" (comp. <a href="/romans/9-4.htm">Romans 9:4</a>; <a href="/romans/15-8.htm">Romans 15:8</a>). He thus enforces the solemn obligation of giving heed to what the prophets had said concerning Christ and his kingdom. In thy seed (see <a href="/galatians/3-16.htm">Galatians 3:16</a>). This covenant, into which God entered with Abraham, with an oath (<a href="/genesis/22-16.htm">Genesis 22:16, 18</a>), and which was a repetition and amplification of the covenant and promise already recorded in <a href="/genesis/12-1.htm">Genesis 12:1-3</a>; <a href="/genesis/15.htm">Genesis 15</a>; <a href="/genesis/17-1.htm">Genesis 17:1-8</a>, was made πρὸς τοὺς πατέρας, with a view to, in the direction of, the fathers, so as to include them and their children after them. It was now fulfilled to those whom St. Peter was addressing, as is set forth in the next verse. <a href="/commentaries/acts/3-25.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>[And] you ὑμεῖς (hymeis) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. are ἐστε (este) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. sons υἱοὶ (huioi) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5207.htm">Strong's 5207: </a> A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship. of the τῶν (tōn) Article - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. prophets προφητῶν (prophētōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4396.htm">Strong's 4396: </a> From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller; by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. of the τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. covenant διαθήκης (diathēkēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1242.htm">Strong's 1242: </a> From diatithemai; properly, a disposition, i.e. a contract. God Θεὸς (Theos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. made διέθετο (dietheto) Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1303.htm">Strong's 1303: </a> (a) I appoint, make (of a covenant), (b) I make (a will). Middle voice from dia and tithemi; to put apart, i.e. dispose. with πρὸς (pros) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_4314.htm">Strong's 4314: </a> To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward. your ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. fathers, πατέρας (pateras) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3962.htm">Strong's 3962: </a> Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'. [when] He said λέγων (legōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. to πρὸς (pros) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_4314.htm">Strong's 4314: </a> To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward. Abraham, Ἀβραάμ (Abraam) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_11.htm">Strong's 11: </a> Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race. Of Hebrew origin; Abraham, the Hebrew patriarch. ‘Through ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. your σου (sou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. offspring σπέρματί (spermati) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4690.htm">Strong's 4690: </a> From speiro; something sown, i.e. Seed; by implication, offspring; specially, a remnant. all πᾶσαι (pasai) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. the αἱ (hai) Article - Nominative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. families πατριαὶ (patriai) Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3965.htm">Strong's 3965: </a> Lineage, ancestry; a family, tribe. As if feminine of a derivative of pater; paternal descent, i.e. a group of families or a whole race. of the τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. earth γῆς (gēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1093.htm">Strong's 1093: </a> Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe. will be blessed.? ἐνευλογηθήσονται (eneulogēthēsontai) Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1757.htm">Strong's 1757: </a> To bless (of God). 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