- Bible
- Acts
- Chapter 26
- Verse 23
That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles.
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Gill's Exposition
And as he thus spake for himself,.... Asserting the integrity and innocence of his past life and conversation, in proof of which he appealed to the Jews themselves; setting forth the prejudices to the…
Barnes' Notes
That Christ - That the Messiah expected by the Jews should be a suffering Messiah. Should suffer - Should lead a painful life, and be put to death. See the notes on Act 17:3; compare Dan 9:27; Isa…
Adam Clarke
That Christ should suffer - That the Christ, or Messiah, should suffer. This, though fully revealed in the prophets, the prejudices of the Jews would not permit them to receive: they expected their…
All who believe a God, and have a reverence for his sovereignty, must acknowledge that those who speak and act by his direction, and by warrant from him, are not to be opposed; for that is fighting…
Cambridge Bible
that Christ should suffer Rev. Ver."How that the Christ must suffer," but giving in the margin on "How that" or"if" or"whether." The Greek is the conjunction ordinarily rendered "if," and the literal…
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