ris3n's Apologetics Codex

Passage

Acts 13.33

Book: Acts · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

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ASV

31. and he was seen for many days of them that came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses unto the people. 32. And we bring you good tidings of the promise made unto the fathers,

33. 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.

  1. And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he hath spoken on this wise, I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David. 35. Because he saith also in another psalm, Thou wilt not give Thy Holy One to see corruption. (Acts 13:31-35, ASV)
WEB

31. and he was seen for many days by those who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses to the people. 32. We bring you good news of the promise made to the fathers,

33. that God has fulfilled the same to us, their children, in that he raised up Jesus. As it is also written in the second psalm, ‘You are my Son. Today I have become your father.’

  1. “Concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he has spoken thus: ‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David.’ 35. Therefore he says also in another psalm, ‘You will not allow your Holy One to see decay.’ (Acts 13:31-35, WEB)
KJV

31. And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people. 32. And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers,

33. 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.

  1. And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David. mercies: Gr. holy, or just things: which word the Septuagint in many places, uses for that which is in the Hebrew, mercies 35. Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. (Acts 13:31-35, KJV)
YLT

31. and he was seen for many days of those who did come up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people. 32. 'And we to you do proclaim good news, that the promise made unto the fathers,

33. 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.

  1. 'And that He did raise him up out of the dead, no more to return to corruption, he hath said thus, I will give to you the faithful kindnesses of David; 35. wherefore also in another [place] he saith, Thou shalt not give Thy kind One to see corruption, (Acts 13:31-35, YLT)

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Setting

  • Speaker: Paul, preaching in the synagogue
  • Audience: Jews and God-fearing Gentiles at Pisidian Antioch
  • Location: Pisidian Antioch
  • Time period: c. AD 47-48

Theological reading

Paul cites Psalm 2:7, "you are my Son, today I have begotten you," and applies it to the resurrection.

The application is the interesting move. The psalm is a royal enthronement text, and Paul reads the resurrection as the enthronement it anticipates: the day in view is the day of the raising, and "today" marks an installation rather than an origin. Hebrews 1:5 and 5:5 use the same verse, and Romans 1:3-4 makes the same connection between resurrection and declared sonship without quoting it.

Adoptionist readings take "begotten" as marking the beginning of the Son's status. Against that, the enthronement genre concerns the public installation of one who already holds the title, which is how the psalm functions for the Davidic king, who was son before his coronation. The sermon continues by arguing from Psalm 16 that David himself saw corruption, so the promise passes to another.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

  • ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
  • WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
  • KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
  • YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See Bibles for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.