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Acts 13:22-26

In Pisidian Antioch

June 24, 2027

St Paul Preaching at Athens, Raphael
St Paul Preaching at Athens, Raphael, c. 1515–16Royal Collection, on long-term loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
One of Raphael's cartoons for the Sistine tapestries, full-size designs in bodycolour that have outlived the tapestries in fame. Paul stands with both hands raised before a sceptical crowd; Dionysius and Damaris are picked out among them.This is the Areopagus sermon, the one time Paul argues from an altar his hearers already had rather than from scripture they did not.RaphaelRaphael Sanzio of Urbino (1483-1520), the youngest of the three who defined the High Renaissance. He died on Good Friday at thirty-seven.Royal Collection, on long-term loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, LondonThe Raphael Cartoons belong to the Crown and have hung in a purpose-built gallery at the V&A since 1865, where they can be seen at the scale they were drawn.Royal Collection, on long-term loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Roman Lectionary
GospelLuke 1:57-66, 80Lk 1:57-66, 80
Second ReadingActs 13:22-26
First ReadingIsa. 49:1-6Is 49:1-6
Responsorial PsalmPs. 139:1-3, 13-14, 14-15 (14a)Ps 139:1-3, 13-14, 14-15 (14a)

Overview & Insights

“From this man's offspring God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, as he promised.” (Acts 13:23)

The missionaries cross to Asia Minor, where Paul’s first recorded sermon is preached in Antioch. The speech is given at length, so that on other occasions Luke needed only to say that Paul “proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues” (13:5; 14:1; etc.) without feeling obliged to give the content of the preaching each time. And like the speech, the response was also a paradigm, with some Jews believing but many rejecting the gospel. It is possible to see in the pattern of ministry outlined in this passage a parallel between Jesus and Paul. Simeon had announced that Jesus would be “a light for revelation to the Gentiles” (Luke 2:32), and in Antioch Paul defined his task in precisely these terms (13:47). Notice too “the similarity of the setting between Jesus’ inaugural address and Paul’s (Luke 4:16f.; Acts 13:14f.); the division created by the sermon, the reference to Gentiles and the opposition.

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Commentary

Acts 13: Paul's Sermon at Antioch Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's verse by verse evangelical commentary on Paul's synagogue sermon.

Acts 13 Commentary Precept Austin

A deep gathering of word studies and cross references verse by verse through Acts 13.

Acts 13:22 Commentaries BibleHub

Aggregates classic commentaries on Paul's proclamation and John's witness in one place.

Barnes' Notes on Acts 13 StudyLight

Albert Barnes' notes on the whole chapter of Acts 13.

Nativity of John the Baptist: Mass ReadingsNativity of Jn the Baptist: Mass Readings Agape Bible Study

A Catholic reading study for the feast, hearing Paul name John as the herald of Jesus.

Background & Word Study

Book of Acts Overview (Acts 13-28) BibleProject

An animated overview of the second half of Acts and the mission to the nations.

Acts 13:22 Greek Interlinear BibleHub

Greek word by word with parsing and Strong's numbers for Paul's sermon.

The Church Fathers

Catena on Acts 13 Catena

Patristic comments verse by verse on Paul's Antioch sermon and John's testimony.

Questions preachers ask

What does Paul preach at Pisidian Antioch?

Paul retells Israel's story from the exodus to David and shows that the promised Savior, Jesus, has come from David's line, with John the Baptist preparing his way.

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