Acts 24:15

and having a hope directed towards God, which my accusers themselves also entertain, that before long there will be a resurrection both of the righteous and the unrighteous.

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.

In Context

14But this I confess to you--that in the way which they style a heresy, I worship the God of our forefathers, believing everything that is taught in the Law or is written in the Prophets,

16This too is my own earnest endeavour--always to have a clear conscience in relation to God and man.

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Cross References

Matthew 22:31But as to the Resurrection of the dead, have you never read what God says to you,

Acts 23:6Noticing, however, that the Sanhedrin consisted partly of Sadducees and partly of Pharisees, he called out loudly among them, "Brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of Pharisees. It is because of my hope of a resurrection of the dead that I am on my trial."

Acts 26:6And now I stand here impeached because of my hope in the fulfilment of the promise made by God to our forefathers--

1 Corinthians 15:12But if Christ is preached as having risen from the dead, how is it that some of you say that there is no such thing as a resurrection of the dead?

1 Thessalonians 4:14For if we believe that Jesus has died and risen again, we also believe that, through Jesus, God will bring with Him those who shall have passed away.

Matthew Henry on Acts 24:11-22

Paul's Third Defence. 10 Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself: 11 Because that thou mayest understand, that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship. 12 And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city: 13 Neither can they prove the… Read the whole commentary →

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