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from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses. <a href="/blb/acts/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And in Him everyone believing is justified from all things from which you were not able to be justified in the Law of Moses. <a href="/kjv/acts/13.htm">King James Bible</a> And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses. <a href="/nkjv/acts/13.htm">New King James Version</a> and by Him everyone who believes is justified from all things from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses. <a href="/nasb_/acts/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> and through Him everyone who believes is freed from all things, from which you could not be freed through the Law of Moses. <a href="/nasb/acts/13.htm">NASB 1995</a> and through Him everyone who believes is freed from all things, from which you could not be freed through the Law of Moses. <a href="/nasb77/acts/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a> and through Him everyone who believes is freed from all things, from which you could not be freed through the Law of Moses. <a href="/lsb/acts/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> and that in Him, everyone who believes is justified from all things which you could not be justified from through the Law of Moses. <a href="/amp/acts/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a> and through Him everyone who believes [who acknowledges Jesus as Lord and Savior and follows Him] is justified and declared free of guilt from all things, from which you could not be justified and freed of guilt through the Law of Moses. <a href="/csb/acts/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Everyone who believes is justified through him from everything that you could not be justified from through the law of Moses. <a href="/hcsb/acts/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> and everyone who believes in Him is justified from everything that you could not be justified from through the law of Moses. <a href="/asv/acts/13.htm">American Standard Version</a> and by him every one that believeth is justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses. <a href="/cev/acts/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> But everyone who has faith in Jesus is set free. <a href="/erv/acts/13.htm">English Revised Version</a> and by him every one that believeth is justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses. <a href="/gwt/acts/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> However, everyone who believes in Jesus receives God's approval. <a href="/isv/acts/13.htm">International Standard Version</a> and that everyone who believes in him is justified and freed from everything that kept you from being justified by the Law of Moses. <a href="/net/acts/13.htm">NET Bible</a> and by this one everyone who believes is justified from everything from which the law of Moses could not justify you. <a href="/nheb/acts/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> and by him everyone who believes is justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the Law of Moses. <a href="/wbt/acts/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses. <a href="/wey/acts/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> and in Him every believer is absolved from all offences, from which you could not be absolved under the Law of Moses.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/acts/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Through Him everyone who believes is justified from everything from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses. <a href="/web/acts/13.htm">World English Bible</a> and by him everyone who believes is justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/acts/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and from all things in the Law of Moses from which you were not able to be declared righteous, everyone who is believing in this One is declared righteous; <a href="/blb/acts/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And in Him everyone believing is justified from all things from which you were not able to be justified in the Law of Moses. <a href="/ylt/acts/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and from all things from which ye were not able in the law of Moses to be declared righteous, in this one every one who is believing is declared righteous; <a href="/slt/acts/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And from all which ye could not be justified by Moses' law, every one believing in him is justified.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/acts/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> In him every one that believeth, is justified. <a href="/cpdv/acts/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> In him, all who believe are justified. <a href="/nabre/acts/13.htm">New American Bible</a> in him every believer is justified. <a href="/nrsvce/acts/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> by this Jesus everyone who believes is set free from all those sins from which you could not be freed by the law of Moses.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/acts/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/13.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And all who believe in This One are justified of all things from which you cannot be justified by the law of Moses.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/acts/13.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> and by him, every one that believes is justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses. <a href="/godbey/acts/13.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> and in him every one believing is justified from all things from which ye were not able to be justified by the law of Moses. <a href="/haweis/acts/13.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> and by this man shall every one who believeth be justified from all things, from which it was not possible that he should be justified by the law of Moses. <a href="/mace/acts/13.htm">Mace New Testament</a> by him, every one who believes, is purged from all that guilt, for which the law of Moses had made no such provision. <a href="/wey/acts/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> and in Him every believer is absolved from all offences, from which you could not be absolved under the Law of Moses. <a href="/worrell/acts/13.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> and in Him every one who believes is justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses. <a href="/worsley/acts/13.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> and by Him every one that believeth is justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses. <a href="/parallel/acts/13-39.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=4438" 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/13.htm">In Pisidian Antioch</a> …38Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. 39<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/3778.htm" title="3778: toutō (DPro-DMS) -- This; he, she, it. ">Him</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pas (Adj-NMS) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">everyone</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.">who</a> <a href="/greek/4100.htm" title="4100: pisteuōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust.">believes</a> <a href="/greek/1344.htm" title="1344: dikaioutai (V-PIM/P-3S) -- From dikaios; to render just or innocent.">is justified</a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: apo (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses.">from</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pantōn (Adj-GNP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">everything</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ouk (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/1410.htm" title="1410: ēdynēthēte (V-AIP-2P) -- (a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible.">you could not</a> <a href="/greek/1344.htm" title="1344: dikaiōthēnai (V-ANP) -- From dikaios; to render just or innocent.">be justified</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hōn (RelPro-GNP) -- Who, which, what, that. ">from</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.">by</a> <a href="/greek/3551.htm" title="3551: nomō (N-DMS) -- From a primary nemo; law, genitive case, specially, (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively.">the law</a> <a href="/greek/3475.htm" title="3475: Mōuseōs (N-GMS) -- Or Moses, or Mouses of Hebrew origin; Moseus, Moses, or Mouses, the Hebrew lawgiver.">of Moses.</a> 40Watch out, then, that what was spoken by the prophets does not happen to you:…<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="/romans/3-28.htm">Romans 3:28</a> For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the law. <a href="/galatians/2-16.htm">Galatians 2:16</a> know that a man is not justified by works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified. <a href="/romans/8-3.htm">Romans 8:3-4</a> For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus condemned sin in the flesh, / so that the righteous standard of the law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. <a href="/hebrews/10-1.htm">Hebrews 10:1-4</a> For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship. / If it could, would not the offerings have ceased? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt the guilt of their sins. / Instead, those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins, ... <a href="/galatians/3-11.htm">Galatians 3:11</a> Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because, “The righteous will live by faith.” <a href="/romans/4-5.htm">Romans 4:5</a> However, to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness. <a href="/galatians/5-4.htm">Galatians 5:4</a> You who are trying to be justified by the law have been severed from Christ; you have fallen away from grace. <a href="/philippians/3-9.htm">Philippians 3:9</a> and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God on the basis of faith. <a href="/romans/5-1.htm">Romans 5:1</a> Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, <a href="/hebrews/7-18.htm">Hebrews 7:18-19</a> So the former commandment is set aside because it was weak and useless / (for the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God. <a href="/romans/10-4.htm">Romans 10:4</a> For Christ is the end of the law, to bring righteousness to everyone who believes. <a href="/ephesians/2-8.htm">Ephesians 2:8-9</a> For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, / not by works, so that no one can boast. <a href="/colossians/2-14.htm">Colossians 2:14</a> having canceled the debt ascribed to us in the decrees that stood against us. He took it away, nailing it to the cross! <a href="/isaiah/53-11.htm">Isaiah 53:11</a> After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities. <a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">Jeremiah 31:31-34</a> Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. / It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them,” declares the LORD. / “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.by.<a href="/isaiah/53-11.htm">Isaiah 53:11</a> He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.<a href="/habakkuk/2-4.htm">Habakkuk 2:4</a> Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.<a href="/luke/18-14.htm">Luke 18:14</a> I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.from which.<a href="/job/9-20.htm">Job 9:20</a> If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.<a href="/job/25-4.htm">Job 25:4</a> How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?<a href="/psalms/143-2.htm">Psalm 143:2</a> And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/13-7.htm">Able</a> <a href="/luke/18-14.htm">Absolved</a> <a href="/acts/12-9.htm">Believe</a> <a href="/john/11-26.htm">Believer</a> <a href="/acts/10-43.htm">Believes</a> <a href="/acts/13-38.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/acts/13-12.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/acts/8-20.htm">Free</a> <a href="/acts/2-24.htm">Freed</a> <a href="/luke/18-14.htm">Justified</a> <a href="/acts/13-15.htm">Law</a> <a href="/acts/7-44.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/luke/17-1.htm">Offences</a> <a href="/acts/10-22.htm">Righteous</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/15-10.htm">Able</a> <a href="/romans/6-7.htm">Absolved</a> <a href="/acts/13-41.htm">Believe</a> <a href="/acts/16-1.htm">Believer</a> <a href="/romans/1-16.htm">Believes</a> <a href="/acts/13-41.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/acts/13-48.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/acts/15-29.htm">Free</a> <a href="/acts/22-30.htm">Freed</a> <a href="/romans/2-13.htm">Justified</a> <a href="/acts/15-5.htm">Law</a> <a href="/acts/15-1.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/romans/4-25.htm">Offences</a> <a href="/acts/22-14.htm">Righteous</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 13</div>1. <a href="/acts/13-1.htm">Paul and Barnabas are chosen to go to the Gentiles.</a> 6. <a href="/acts/13-6.htm">Of Sergius Paulus, and Elymas the sorcerer.</a> 13. <a href="/acts/13-13.htm">Paul preaches at Antioch that Jesus is Christ.</a> 42. <a href="/acts/13-42.htm">The Gentiles believe;</a> 44. <a href="/acts/13-44.htm">but the Jews talked abusively against Paul, </a> 46. <a href="/acts/13-46.htm">whereupon they turn to the Gentiles, of whom many believe.</a> 50. <a href="/acts/13-50.htm">The Jews raise a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, who go to Iconium.</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/acts/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Through Him This phrase refers to Jesus Christ, the central figure of the New Testament. The concept of "through Him" emphasizes the mediatory role of Christ in salvation. In <a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a>, Jesus declares, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." This underscores the belief that Jesus is the sole pathway to reconciliation with God, fulfilling the messianic prophecies of the Old Testament, such as <a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53</a>, which speaks of the suffering servant who would bear the sins of many.everyone who believes The inclusivity of "everyone" highlights the universal offer of salvation, transcending ethnic, cultural, and social barriers. This is a significant theme in the Book of Acts, as the early church expands beyond Jewish communities to include Gentiles. Belief, or faith, is the key requirement for justification, as seen in <a href="/romans/10-9.htm">Romans 10:9-10</a>, which states that if you confess with your mouth and believe in your heart, you will be saved. This reflects the shift from the works-based righteousness of the law to faith-based righteousness.is justified Justification is a legal term signifying a declaration of righteousness. In the context of the New Testament, it means being declared righteous before God. <a href="/romans/5.htm">Romans 5:1</a> states, "Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ." This concept is central to Pauline theology, emphasizing that justification is a gift of grace through faith, not by works, as further elaborated in <a href="/ephesians/2-8.htm">Ephesians 2:8-9</a>.from everything This phrase indicates the comprehensive nature of the justification offered through Christ. It suggests that all sins, regardless of their nature or severity, can be forgiven. This aligns with 1 <a href="/john/1-9.htm">John 1:9</a>, which assures believers that if we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. The totality of forgiveness is a cornerstone of Christian doctrine, offering complete redemption.from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses The law of Moses, given in the Old Testament, includes the Ten Commandments and various ceremonial laws. While the law was holy and righteous, as stated in <a href="/romans/7-12.htm">Romans 7:12</a>, it was incapable of providing complete justification because it highlighted human sinfulness and the need for a savior. <a href="/galatians/3-24.htm">Galatians 3:24</a> describes the law as a "tutor" leading us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith. The inability of the law to justify is a recurring theme in Paul's letters, emphasizing the superiority of the new covenant established through Jesus.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul.htm">Paul</a> The apostle who is delivering the message in <a href="/bsb/acts/13.htm">Acts 13</a>. He is speaking to the people in the synagogue in Pisidian Antioch, explaining the fulfillment of the law through Jesus Christ. 2. <a href="/topical/b/barnabas.htm">Barnabas</a> Paul's companion on his missionary journey, present during this sermon in the synagogue. 3. <a href="/topical/p/pisidian_antioch.htm">Pisidian Antioch</a> A city in the region of Galatia where Paul and Barnabas preached in the synagogue, addressing both Jews and God-fearing Gentiles. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_law_of_moses.htm">The Law of Moses</a> Refers to the commandments and regulations given to the Israelites in the Old Testament, which were unable to fully justify or make people righteous before God. 5. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The central figure through whom justification is offered, fulfilling what the law could not accomplish.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/j/justification_by_faith.htm">Justification by Faith</a> Emphasize that justification, or being declared righteous before God, is available to everyone who believes in Jesus Christ. This is a gift of grace, not earned by adherence to the law. <a href="/topical/t/the_limitations_of_the_law.htm">The Limitations of the Law</a> The law of Moses, while holy and good, was never intended to be the means of salvation. It reveals sin but cannot remove it. Only through Christ can we be truly justified. <a href="/topical/t/the_universality_of_the_gospel.htm">The Universality of the Gospel</a> The message of justification through Christ is for everyone, regardless of background or previous adherence to the law. This underscores the inclusive nature of the Gospel. <a href="/topical/f/freedom_in_christ.htm">Freedom in Christ</a> Believers are freed from the burden of trying to earn righteousness through the law. This freedom should lead to a life of gratitude and service, not a license to sin. <a href="/topical/f/faith_and_works.htm">Faith and Works</a> While justification is by faith alone, true faith will naturally produce good works. These works are the fruit of a transformed life, not the means to earn salvation.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 13</a> <a href="/q/how_are_you_grounded_in_love.htm">Why was Saul chosen as a vessel by God?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_'justification_by_faith'.htm">What does 'justification by faith' mean?</a> <a href="/q/key_events_in_paul's_1st_mission.htm">What were the key events in Paul's First Missionary Journey?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_i_serve_god.htm">How do I serve God?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(39) And by him.--Literally, in Him, as the sphere in which forgiveness was found, rather than as the instrument through whom it came.All that believe are justified.--Literally, with a more individualising touch, every one that believeth is justified. The latter verb is not found elsewhere in the Acts. It is interesting to note in this, the first recorded example of St. Paul's teaching, the occurrence of the word which, as time passed on, came to be almost identified with him and with his work. It is clearly used, as interpreted by the "forgiveness of sins" in the context, in its forensic sense, as meaning "acquitted," "declared not guilty." (Comp. Note on <a href="/matthew/12-37.htm" title="For by your words you shall be justified, and by your words you shall be condemned.">Matthew 12:37</a>.)From which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.--The words are full of meaning, as the germ of all that was most characteristic in St. Paul's later teaching. The Law, with its high standard of righteousness (<a href="/romans/7-12.htm" title="Why the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.">Romans 7:12</a>), its demand of entire obedience, its sacrifices which bore witness to the burden of sin, yet had no power to liberate conscience from its thraldom (<a href="/context/hebrews/8-1.htm" title="Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;">Hebrews 8:1-3</a>), had taught him that its function in the spiritual life of man was to work out the knowledge of sin (<a href="/romans/7-7.htm" title="What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. No, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, You shall not covet.">Romans 7:7</a>), not to emancipate men from it. The sense of freedom from guilt, and therefore of a true life, was to be found, as he had learnt by his own experience, through faith in Christ. "The just by faith shall live" (<a href="/habakkuk/2-4.htm" title="Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.">Habakkuk 2:4</a>; <a href="/romans/1-17.htm" title="For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.">Romans 1:17</a>; <a href="/galatians/3-11.htm" title="But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.">Galatians 3:11</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 39. - Every one that believeth is for all that believe are, A.V. Here, then, is the great gospel message of grace, "the gospel of the grace of God," as St. Paul speaks in <a href="/acts/20-24.htm">Acts 20:24</a>; the proclamation, consequent upon the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus, of a free and full forgiveness of sins to all that repent and believe the gospel (<a href="/acts/20-21.htm">Acts 20:21</a>); see <a href="/acts/2-38.htm">Acts 2:38</a>; <a href="/acts/3-19.htm">Acts 3:19</a>; <a href="/acts/4-12.htm">Acts 4:12</a>; <a href="/acts/5-31.htm">Acts 5:31</a>; <a href="/colossians/1-14.htm">Colossians 1:14</a>, etc., and <a href="/matthew/1-21.htm">Matthew 1:21</a>; <a href="/luke/1-77.htm">Luke 1:77</a>. Note, too, how adroitly the apostle points out the superiority of the gospel which he was preaching to them over the Law, and the pre-eminence of Christ over Moses. <a href="/commentaries/acts/13-39.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>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. Him τούτῳ (toutō) Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> This; he, she, it. everyone πᾶς (pas) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <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. who ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine 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. believes πιστεύων (pisteuōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust. is justified δικαιοῦται (dikaioutai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1344.htm">Strong's 1344: </a> From dikaios; to render just or innocent. from ἀπὸ (apo) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_575.htm">Strong's 575: </a> From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. everything πάντων (pantōn) Adjective - Genitive Neuter 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. you could not ἠδυνήθητε (ēdynēthēte) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1410.htm">Strong's 1410: </a> (a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible. be justified δικαιωθῆναι (dikaiōthēnai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive <a href="/greek/strongs_1344.htm">Strong's 1344: </a> From dikaios; to render just or innocent. from ὧν (hōn) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. by 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. [the] Law νόμῳ (nomō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3551.htm">Strong's 3551: </a> From a primary nemo; law, genitive case, specially, (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively. of Moses. Μωϋσέως (Mōuseōs) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3475.htm">Strong's 3475: </a> Or Moses, or Mouses of Hebrew origin; Moseus, Moses, or Mouses, the Hebrew lawgiver. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/acts/13-39.htm">Acts 13:39 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/acts/13-39.htm">Acts 13:39 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/acts/13-39.htm">Acts 13:39 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/acts/13-39.htm">Acts 13:39 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/acts/13-39.htm">Acts 13:39 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/acts/13-39.htm">Acts 13:39 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/acts/13-39.htm">Acts 13:39 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/acts/13-39.htm">Acts 13:39 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/acts/13-39.htm">Acts 13:39 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/acts/13-39.htm">Acts 13:39 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/acts/13-39.htm">NT Apostles: Acts 13:39 And by him everyone who believes (Acts of the Apostles Ac) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/acts/13-38.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 13:38"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 13:38" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/acts/13-40.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 13:40"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 13:40" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>