Acts 13:26Brothers, children of the stock of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, the word of this salvation is sent out to you.
The setting
Pisidian Antioch synagogue, ~46 AD. Paul addresses both ethnic Jews and Gentile 'God-fearers' who worship with them but aren't circumcised...
The emotion here: joyful urgency announcing revolutionary inclusion
The original word
phoboumenoi (φοβούμενοι) — God-fearers, Gentiles who believed in Israel's God but hadn't converted
Why it matters
God-fearers sat in a separate section of the synagogue, included but not fully equal until this moment
Read with care
What most readers miss in Acts 13:26
Paul is breaking down a 1,400-year-old barrier — salvation is now equally available to all
Common misconceptionPeople think this is just nice inclusion language. Paul is actually declaring the end of ethnic religious privilege — the most radical statement possible in that synagogue.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Acts 13:26
Bible Genome reading
Acts 13:26 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Acts 13:26 comes from the book of Acts, written during the early_church period. These words are attributed to Paul. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 70% and a tone that is tender. It belongs to the letter genre of biblical literature. Key themes include inclusion, salvation message. Notable phrases: children of the stock of Abraham; word of this salvation.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grateful
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
— John 3:16
“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.”
— 2 Timothy 4:7
“It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'”
— Acts 2:21
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
— Ephesians 2:8
“So now it wasn't you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land o…”
— Genesis 45:8
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