Acts 13:36 Parallel Translations

After doing God's will by serving the people of his time, David died. He was laid to rest with his ancestors, but his body decayed.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:

ASV:

For David, after he had in his own generation served the counsel of God, fell asleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:

BBE:

Now David, having done God's work for his generation, went to sleep, and was put with his fathers, and his body came to destruction:

DBY:

For David indeed, having in his own generation ministered to the will of God, fell asleep, and was added to his fathers and saw corruption.

ERV:

For David, after he had in his own generation served the counsel of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:

WEY:

For David, after having been useful to his own generation in accordance with God's purpose, did fall asleep, was gathered to his forefathers, and did undergo decay.

WBS:

For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell asleep, and was laid to his fathers, and saw corruption:

WEB:

For David, after he had in his own generation served the counsel of God, fell asleep, and was laid with his fathers, and saw decay.

YLT:

for David, indeed, his own generation having served by the will of God, did fall asleep, and was added unto his fathers, and saw corruption,

Acts 13:36 Cross References

XREF:

1 Kings 2:10 Then David slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David.

Acts 2:29 "Brethren, I may confidently say to you regarding the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.

Acts 8:1 Saul was in hearty agreement with putting him to death. And on that day a great persecution began against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

Acts 13:22 "After He had removed him, He raised up David to be their king, concerning whom He also testified and said, 'I HAVE FOUND DAVID the son of Jesse, A MAN AFTER MY HEART, who will do all My will.'

Acts 20:27 "For I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole purpose of God. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

WES:

13:36 David, having served the will of God in his generation, fell asleep - So his service extended not itself beyond the bounds of the common age of man: but the service of the Messiah to all generations, as his kingdom to all ages. Served the will of God - Why art thou here thou who art yet in the world? Is it not that thou also mayest serve the will of God? Art thou serving it now? Doing all his will? And was added to his fathers - Not only in body. This expression refers to the soul also, and supposes the immortality of it.

MHC:

13:32-37 The resurrection of Christ was the great proof of his being the Son of God. It was not possible he should be held by death, because he was the Son of God, and therefore had life in himself, which he could not lay down but with a design to take it again. The sure mercies of David are that everlasting life, of which the resurrection was a sure pledge; and the blessings of redemption in Christ are a certain earnest, even in this world. David was a great blessing to the age wherein he lived. We were not born for ourselves, but there are those living around us, to whom we must study to be serviceable. Yet here is the difference; Christ was to serve all generations. May we look to Him who is declared to be the Son of God by his resurrection from the dead, that by faith in him we may walk with God, and serve our generation according to his will; and when death comes, may we fall asleep in him, with a joyful hope of a blessed resurrection.

CONC:

Accordance Added Asleep Body Buried Corruption Counsel David Decay Decayed Destruction Fall Fathers Fell Forefathers Gathered Generation God's Indeed Laid Ministered Purpose Served Sleep Undergo Underwent Useful

Accordance Asleep Body Buried Corruption Counsel David Decay Destruction Fall Fathers Fell Forefathers Gathered Generation God's Indeed Laid Ministered Purpose Served Sleep Undergo Useful Work

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