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Acts 28:25
They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet:
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul addresses Jewish leaders in Rome who have gathered to hear his teaching on the kingdom and Jesus. He speaks this declaration at the conclusion of the meeting, precisely as the divided audience begins to disperse.
The words — The Greek ἀσύμφωνοι (asumphōnoi) literally means "discordant" or "out of agreement," describing the listeners' divided reaction. This term captures the immediate tension that precedes their departure.
The thread — Paul grounds his argument in prophetic authority, mirroring the rhetorical pattern Jesus uses in Matthew 15:7 and Mark 7:6 when citing Isaiah regarding hardened hearts. The specific prophecy Paul introduces here is then recited in Acts 28:26.
Why it lands — The text records Paul attributing the crowd's division to the Holy Spirit's prior declaration through Isaiah. Readers must recognize that the verse documents a historical moment of prophetic fulfillment and human resistance, not a theological guarantee of universal unbelief.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers,
Cross-references
- Matthew 15:7 You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you:
- Mark 7:6 Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.
- 2 Peter 1:21 For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.