The Meaning of Acts 13:33 Explained

Acts 13:33

KJV: God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.

YLT: God hath in full completed this to us their children, having raised up Jesus, as also in the second Psalm it hath been written, My Son thou art -- I to-day have begotten thee.

Darby: that God has fulfilled this to us their children, having raised up Jesus; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son: this day have I begotten thee.

ASV: that God hath fulfilled the same unto our children, in that he raised up Jesus; as also it is written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

God  hath fulfilled  the same  unto us  their  children,  in that he hath raised up  Jesus  again;  as  it is  also  written  in  the second  psalm,  Thou  art  my  Son,  this day  have I  begotten  thee. 

What does Acts 13:33 Mean?

Context Summary

Acts 13:25-37 - Condemned By Men But Raised By God
For Paul the Resurrection was always the keystone of faith. He had taken particular care to assure himself of the reality of that foundation fact. In 1 Corinthians 15:1-58 he sets forth at length the testimony culminating in his own experience, on which he rested his belief. He had been allowed to see that blessed One and hear the word from His mouth. He quotes Psalms 2:7, Isaiah 55:3, and Psalms 16:10. He makes unexpected use of the first of these quotations, teaching that it was fulfilled in the Resurrection. This sheds new light on death. It is not death but birth; not an ending but a beginning. Our Lord was the first-born from the dead. We say that a saint has died; angels say that he has been born.
Notice that great word about David, Acts 13:36. He served God's counsel, or purpose, in his own generation. That should be the supreme objective of our lives. Not to get on, or to make money, or to please ourselves, but to serve the will of God who sent us forth. [source]

Chapter Summary: Acts 13

1  Paul and Barnabas are chosen to go to the Gentiles
6  Of Sergius Paulus, and Elymas the sorcerer
13  Paul preaches at Antioch that Jesus is Christ
42  The Gentiles believe;
44  but the Jews talked abusively against Paul,
46  whereupon they turn to the Gentiles, of whom many believe
50  The Jews raise a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, who go to Iconium

Greek Commentary for Acts 13:33

Hath fulfilled [εκπεπληρωκεν]
Hath filled out (εκ — ek). [source]
Unto our children [τοις τεκνοις ημων]
The MSS. vary greatly here about ημων — hēmōn (our), some have αυτων — autōn some αυτων ημιν — autōn hēmin Westcott and Hort consider these readings “a primitive error” for ημιν — hēmin (to us) taken with αναστησας Ιησουν — anastēsas Iēsoun (having for us raised up Jesus). This raising up (from ανιστημι — anistēmi set up) as in Acts 3:22; Acts 7:37 refers not to resurrection (Acts 13:34), but to the sending of Jesus (two raisings up). In the second psalm (εν τωι πσαλμωι τωι δευτερωι — en tōi psalmōi tōi deuterōi). Psalm 2:7. D has πρωτωι — prōtōi because the first psalm was often counted as merely introductory. [source]
In the second psalm [εν τωι πσαλμωι τωι δευτερωι]
Psalm 2:7. D has πρωτωι — prōtōi because the first psalm was often counted as merely introductory. [source]
Hath fulfilled [ἐκπεπλήρωκε]
Completely fulfilled; force of ἐκ , out and out. [source]

Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Acts 13:33

Hebrews 1:5 Have I begotten [γεγέννηκα]
Recognized thee publicly as sovereign; established thee in an official sonship-relation. This official installation appears to have its N.T. counterpart in the resurrection of Christ. In Acts 13:33, this is distinctly asserted; and in Romans 1:4, Paul says that Christ was “powerfully declared” to be the Son of God by the resurrection from the dead. Comp. Colossians 1:18; Revelation 1:5. Second quotation, 2 Samuel 7:14. The reference is to Solomon. David proposes to build a temple. Nathan tells him that this shall be done by Solomon, whom Jahveh will adopt as his son. In 2 Corinthians 6:18, Paul applies the passage to followers of the Messiah, understanding the original as referring to all the spiritual children of David. [source]
Hebrews 1:5 To which [τίνι]
Note the author's characteristic use of the question to express denial. Comp. Hebrews 1:14; Hebrews 2:3; Hebrews 3:17; Hebrews 7:11; Hebrews 12:7. First quotation from Psalm 2:7. The Psalm is addressed as a congratulatory ode to a king of Judah, declaring his coming triumph over the surrounding nations, and calling on them to render homage to the God of Israel. The king is called Son of Jahveh, and is said to be “begotten” on the day on which he is publicly recognized as king. Words of the same Psalm are quoted Acts 4:25, and these words Acts 13:33. [source]
Revelation 1:5 The first-begotten of the dead [ὁ πρωτότοκος ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν]
Rev., the first-born. The best texts omit ἐκ fromCompare Colossians 1:18. The risen Christ regarded in His relation to the dead in Christ. He was not the first who rose from the dead, but the first who so rose that death was thenceforth impossible for Him (Romans 6:9); rose with that resurrection-life in which He will finally bring with Him those who sleep in Him (1 Thessalonians 4:14). Some interpreters, rendering first-born, find in the phrase the metaphor of death as the womb which bare Him (see on Acts 2:24). Others, holding by the rendering first-begotten, connect the passage with Psalm 2:7, which by Paul is connected with the resurrection of Christ (Acts 13:32, Acts 13:33). Paul also says that Jesus “was declared to be the Son of God with power by the resurrection from the dead” (Romans 1:4). The verb τίκτω which is one of the components of πρωτότοκος first-begottenor born, is everywhere in the New Testament used in the sense of to bear or to bring forth, and has nowhere the meaning beget, unless James 1:15be an exception, on which see note. In classical Greek the meaning beget is common. [source]

What do the individual words in Acts 13:33 mean?

that this - God has fulfilled to the children of them to us having raised up Jesus as also in the psalm it has been written second Son of Me are You I today have begotten you
ὅτι ταύτην Θεὸς ἐκπεπλήρωκεν τοῖς τέκνοις [αὐτῶν] ἡμῶν ἀναστήσας Ἰησοῦν ὡς καὶ ἐν τῷ ψαλμῷ γέγραπται δευτέρῳ Υἱός μου εἶ σύ ἐγὼ σήμερον γεγέννηκά σε

ὅτι  that 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: ὅτι  
Sense: that, because, since.
ταύτην  this 
Parse: Demonstrative Pronoun, Accusative Feminine Singular
Root: οὗτος  
Sense: this.
  - 
Parse: Article, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root:  
Sense: this, that, these, etc.
Θεὸς  God 
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: θεός  
Sense: a god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities.
ἐκπεπλήρωκεν  has  fulfilled 
Parse: Verb, Perfect Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular
Root: ἐκπληρόω  
Sense: to fill full, to fill up completely.
τοῖς  to  the 
Parse: Article, Dative Neuter Plural
Root:  
Sense: this, that, these, etc.
τέκνοις  children 
Parse: Noun, Dative Neuter Plural
Root: τέκνον  
Sense: offspring, children.
[αὐτῶν]  of  them 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Root: αὐτός  
Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself.
ἡμῶν  to  us 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive 1st Person Plural
Root: ἐγώ  
Sense: I, me, my.
ἀναστήσας  having  raised  up 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: ἀναπηδάω 
Sense: to cause to rise up, raise up.
Ἰησοῦν  Jesus 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Singular
Root: Ἰησοῦς  
Sense: Joshua was the famous captain of the Israelites, Moses’ successor.
καὶ  also 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: καί  
Sense: and, also, even, indeed, but.
ψαλμῷ  psalm 
Parse: Noun, Dative Masculine Singular
Root: ψαλμός  
Sense: a striking, twanging.
γέγραπται  it  has  been  written 
Parse: Verb, Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive, 3rd Person Singular
Root: γράφω 
Sense: to write, with reference to the form of the letters.
δευτέρῳ  second 
Parse: Adjective, Dative Masculine Singular
Root: δεύτερον 
Sense: the second, the other of two.
Υἱός  Son 
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: υἱός  
Sense: a son.
μου  of  Me 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive 1st Person Singular
Root: ἐγώ  
Sense: I, me, my.
σήμερον  today 
Parse: Adverb
Root: σήμερον  
Sense: this (very) day).
γεγέννηκά  have  begotten 
Parse: Verb, Perfect Indicative Active, 1st Person Singular
Root: γεννάω  
Sense: of men who fathered children.

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