Acts 17:3
Acts · New Testament · Chapter 17
“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
What Does Acts 17:3 Mean?
Acts 17:3 is found in the book of Acts, chapter 17, verse 3 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Resurrection.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Acts 17:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Luke 2:11“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.”Luke 24:26“Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?”Luke 24:46“And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:”Acts 18:28“For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publickly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ.”Acts 9:22“But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ.”Acts 18:5“And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.”Luke 9:20“He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God.”Luke 24:32“And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?”Acts 5:42“And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.”Jude 1:3“Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.”1 Samuel 12:7“Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you before the LORD of all the righteous acts of the LORD, which he did to you and to your fathers.”Mark 13:7“And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet.”Acts 3:18“But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.”1 Corinthians 15:3“For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;”Galatians 3:1“O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?”Colossians 1:28“Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:”1 Thessalonians 1:5“For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.”1 Peter 2:21“For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:”Luke 2:26“And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.”Luke 24:44“And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.”
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