Acts 13:24

Acts 13:24

When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

a. NLT: Before he came, John the Baptist preached that all the people of Israel needed to repent of their sins and turn to God and be baptized.

b. NIV: Before the coming of Jesus, John preached repentance and baptism to all the people of Israel.

c. YLT: John having first preached, before his coming, a baptism of reformation to all the people of Israel;

d. Amplified Bible Classic: Before His coming John had [already] preached baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

e. Worrell Translation: John having first preached, before his coming, the immersion of repentance to all the people of Israel.

1. “When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance…”

a. John [Strong: 2491 * Ioannes ee-o-an'-nace of Hebrew origin (3110); Joannes (i.e. Jochanan), the name of four Israelites:--John.]

b. had first preached [Strong: 4296 * prokerusso prok-ay-rooce'-so from 4253 and 2784; to herald (i.e. proclaim) in advance:--before (first) preach.]

c. before [Strong: 4253 * pro pro a primary preposition; "fore", i.e. in front of, prior (figuratively, superior) to:--above, ago, before, or ever. In the comparative, it retains the same significations.]

d. his [Strong: 846 * autos ow-tos' from the particle au (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which.]

e. coming [Strong: 4383 * prosopon pros'-o-pon from 4314 and ops (the visage, from 3700); the front (as being towards view), i.e. the countenance, aspect, appearance, surface; by implication, presence, person:--(outward) appearance, X before, countenance, face, fashion, (men's) person, presence.]

f. [1529 * eisodos ice'-od-os from 1519 and 3598; an entrance (literally or figuratively):--coming, enter(-ing) in (to).]

g. the baptism [Strong: 908 *  baptisma bap'-tis-mah from 907; baptism (technically or figuratively):--baptism.]

h. of repentance [Strong: 3341 * metanoia met-an'-oy-ah from 3340; (subjectively) compunction (for guilt, including reformation); by implication, reversal (of (another's) decision):--repentance.]

1). John’s ministry was the beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, foretold by the prophets Malachi and Isaiah.

a). Mark 1:1-3 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;

1:2 As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

1:3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

1:4 John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

1:5 And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.

b). Malachi 3:1 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts.

c). Isaiah 40:3-5 The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

40:4 Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:

40:5 And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

2. “…to all the people of Israel.”

a. to all [Strong: 3956 * pas pas including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole:--all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.]

b. the [Strong: to from 3588 * ho ho, including the feminine he hay, and the neuter to to in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.]

c. people [Strong: 2992 * laos lah-os' apparently a primary word; a people (in general; thus differing from 1218, which denotes one's own populace):--people.]

d. of Israel [Strong: 2474 * Israel is-rah-ale' of Hebrew origin (3478); Israel (i.e. Jisrael), the adopted name of Jacob, including his descendants (literally or figuratively):--Israel.]