Acts 13:38

Authorized King James Version (1611)

Be it known unto you therefore, men [and] brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness 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 among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.›
• 2 Cor 5:18-21 : 18 And all things [are] of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; 19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. 20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech [you] by us: we pray [you] in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God. 21 For he hath made him [to be] sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
• Acts 2:38 : 38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
• Acts 5:31 : 31 Him hath God exalted with his right hand [to be] a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
• 1 John 2:12 : 12 ¶ I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.
• Acts 10:43 : 43 To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.
• Acts 28:28 : 28 Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and [that] they will hear it.
• Acts 4:10 : 10 Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, [even] by him doth this man stand here before you whole.
• John 1:29 : 29 ¶ The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
• Acts 2:14 : 14 ¶ But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all [ye] that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:
• Eph 1:7 : 7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
• Eph 4:32 : 32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
• Col 1:14 : 14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, [even] the forgiveness of sins:
• Heb 8:6 : 6 ¶ But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.
• Heb 8:12-13 : 12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more. 13 In that he saith, A new [covenant], he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old [is] ready to vanish away.
• Heb 9:9-9 : 9 Which [was] a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience; 10 [Which stood] only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed [on them] until the time of reformation. 11 But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building; 12 Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption [for us]. 13 For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh: 14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
• Heb 9:22 : 22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.
• Heb 10:4-9 : 4 For [it is] not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins. 5 Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me: 6 In burnt offerings and [sacrifices] for sin thou hast had no pleasure. 7 ¶ Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God. 8 Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and [offering] for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure [therein]; which are offered by the law; 9 Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second. 10 By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once [for all]. 11 And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: 12 But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; 13 From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool. 14 For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified. 15 [Whereof] the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before, 16 This [is] the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them; 17 And their sins and 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 sin not. 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 sins of] 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 Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD [there is] mercy, and with him [is] plenteous redemption.
• Jer 31:34 : 34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
• Ezek 36:32 : 32 Not for your sakes do I [this], saith the Lord GOD, be it known unto you: be ashamed and confounded for your own 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 determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the 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 by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth [in] mercy. 19 He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. 20 Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, [and] the mercy 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.