Acts 17:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.”
Acts 17:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Acts 17:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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Acts 17:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ.””
Acts 17:3 — World English Bible
Acts 17:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“opening and alleging that it behooved the Christ to suffer, and to rise again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom, said he, I proclaim unto you, is the Christ. ”
Acts 17:3 — American Standard Version
Acts 17:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“opening and alleging, `That the Christ it behoved to suffer, and to rise again out of the dead, and that this is the Christ--Jesus whom I proclaim to you.'”
Acts 17:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Acts 17:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“opening and laying down that the Christ must have suffered and risen up from among the dead, and that this is the Christ, Jesus whom I announce to you. ”
Acts 17:3 — Darby Translation
Acts 17:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Opening, and alleadging that Christ must haue suffered, and risen againe from the dead: and this is Iesus Christ, whom, said he, I preach to you.”
Acts 17:3 — Geneva Bible
Acts 17:3 in Context — Acts 17
1 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:
2 And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,
3 Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.
4 And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.
5 But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
What Does Acts 17:3 Mean?
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