Acts 13:17
The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they were sojourners in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought them out from thence,
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Deus plebis Israël elegit patres nostros, et plebem exaltavit cum essent incolæ in terra Ægypti, et in brachio excelso eduxit eos ex ea,
- Greek New Testament (SBLGNT)
- ὁ θεὸς τοῦ λαοῦ τούτου Ἰσραὴλ ἐξελέξατο τοὺς πατέρας ἡμῶν, καὶ τὸν λαὸν ὕψωσεν ἐν τῇ παροικίᾳ ἐν γῇ Αἰγύπτου, καὶ μετὰ βραχίονος ὑψηλοῦ ἐξήγαγεν αὐτοὺς ἐξ αὐτῆς,
The Fathers on this verse
St John Chrysostom A Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles, Homily XXIX on Acts xiii. 16, 17
Acts XIII. 16, 17 “Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience. The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought He them out of it.”
St John Chrysostom A Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles, Homily XXIX on Acts xiii. 16, 17
But let us look over again what has been said. “Ye men of Israel,” etc. ( v. 16-21 .) The Promise then, he says, the fathers received; ye, the reality. ( j ) And observe, he nowhere mentions right deeds of theirs, but (only) benefits on God’s part: “He chose: Exalted: Suffered their manners:” these are no matters of praise to them: “They asked, He gave.” But David he does praise (and him) only, because from him the Christ was to come. “I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man after Mine own heart, which shall fulfil all My will.” ( v. 22 .) ( i ) Observe also; it is with praise (that he says of him), “David after that he had served the will of God:” just as Peter, seeing it was then the beginning of the Gospel, making mention of him, said, “Let it be permitted me to speak freely of the patriarch David.” ( ch. ii. 29 .) Also, he does not say, Died, but, “was added to his fathers. …