Acts 17:3

opening them, and setting forth that the Christ must suffer, and rise again from the dead; and that this is the Christ, Jesus whom I preach to you.

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

In The King James Version

Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.

In Context

2And Paul, as his custom was, went in to them, and for three sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures,

4And some of them believed, and joined themselves to[17:4] Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.

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Cross References

Luke 24:32And they said one to another: Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked to us in the way, and while he opened to us the Scriptures?

Luke 24:46And he said to them: Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer, and should rise from the dead on the third day;

Acts 1:4And, being assembled together with them, he commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which ye heard from me;

Acts 3:18But thus God fulfilled what he before announced by the mouth of all his prophets, that the Christ should suffer.

Acts 9:22But Saul was more strengthened, and confounded the Jews who dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.

Acts 18:28For he powerfully confuted the Jews in public, showing by the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.

Matthew Henry on Acts 17:2-10

Paul and Silas at Thessalonica. 1 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews: 2 And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures, 3 Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ. 4 And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great… Read the whole commentary →

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