Acts 26:23

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Acts 26:23

Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

that the Messiah must suffer, and that as the first to rise from the dead, He would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”

New American Standard Bible

that the Christ was to suffer, and that by reason of His resurrection from the dead He would be the first to proclaim light both to the Jewish people and to the Gentiles.”

King James Version

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.

International Standard Version

that the Messiah would suffer and be the first to rise from the dead and would bring light both to our people and to the gentiles."

A Conservative Version

that the suffering Christ, since first from a resurrection of the dead, is going to proclaim light to our people and to the nations.

American Standard Version

how that the Christ must suffer, and how that he first by the resurrection of the dead should proclaim light both to the people and to the Gentiles.

that the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed) was to suffer, and that He by being the first to rise from the dead [with an incorruptible body] would proclaim light (salvation) both to the Jewish people and to the Gentiles.”

An Understandable Version

namely, that the Christ must suffer and be the first to rise from the dead [i.e., never to die again] and then proclaim the light [of the Gospel] to the [Jewish] people and to the Gentiles."

Anderson New Testament

that Christ should suffer, and that he first, by his resurrection from the dead, should show light to the people, and to the Gentiles.

Bible in Basic English

That the Christ would go through pain, and being the first to come back from the dead, would give light to the people and to the Gentiles.

Common New Testament

that the Christ must suffer, and that, by being the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light both to the people and to the Gentiles."

Daniel Mace New Testament

that he should be the first that was to rise from the dead: and that he should enlighten both the Jews and the Gentiles."

Darby Translation

namely, whether Christ should suffer; whether he first, through resurrection of the dead, should announce light both to the people and to the nations.

Godbey New Testament

how that Christ must suffer, how being the first from the resurrection of the dead, he is to proclaim light both to the people, and the Gentiles.

Goodspeed New Testament

if the Christ was to suffer and by being the first to rise from the dead was to proclaim the light to our people and to the heathen."

John Wesley New Testament

That the Christ having suffered, and being the first who rose from the dead, should shew light to the people and to the Gentiles.

Julia Smith Translation

That Christ exposed to suffering, that first from the rising of the dead, he is about to announce light to the people, and nations.

King James 2000

That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should proclaim light unto the people, and to the Gentiles.

Lexham Expanded Bible

that the Christ was to suffer [and] that [as] the first of the resurrection from the dead, he was going to proclaim light both to the people and to the Gentiles."

Modern King James verseion

whether the Christ was liable to suffer, whether first by a resurrection of the dead He was going to proclaim light to the people and to the nations.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from death, and should show light unto the people, and to the gentiles."

Moffatt New Testament

that the Christ is capable of suffering, and that he should be the first to rise from the dead and bring the message of light to the People and to the Gentiles?"

Montgomery New Testament

"how that the Christ must suffer, and how he should be the first to rise from the dead, and should bring a message of light to the Jewish people and to the Gentiles."

NET Bible

that the Christ was to suffer and be the first to rise from the dead, to proclaim light both to our people and to the Gentiles."

New Heart English Bible

how the Messiah must suffer, and how, by the resurrection of the dead, he would be first to proclaim light both to these people and to the Gentiles."

Noyes New Testament

that the Christ should suffer, and that, as first of those raised from the dead, he was to proclaim light both to the people and to the gentiles.

Sawyer New Testament

that the Christ should suffer, and that he first from the resurrection of the dead should proclaim light both to the people and the nations.

The Emphasized Bible

If, to suffer, the Christ was destined, if, the first of a resurrection of the dead, he is about to carry tidings, of light, both unto the people, and unto the nations.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

that the Messiah should suffer, [and] that he being the first who should rise from the dead, should display light to the people, and to the Gentiles.

Twentieth Century New Testament

That the Christ must suffer, and that, by rising from the dead, he was destined to be the first to bring news of Light, not only to our nation, but also to the Gentiles."

Webster

That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should show light to the people, and to the Gentiles.

Weymouth New Testament

since the Christ was to be a suffering Christ, and by coming back from the dead was then to be the first to proclaim a message of light both to the Jewish people and to the Gentiles."

Williams New Testament

if the Christ should suffer, and by being the first to rise from the dead was to proclaim the light to the Jewish people and to the heathen."

World English Bible

how the Christ must suffer, and how, by the resurrection of the dead, he would be first to proclaim light both to these people and to the Gentiles."

Worrell New Testament

that the Christ was destined to suffer; that He, first out of a resurrection of the dead, is destined to declare light both to the people and to the gentiles."

Worsley New Testament

and being the first of the resurrection from the dead should bring light to the people and to the Gentiles."

Youngs Literal Translation

that the Christ is to suffer, whether first by a rising from the dead, he is about to proclaim light to the people and to the nations.'

Themes

Christ » Reproves » Resurrection of

Converts » Instances of » Sergius paulus

Defense » Of paul

Gentiles/heathen » The lord showing light to the gentiles

Law » Prophecies in, of the messiah

Light » The lord showing light

Resurrection » Examples of » Of Christ foretold

Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Firstfruits of our resurrection

Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Asserted and preached by the apostles

Topics

Light, Spiritual

Resurrection, Of Believers

Preaching Gospel To Foreigners

Christ The Beginning

The Light Of Christ

Christ Would Rise

The Gospel To Jew And Gentile

Light As A Symbol Of Salvation

Interlinear

English(KJV)

Strong's

Root Form

Definition

Usage

That

G1487

εἰ
Ei

if, whether, that, not tr,

Usage: 218

Christ

G5547

Χριστός
christos

Christ

Usage: 557

should

G3195

μέλλω
mello

shall, should, would, to come, will, things to come, not tr,

Usage: 90

suffer

G3805

παθητός
Pathetos

suffer

Usage: 1

and that

G1487

εἰ
Ei

if, whether, that, not tr,

Usage: 218

he should be the first

G4413

πρῶτος
Protos

first, chief, first day, former,

Usage: 67

that should rise

G386

ἀνάστασις
Anastasis

resurrection, rising again, that should rise, raised to life again

Usage: 34

from

G1537

ἐκ ἐξ
Ek

of, from, out of, by, on, with,

Usage: 709

the dead

G3498

νεκρός
Nekros

dead

Usage: 105

and should shew

G2605

καταγγέλλω
Kataggello

preach, show, declare, teach, speak of

Usage: 17

light

G5457

φῶς
Phos

light, fire

Usage: 44

unto the people

G2992

λαός
Laos

people

Usage: 137

and

G2532

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and

Usage: 0

Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 26:23

Verse Info

Bible Rank: 15709
Acts Rank: 734
8 Topics
9 Themes
24 Cross References
3 Readings
Interlinear
3 Phrases
2 Names

Context Readings

Paul Makes His Defense Before King Agrippa

²² To this very day, I have obtained help that comes from God, and I stand and testify to both small and great, saying nothing else than what the prophets and Moses said would take place— ²³ that the Messiah must suffer, and that as the first to rise from the dead, He would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.” ²⁴ As he was making his defense this way, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, “You’re out of your mind, Paul! Too much study is driving you mad!”

Phrases

Raised from the Dead

Resurrection of the Dead

Rise from the Dead

Names

Christ

Messiah

Cross References

Revelation 1:5

and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead and the ruler of the kings of the earth.

To Him who loves us and has set us free from our sins by His blood,

Luke 2:32

a light for revelation to the Gentiles
and glory to Your people Israel.

Colossians 1:18

He is also the head of the body, the church;
He is the beginning,
the firstborn from the dead,
so that He might come to have
first place in everything.

Luke 24:26

Didn’t the Messiah have to suffer these things and enter into His glory?”

Zechariah 13:7

Sword, awake against My shepherd,
against the man who is My associate—
this is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts.
Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered;
I will also turn My hand against the little ones.

John 10:18

No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down on My own. I have the right to lay it down, and I have the right to take it up again. I have received this command from My Father.”

Acts 26:18

to open their eyes so they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that by faith in Me they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified.’

Genesis 3:15

I will put hostility between you and the woman,
and between your seed and her seed.
He will strike your head,
and you will strike his heel.

Psalm 16:8-11

I keep the Lord in mind always.
Because He is at my right hand,
I will not be shaken.

Psalm 22:1-31

For the choir director: according to “The Deer of the Dawn.” A Davidic psalm.My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?
Why are You so far from my deliverance
and from my words of groaning?

Isaiah 53:1-12

Who has believed what we have heard?
And who has the arm of the Lord been revealed to?

Daniel 9:24-26

Seventy weeks are decreed
about your people and your holy city—
to bring the rebellion to an end,
to put a stop to sin,
to wipe away iniquity,
to bring in everlasting righteousness,
to seal up vision and prophecy,
and to anoint the most holy place.

Zechariah 12:10

“Then I will pour out a spirit of grace and prayer on the house of David and the residents of Jerusalem, and they will look at Me whom they pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child and weep bitterly for Him as one weeps for a firstborn.

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