Acts 13:25

Acts 13:25

23 ^aFrom this man’s seed, according ^bto the promise, God raised up for Israel ^ca Savior—Jesus—

24 ^aafter John had first preached, before His coming, the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

25 And as John was finishing his course, he said, ^a‘Who do you think I am? I am not He. But behold, ^bthere comes One after me, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to loose.’

26 “Men and brethren, sons of the¹ family of Abraham, and ^athose among you who fear God, ^bto you the word of this salvation has been sent.

27 For those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, ^abecause they did not know Him, nor even the voices of the Prophets which are read every Sabbath, have fulfilled them in condemning Him.

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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As John was fulfilling his course (wv eplhrou Iwanhv ton dromon). Imperfect active of plhrow, describing his vivid ministry without defining the precise period when John asked the question. Paul uses this word dromov (course) of his own race (Acts 20:24; II Timothy 4:7).

What suppose ye that I am? (Ti eme uponoeite einai) Note ti (neuter), not tina (masculine),

what not

who, character, not identity. It is indirect discourse (the infinitive einai and the accusative of general reference).

Huponoe" (upo, noew) is to think secretly, to suspect, to conjecture.

I am not he (ouk eimi egw). These precise words are not given in the Gospels, but the idea is the same as the disclaimers by the Baptist in John 1:19-27 (cf. also Matthew 3:11; Mark 1:7; Luke 3:16). Paul had a true grasp of the message of the Baptist. He uses the very form lusai (first aorist active infinitive of luw) found in Mark 1:7; Luke 3:16 and the word for shoes (upodhma, singular) in all three. His quotation is remarkably true to the words in the Synoptic Gospels. How did Paul get hold of the words of the Baptist so clearly?

**Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Acts 13:25:**

John 1:27
Acts 12:18
Acts 13:43
Acts 20:24
Acts 25:18

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