Acts 26:23

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Christ

Luke 18:31

Luke 24:26

1 Corinthians 15:3

The first

And should

Acts 26:18

Luke 2:32

Bible References

Christ

Then He drew the Twelve to Him and said, "See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything written in the Prophets which refers to the Son of Man will be fulfilled.

Was there not a necessity for the Christ thus to suffer, and then enter into His glory?"

For I repeated to you the all-important fact which also I had been taught, that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures;

The first

Why is it deemed with all of you a thing past belief if God raises the dead to life?

delivered up through God's settled purpose and foreknowledge--you by the hands of Gentiles have nailed to a cross and have put to death.

And as to His having raised Him from among the dead, never again to be in the position of one soon to return to decay, He speaks thus: 'I will give you the holy and trustworthy promises made to David.'

And coming out of their tombs after Christ's resurrection they entered the holy city and showed themselves to many.

No one is taking it away from me, but I myself am laying it down. I am authorized to lay it down, and I am authorized to receive it back again. This is the command I received from my Father."

"I am the Resurrection and the Life," said Jesus; "he who believes in me, even if he has died, he shall live;

But, in reality, Christ *has* risen from among the dead, being the first to do so of those who are asleep.

Moreover He is the Head of His Body, the Church. He is the Beginning, the Firstborn from among the dead, in order that He Himself may in all things occupy the foremost place.

and from Jesus Christ, the truthful witness, the first of the dead to be born to Life, and the Ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has freed us from our sins with His own blood,

And should

that they may turn from darkness to light and from the obedience to Satan to God, in order to receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified through faith in Me.'

A light to shine upon the Gentiles, And the glory of Thy people Israel."