Acts 13:25 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

Fulfilled his course; the course of his ministry, or of his life: in respect of either, he ran as one in a race. I am not he; that is, the Messias, which they were in such expectation of, and so inquisitive about. There cometh one after me; Christ began his life (as to the flesh) after John and he began his ministry after him, and in that respect may be said to come after him. Whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose; a proverbial expression, whereby the meanest office is implied, which the disciples or servants could do for their masters, Matthew 3:11. The sense of these words we have, 1 Thessalonians 1:20,27.

Acts 13:25

25 And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.