Acts 13:24
John first preaching, before his coming, the baptism of penance to all the people of Israel.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- prædicante Joanne ante faciem adventus ejus baptismum pœnitentiæ omni populo Israël.
- Greek New Testament (SBLGNT)
- προκηρύξαντος Ἰωάννου πρὸ προσώπου τῆς εἰσόδου αὐτοῦ βάπτισμα μετανοίας παντὶ τῷ λαῷ Ἰσραήλ.
Haydock's commentary
On verses 24 to 32
He then brings the testimony, which John the Baptist gave of Jesus, as it is likely many of them had heard of John, and of the great esteem that all the people had of his virtue and sanctity. He tells them that salvation was offered and sent them by Jesus, against whom the chief of the Jews at Jerusalem obtained of Pilate a sentence, that he should be crucified; but that God raised him up from the dead the third day. And we, says he, publish to you this promise, the Messias, promised to our forefathers.
Where a note speaks of the Jewish people, the Church teaches that the Passion cannot be charged against all the Jews then living, nor against the Jews of today, and that all sinners were its authors (CCC 597, 598).
From Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, 1859, in the transcription made by Todd Easton and kept online by John Paul Wohlschied at johnblood.gitlab.io/haydock.
The Fathers on this verse
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. …