Acts 13:33

“that God has fulfilled this for our children by raising Jesus, as it is written also in the second psalm, ‘You are my Son; I today have begotten you.’”
Acts 13:33 · direct translation from the Greek

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thatὅτιGodὁ θεὸςhas fulfilledἐκπεπλήρωκενthisταύτηνfor our childrenτοῖς τέκνοις ἡμῶνby raisingἀναστήσαςJesus,Ἰησοῦνasὡςit is writtenγέγραπταιalsoκαὶinἐνthe secondτῷ δευτέρῳpsalm,τῷ ψαλμῷ‘Youσύareεἶmy Son;Υἱός μουIἐγὼtodayσήμερονhave begottenγεγέννηκάyou.’σε

Quotation · Psalms 2:7

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The second half of Psalm 2:7 is quoted, words of YHWH to the king: “You are my son; today I have begotten you.”

Formula: ὡς καὶ ἐν τῷ ψαλμῷ γέγραπται τῷ δευτέρῳ “as it is written also in the second psalm” (Acts 13:33)

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Greek of the New Testament: ὅτι ταύτην ὁ θεὸς ἐκπεπλήρωκεν τοῖς τέκνοις ἡμῶν ἀναστήσας Ἰησοῦν ὡς καὶ ἐν τῷ ψαλμῷ γέγραπται τῷ δευτέρῳ Υἱός μου εἶ σύ ἐγὼ σήμερον γεγέννηκά σε

Hebrew (Masoretic text): אֲסַפְּרָה אֶל חֹק יְהוָה אָמַר אֵלַי בְּנִי אַתָּה אֲנִי הַיּוֹם יְלִדְתִּיךָ

Septuagint (Psalms 2:7 in the Septuagint numbering): διαγγέλλων τὸ πρόσταγμα Κυρίου. Κύριος εἶπεν πρὸς μέ ⁷ἰός μου εἶ σύ, ἐγὼ σήμερον γεγέννηκά σε·

The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 7 consecutive words: “μου εἶ σύ ἐγὼ σήμερον γεγέννηκά σε.”

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Acts 13:33, word by word

Godθεὸςtheos

God

The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.

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has fulfilledἐκπεπλήρωκενekpeplērōken

fulfill completely

Fulfill completely.

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for our childrenτέκνοιςteknois

child

Someone born of parents, or of a family or people.

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by raisingἀναστήσαςanastēsas

rise

To come back to life.

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JesusἸησοῦνIēsoun

Jesus

Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).

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it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptai

it is written

So the Bible says; a passage is quoted.

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the secondδευτέρῳdeuterōi

second

Second.

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psalmψαλμῷpsalmōi

psalm

Psalm: a song of praise; the book of Psalms.

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areεἶei

To be: says who or what something is.

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my SonΥἱόςHuios

Son

Jesus, the Son of God.

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todayσήμερονsēmeron

today

Today.

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have begottenγεγέννηκάgegennēka

father

To have a son, or be his ancestor.

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Translation note· on the manuscripts

Psalm 2:7. Other manuscripts read “for us, their children.”

Parallel passages

Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.

Quotation · Psalms 2:7

The second half of Psalm 2:7 is quoted, words of YHWH to the king: “You are my son; today I have begotten you.”

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Acts 13:33

³³that God has fulfilled this for our children by raising Jesus, as it is written also in the second psalm, ‘You are my Son; I today have begotten you.’

Psalms 2:7

⁷I will recount the statute: YHWH said to me, “You are my son; today I have begotten you.

The context

32And we announce the good news to you, the promise made to the fathers,

33 · This verse (above)

34And that he raised him from the dead, no longer destined to return to decay, he has spoken in this way: ‘I will give you the holy things of David, the sure ones.’

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To study Acts 13 in a group

1. What it says
In Antioch, while they fasted and served the Lord, what did the Holy Spirit say, and what did the assembly do? (vv. 1-3)
2. What it means
Why do you think the assembly fasted and prayed before sending Barnabas and Saul? (vv. 2-3)
3. How I live it
Facing an important decision, with whom can you seek counsel and pray before taking the step?

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