ACTS 24:15 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.”
'having a hope in God, which these men cherish as well, that there shall certainly be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked' — Paul identifies his fundamental conviction (resurrection hope) as shared by the prosecutors themselves, presumably the Pharisaic majority. The common belief creates common ground.
Church Fathers on Acts 24:15
they themselves also allow. Acts 24:15 He does not say it of them, that they believe all things written in the Prophets: it was he that believed them all, not they: but how all, it would require a long discourse to show. And he nowhere makes mention of Christ. Here by saying, Believing, he does (virtually) introduce what relates to Christ; for the present he dwells on the subject of the resurrection, which doctrine was common to them also, and removed the suspicion of any…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
Publish a reflection on this verse
No reflections on this verse yet. Be the first to write one!