Bible Strands
Acts 17:3
explaining and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead. “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ,” he declared.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul reasons from the Scriptures in a synagogue during his third Sabbath visit, addressing Jews, God-fearing Greeks, and prominent women. He declares that the one he proclaims is the Christ.
The words — διανοιγὼν (dianoigōn) means "opening" and παρατιθέμενος (paratithemenos) means "setting forth," describing his exegetical method. ἔδει (edei) indicates necessity, marking the required suffering of the Christ.
The thread — This scriptural proof of Jesus as the Christ recurs in Acts 9:22, Acts 18:28, and Luke 24:32.
Why it lands — The text states that the Messiah's suffering and resurrection were necessary, then identifies Jesus as that Christ. A reader must acknowledge that the proclaimed Jesus fulfills the required scriptural pattern of death and vindication.
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The Greek words
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.
Cross-references
- Acts 18:28 For he powerfully refuted the Jews in public debate, proving from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.
- Acts 9:22 But Saul was empowered all the more, and he confounded the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.
- Luke 24:32 They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us as He spoke with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”
- Luke 24:46 And He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,
- Acts 3:18 But in this way God has fulfilled what He foretold through all the prophets, saying that His Christ would suffer.
- 1 Corinthians 15:3 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
- Galatians 3:1 O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.
- 1 Thessalonians 1:5 because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with great conviction—just as you know we lived among you for your sake.
- Luke 24:26 Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and then to enter His glory?”
- Luke 24:44 Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.”