Acts 17:31

seeing that He has appointed a day on which, before long, He will judge the world in righteousness, through the instrumentality of a man whom He has pre-destined to this work, and has made the fact certain to every one by raising Him from the dead."

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

In Context

30Those times of ignorance God viewed with indulgence. But now He commands all men everywhere to repent,

32When they heard Paul speak of a resurrection of dead men, some began to scoff. But others said, "We will hear you again on that subject."

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Cross References

Matthew 10:15I solemnly tell you that it will be more endurable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of Judgement than for that town.

Luke 24:46and He said, "Thus it is written that the Christ would suffer and on the third day rise again from among the dead;

Acts 2:23delivered up through God's settled purpose and foreknowledge--you by the hands of Gentiles have nailed to a cross and have put to death.

Acts 3:15The Prince of Life you put to death; but God has raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses as to that.

Acts 5:30The God of our forefathers has raised Jesus to life, whom you crucified and put to death.

Matthew Henry on Acts 17:23-32

Paul at Athens. 22 Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. 23 For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. 24 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; 25 Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed… Read the whole commentary →

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