Acts 13:38

American Standard Version (1901)

Be it known unto you therefore, brethren, that through this man is proclaimed unto you remission of sins:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Γνωστὸν οὖν ἔστω ὑμῖν, ἄνδρες ἀδελφοί, ὅτι διὰ τούτου ὑμῖν ἄφεσις ἁμαρτιῶν καταγγέλλεται: ⋄Καί ἀπό πάντων ὤν οὐκ ἠδυνήθητε ἐν τῷ νόμῳ Μωσέως δικαιωθῆναι,

Transliteration

Gnōston therefore estō to-you, andres adelphoi, that through this to-you aphesis hamartiōn katangelletai: And from all which not ēdynēthēte in the nomō Mōseōs dikaiōthēnai,

Grammar Details

• *Gnōston*: nominative, neuter, singular, adjective - known
• *estō*: present, active, imperative, 3rd person singular - let it be
• *andres*: vocative, masculine, plural - men
• *adelphoi*: vocative, masculine, plural - brothers
• *aphesis*: nominative, feminine, singular - forgiveness/remission
• *hamartiōn*: genitive, feminine, plural - sins
• *katangelletai*: present, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular - is proclaimed
• *ēdynēthēte*: aorist, passive, indicative, 2nd person plural - you were able
• *nomō*: dative, masculine, singular - law
• *Mōseōs*: genitive, masculine, singular - Moses
• *dikaiōthēnai*: aorist, passive, infinitive - to be justified

Word Meanings

• *Gnōston*: known/understood/recognized
• *andres*: men/gentlemen
• *adelphoi*: brothers/brethren
• *aphesis*: forgiveness/remission/release
• *hamartiōn*: sins/offenses/wrongdoings
• *katangelletai*: is proclaimed/is announced/is declared
• *ēdynēthēte*: you were able/you could/you had power
• *nomō*: law/code/ordinance
• *dikaiōthēnai*: to be justified/to be declared righteous/to be acquitted

Referenced Verses

• Luke 24:47 : 47 and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name unto all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
• 2 Cor 5:18-21 : 18 But all things are of God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and gave unto us the ministry of reconciliation; 19 to wit, that God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself, not reckoning unto them their trespasses, and having committed unto us the word of reconciliation. 20 We are ambassadors therefore on behalf of Christ, as though God were entreating by us: we beseech [you] on behalf of Christ, be ye reconciled to God. 21 Him who knew no sin he made [to be] sin on our behalf; that we might become the righteousness of God in him.
• Acts 2:38 : 38 And Peter [said] unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
• Acts 5:31 : 31 Him did God exalt with his right hand [to be] a Prince and a Saviour, to give repentance to Israel, and remission of sins.
• 1 John 2:12 : 12 I write unto you, [my] little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.
• Acts 10:43 : 43 To him bear all the prophets witness, that through his name every one that believeth on him shall receive remission of sins.
• Acts 28:28 : 28 Be it known therefore unto you, that this salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles: they will also hear.
• Acts 4:10 : 10 be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, [even] in him doth this man stand here before you whole.
• John 1:29 : 29 On the morrow he seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world!
• Acts 2:14 : 14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spake forth unto them, [saying], Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and give ear unto my words.
• Eph 1:7 : 7 in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,
• Eph 4:32 : 32 and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.
• Col 1:14 : 14 in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins:
• Heb 8:6 : 6 But now hath he obtained a ministry the more excellent, by so much as he is also the mediator of a better covenant, which hath been enacted upon better promises.
• Heb 8:12-13 : 12 For I will be merciful to their iniquities, And their sins will I remember no more. 13 In that he saith, A new [covenant] he hath made the first old. But that which is becoming old and waxeth aged is nigh unto vanishing away.
• Heb 9:9-9 : 9 which [is] a figure for the time present; according to which are offered both gifts and sacrifices that cannot, as touching the conscience, make the worshipper perfect, 10 [ being] only (with meats and drinks and divers washings) carnal ordinances, imposed until a time of reformation. 11 But Christ having come a high priest of the good things to come, through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this creation, 12 nor yet through the blood of goats and calves, but through his own blood, entered in once for all into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption. 13 For if the blood of goats and bulls, and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling them that have been defiled, sanctify unto the cleanness of the flesh: 14 how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish unto God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
• Heb 9:22 : 22 And according to the law, I may almost say, all things are cleansed with blood, and apart from shedding of blood there is no remission.
• Heb 10:4-9 : 4 For it is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sins. 5 Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, But a body didst thou prepare for me; 6 In whole burnt offerings and [sacrifices] for sin thou hadst no pleasure: 7 Then said I, Lo, I am come (In the roll of the book it is written of me) To do thy will, O God. 8 Saying above, Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings and [sacrifices] for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein (the which are offered according to the law), 9 then hath he said, Lo, I am come to do thy will. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second. 10 By which will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. 11 And every priest indeed standeth day by day ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, the which can never take away sins: 12 but he, when he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; 13 henceforth expecting till his enemies be made the footstool of his feet. 14 For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified. 15 And the Holy Spirit also beareth witness to us; for after he hath said, 16 This is the covenant that I will make with them After those days, saith the Lord: I will put my laws on their heart, And upon their mind also will I write them; [then saith he] , 17 And their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more. 18 Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.
• 1 John 2:1-2 : 1 My little children, these things write I unto you that ye may not sin. And if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: 2 and he is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.
• Ps 32:1 : 1 [[ A Psalm] of David. Maschil]. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered.
• Ps 130:4 : 4 But there is forgiveness with thee, That thou mayest be feared.
• Ps 130:7 : 7 O Israel, hope in Jehovah; For with Jehovah there is lovingkindness, And with him is plenteous redemption.
• Jer 31:34 : 34 and they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know Jehovah; for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith Jehovah: for I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin will I remember no more.
• Ezek 36:32 : 32 Not for your sake do I [this], saith the Lord Jehovah, be it known unto you: be ashamed and confounded for your ways, O house of Israel.
• Dan 3:18 : 18 But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
• Dan 9:24 : 24 Seventy weeks are decreed upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most holy.
• Mic 7:18-20 : 18 Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth over the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in lovingkindness. 19 He will again have compassion upon us; he will tread our iniquities under foot; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. 20 Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, [and] the lovingkindness to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.
• Zech 13:1 : 1 In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for uncleanness.