Acts 17:3

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.”

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WEBBE

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.”

BSB

explaining and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead. “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ,” he declared .

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.

ASV

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.

BBE

Saying to them clearly and openly that Christ had to be put to death and come back to life again; and that this Jesus, whom, he said, I am preaching to you, is the Christ.

Original Greek

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διανοίγων dianoigōn opening G1272 καὶ kai and G2532 παρατιθέμενος paratithemenos setting forth G3908 ὅτι hoti that G3754 τὸν ton the G3588 χριστὸν christon Christ G5547 ἔδει edei it was being necessary G1163 παθεῖν pathein to have suffered G3958 καὶ kai and G2532 ἀναστῆναι anastēnai to have risen G450 ἐκ ek out from G1537 νεκρῶν nekrōn [the] dead G3498 καὶ kai and G2532 ὅτι hoti that G3754 οὗτός houtos this G3778 ἐστιν estin is G1510 ὁ ho the G3588 χριστὸς christos Christ G5547 ὁ ho (the) G3588 Ἰησοῦς Iēsous Jesus G2424 ὃν hon whom G3739 ἐγὼ egō I myself G1473 καταγγέλλω katangellō preach G2605 ὑμῖν humin to you G4771

The early church

"Opening," it says, "from the Scriptures, he reasoned with them for three sabbaths, putting before them that the Christ must suffer." Do thou mark how before all other things he preaches the Passion: so little were they ashamed of it, knowing it to be the cause of salvation.
John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on Acts
"That the Christ," he says, "must needs have suffered." If there was a necessity for His suffering, there was assuredly a necessity for His rising again: for the former was far more wonderful than the latter. For if He gave Him up to death Who had done no wrong, much rather did He raise Him up again.
John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on Acts

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–9

The drift and scope of Paul's preaching and arguing, was to prove that Jesus is the Christ. He must needs suffer for us, because he could not otherwise purchase our redemption for us; and he must needs have risen again, because he could not otherwise apply the redemption to us. We are to preach concerning Jesus that he is Christ; therefore we may hope to be saved by him, and are bound to be ruled by him. The unbelieving Jews were angry, because the apostles preached to the Gentiles, that they might be saved. How strange it is, that men should grudge others the privileges they will not themselves accept! Neither rulers nor people need be troubled at the increase of real Christians, even though turbulent spirits should make religion the pretext for evil designs. Of such let us beware, from such let us withdraw, that we may show a desire to act aright in society, while we claim our right to worship God according to our consciences.

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Jesus, The ChristZeal, ReligiousSalvationAtonementPreaching

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.