Acts 17:3

opening up, and setting forth, that it was needful for, the Christ, to suffer, and to arise from among the dead; and [saying], This, is the Christ,—Jesus, whom, I, am declaring unto you.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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, according to Paul’s custom, he went in unto them, and, for three sabbaths, reasoned with them from the Scriptures,—

4And, some from among them, were persuaded, and cast in their lot with Paul and Silas; also, of the devout Greeks, a great throng, and, of the chief women, not a few.

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Cross References

Luke 24:32And they said one to another—Was not, our heart, burning, as he was speaking to us in the way, as he was opening to us the Scriptures?

Luke 24:46and said unto them—Thus, it is written, That the Christ, should suffer, and arise from among the dead on the third day;

Acts 1:4And being in company with them he charged them, from Jerusalem, not to absent themselves, but—To abide around the promise of the Father which ye have heard of me,

Acts 3:18Howbeit, God—what things he had before declared, through the mouth of all the prophets, for his Christ to suffer,—did thus fulfill!

Acts 9:22But, Saul, was the more gaining power; and was confounding the Jews who dwelt in Damascus, shewing, by comparison, that—This, is the Christ.

Acts 18:28for, with great force, began he confuting the Jews, publicly, shewing by the Scriptures that Jesus was, 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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