Acts 3:25 Meaning and Explanation
“Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Peter tells them they are children of the prophets and of God's covenant with Abraham: in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.
What Does Acts 3:25 Mean?
The tone turns warm. These hearers are not outsiders but heirs — children of the prophets and of the covenant God made with their fathers. Peter quotes the promise to Abraham (Genesis 22:18; 12:3): through his seed, blessing would reach every family of the earth.
The covenant was always wider than one nation: Israel was blessed in order to become a blessing to all kindreds. The New Testament traces that promised seed to Christ himself (Galatians 3:16), in whom the worldwide blessing has arrived. And Peter's point is tender — the very people who denied Jesus stand first in line for what he brings. They are not disqualified; they are addressed as heirs being offered their inheritance.
Acts 3:25 in the Original Language
diatheke (διαθήκη), 'covenant' -- a binding promise that God himself makes and undertakes to keep.
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What does Acts 3:25 mean?
Peter tells them they are children of the prophets and of God's covenant with Abraham: in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.