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Acts 13:23

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Of this man’s seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:
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  1. Matthew 1:1Rank 1 from verse 23
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    1THE book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

  2. Psalms 132:11Rank 2 from verse 23
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    11The Lord hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.

  3. Revelation 22:16Rank 3 from verse 23
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    16I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.

  4. Acts 13:32Rank 4 from verse 23
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    32And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers,

  5. Jude 1:25Rank 5 from verse 23
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    25To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.

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Acts 13:23

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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seed

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Sense 1: The reproductive substance of a plant or creature, especially what is sown to produce after its kind. Sense 2: Offspring, descendants, or lineage. Sense 3: A beginning, source, or thing sown that produces a result.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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promise

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Sense 1: An assurance or pledge that something will be done or given. Sense 2: That which is promised. Sense 3: To give such an assurance or pledge.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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raised

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of raise. Sense 1: To rouse; to stir up. Sense 2: To lift or set upright. Sense 3: To exalt. Sense 4: To build or produce. Sense 5: To call forth. Sense 6: To restore to life.

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Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

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saviour

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One who saves, rescues, preserves, or delivers; a title applied supremely to God and to Jesus Christ.

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22And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.

23Of this man’s seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:

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24When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

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