Acts 1:16

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.

Men

Acts 28:17

This

Which the

2 Peter 2:21

Spake

Matthew 26:47

John 13:18

John 18:2

General references

Matthew 26:54

1 Timothy 5:24

Bible References

Men

"Brothers, one may say to you confidently of the patriarch David that he died and was buried, and his grave is here among us to this very day.

He answered, "Brothers and fathers, listen. The glorious God appeared to our forefather Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he settled in Haran,

After the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue authorities sent to them, saying, "Brothers, if you have any appeal to make to the people, proceed."

After a long discussion, Peter got up and said to them, "Brothers, you know that in the early days God chose that of you all I should be the one from whose lips the heathen should hear the message of the good news and believe it.

"Brothers and fathers," he said, "listen to what I have to say in my defense."

Paul looked steadily at the council and said, "Brothers, I have done my duty to God with a perfectly clear conscience up to this very day."

Three days later, he invited the leading Jews to come to see him, and when they came he said to them, "Brothers, I have done nothing against our people, or the customs of our forefathers, yet I was turned over to the Romans as a prisoner at Jerusalem.

This

But you, by the fixed purpose and intention of God, handed him over to wicked men, and had him crucified.

For the people of Jerusalem and their leaders refused to recognize him, and condemned him, thus fulfilling the very utterances of the prophets which are read every Sabbath,

But then how are the Scriptures to be fulfilled, which say that this must happen?"

If those to whom God's message was addressed were called gods??nd the Scripture cannot be set aside??36 do you mean to say to me whom the Father has consecrated and made his messenger to the world, 'You are blasphemous,' because I said, 'I am God's Son'?

in fulfilment of the saying of the prophet Isaiah, "Lord, who has believed our account? And to whom has the Lord's mighty arm been unveiled?"

After that, Jesus, knowing that everything was now finished, to fulfil the saying of Scripture, said, "I am thirsty."

Which the

But as he was a prophet, and knew that God had promised him with an oath that he would put one of his descendants upon his throne,

and who said through the holy Spirit by the lips of our forefather David, your slave, " 'Why did the heathen rage, And the peoples form vain designs?

As they could not agree among themselves, they started to leave, when Paul added one last word. "The holy Spirit put it finely," he said, "when it said to your forefathers through the prophet Isaiah,

David himself, under the influence of the holy Spirit, said, " 'The Lord has said to my lord, "Sit at my right hand Until I put your enemies under your feet." '

Therefore, as the holy Spirit says, "If you hear his voice today,

trying to learn for what possible time the spirit of Christ within them in predicting the sufferings destined for Christ intended them and the glories that were to follow them.

For it would have been better for them never to have known the way of uprightness than after knowing it to have turned their backs upon the sacred command with which they had been intrusted.

Spake

Just as he was speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, came up, and with him a great crowd with swords and clubs, from the high priests and the elders of the people.

I do not mean all of you; I know whom I have chosen; but let the Scripture be fulfilled: " 'He who is eating my bread Has raised his heel against me.'

Judas who betrayed him also knew the place, for Jesus often met his disciples there.

General references

But then how are the Scriptures to be fulfilled, which say that this must happen?"

Some men's sins are perfectly evident, and lead them right on to judgment, but there are others whose sins only dog their steps.