Acts 24:15

and I have the same hope in God that they themselves cherish, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Paul addresses a judicial audience, affirming his continuity with the Law and Prophets while declaring a shared eschatological expectation.

The words — The text uses ἔχων (echōn, "having") and ἐλπὶδα (elpida, "hope") to describe Paul's active possession of a specific expectation. This hope is directed εἰς (eis, "in") God and matches the expectation of his interlocutors.

The thread — The resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked appears in Daniel 12:2, John 5:28, and 1 Thessalonians 4:14. These texts anchor the event in divine judgment and future awakening.

Why it lands — The verse demands a reader to acknowledge a shared future reality that transcends current religious divisions. It requires alignment with a hope that shapes present conduct rather than abstract speculation.

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The Greek words

ἐλπίδαelpidaa hope ἔχωνechōnhaving εἰςeisin τὸνton<the>θεὸνtheonGod ἣνhēnwhich καὶkaialso αὐτοὶautoithey <themselves>οὗτοιhoutoithemselves προσδέχονται,prosdechontaiawait,ἀνάστασινanastasin[that] a resurrection μέλλεινmelleinto ensue ἔσεσθαιesesthaito then be νεκρῶνnekrōnof [the] dead -δικαίωνdikaiōnof [the] just τεteboth καὶkaiand ἀδίκων·adikōnof [the] unjust;

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.

Cross-references

Daniel 12:2 And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.
John 5:28 Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice
1 Thessalonians 4:14 For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him.
Job 19:25 But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth.
Revelation 20:12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.
Revelation 20:6 Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection! The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years.
1 Corinthians 15:12 But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?
Philippians 3:21 who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.
Matthew 22:31 But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God said to you:
Acts 23:6 Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. It is because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial.”