Acts 13:32
And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers,
Cross-reference
Acts 13:38 continues Paul's sermon from v.32, announcing forgiveness through Jesus as the fulfillment of the promised good news.
Acts 26:6 directly echoes this same hope in the promise to the fathers, showing Paul's consistent testimony.
Acts 3:25 also references the covenant promise to Abraham — directly paralleling Paul’s claim in Acts 13:32 that God fulfilled the promises to the fathers.
Micah 5:2 foretells a ruler from Bethlehem — Paul announces this promised ruler is Jesus, raised from the dead.
In Galatians 3:16-18, Paul argues the promise to Abraham and his offspring (Christ) is by promise, not law — the identical promise Acts 13:32 declares fulfilled in resurrection.
Romans 10:15 quotes Isaiah 52:7 about preaching good news, directly echoing the mission Paul proclaims in Acts 13:32.
In Luke 1:68-73, Zechariah blesses God for raising up salvation from David's house, fulfilling the oath to Abraham — the core promise Acts 13:32 announces as realized in Jesus' resurrection.
Luke 1:55 continues Mary's praise of the promise to Abraham and his offspring — directly echoing the patriarchal promise Acts 13:32 proclaims fulfilled.
In Luke 1:54, Mary praises God for remembering his mercy to Abraham — the same promise to the fathers that Acts 13:32 says is fulfilled by raising Jesus.
Zechariah 9:9 predicts a king coming in humility — Paul proclaims this king is Jesus, whose resurrection vindicates him.
Zechariah 6:12 speaks of the Branch building the temple — Paul says this Branch, Jesus, has been raised to fulfill that work.
Genesis 12:3 is the Abrahamic promise that all nations will be blessed — core to the good news Paul proclaims as fulfilled.
Daniel 9:24-26 predicts an anointed one cut off — Paul proclaims this prophecy fulfilled in Jesus' resurrection.
Ezekiel 34:23 promises one shepherd, God's servant David — Paul says this shepherd is raised up in Jesus.
Isaiah 52:7 celebrates the feet of one bringing good news; Paul in Acts 13:32 brings that same good news of salvation.
Isaiah 41:27 speaks of a herald of good news to Zion; in Acts 13:32, Paul fulfills that role by proclaiming the gospel.
Isaiah 40:9 calls for a herald of good news; Acts 13:32 depicts Paul as that herald, announcing God's promise fulfilled.
Deuteronomy 18:15 promises a prophet like Moses — fulfilled in Jesus, as Paul later argues.
Genesis 49:10 prophesies a ruler from Judah — the promised king fulfilled in Jesus, whom God raised.
Genesis 26:4 repeats the promise to Isaac — the same covenant God fulfilled in Jesus' resurrection.
Genesis 22:18 reiterates the blessing through Abraham's offspring — the promise God fulfilled by raising Jesus.
Jeremiah 33:14 explicitly foretells God fulfilling his promise to Israel and Judah — the very fulfillment Paul proclaims in Acts 13:32.
Psalm 89:28 assures David of God's everlasting covenant love — another promise to the fathers fulfilled in the Messiah, as Acts 13:32 announces.
Psalm 89:4 promises David an eternal dynasty — one of the specific promises to the fathers that Acts 13:32 declares fulfilled in Jesus' resurrection.
Romans 9:4 lists the promises given to Israel, the same promises God made to the fathers that Acts 13:32 says are fulfilled in Jesus.
2 Corinthians 1:20 declares that all God's promises find their 'Yes' in Christ, directly matching the fulfillment of the promise mentioned here.
Malachi 4:2 promises the 'sun of righteousness' rising with healing — a messianic prophecy of restoration, which Acts 13:32 declares fulfilled in Jesus' resurrection.
Romans 4:13 explains that the promise to Abraham and his offspring comes through faith — the same promise Acts 13:32 says is fulfilled in Christ's resurrection.
Deuteronomy 9:5 cites God's oath to the fathers (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob) as reason for giving the land — the same patriarchal promises Acts 13:32 applies to Jesus' resurrection.