Charles Ellicott Commentary Acts 13:23

"Of this man`s seed hath God according to promise brought unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus;" — Acts 13:23 (ASV)

Raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus.—It is, of course, probable that the names of Jesus and of John were not utterly unknown, even in those remote regions of Pisidia. No Jew could have gone up to keep a feast at Jerusalem for some years past without having heard something of the one or of the other. St. Paul’s tone is clearly that of one who assumes that their story is already vaguely known, and who comes to offer knowledge of greater clearness.