New International Versionexplaining and proving that the Messiah had to suffer and rise from the dead. “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Messiah,” he said.
New Living TranslationHe explained the prophecies and proved that the Messiah must suffer and rise from the dead. He said, “This Jesus I’m telling you about is the Messiah.”
English Standard Versionexplaining and proving that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ.”
Berean Standard Bibleexplaining 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.
Berean Literal Bibleopening and setting forth that it behooved the Christ to have suffered and to have risen out from the dead, and that "this Jesus whom I preach to you is the Christ."
King James BibleOpening 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.
New King James Versionexplaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus whom I preach to you is the Christ.”
New American Standard Bibleexplaining and giving evidence that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus whom I am proclaiming to you is the Christ.”
NASB 1995explaining and giving evidence that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus whom I am proclaiming to you is the Christ.”
NASB 1977explaining and giving evidence that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus whom I am proclaiming to you is the Christ.”
Legacy Standard Bibleexplaining and setting before them that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus whom I am proclaiming to you is that Christ.”
Amplified Bibleexplaining and pointing out [scriptural evidence] that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and rise from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus, whom I am proclaiming to you, is the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed).”
Christian Standard Bibleexplaining and proving that it was necessary for the Messiah to suffer and rise from the dead: “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Messiah.”
Holman Christian Standard Bibleexplaining and showing that the Messiah had to suffer and rise from the dead: “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Messiah.”
American Standard Versionopening 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.
Contemporary English Versionto show them that the Messiah had to suffer, but that he would rise from death. Paul also told them that Jesus is the Messiah he was preaching about.
English Revised Versionopening and alleging, that it behoved 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.
GOD'S WORD® TranslationHe explained and showed them that the Messiah had to suffer, die, and come back to life, and that Jesus, the person he talked about, was this Messiah.
Good News Translationand explaining the Scriptures, and proving from them that the Messiah had to suffer and rise from death. "This Jesus whom I announce to you," Paul said, "is the Messiah."
International Standard VersionHe explained and showed them that the Messiah had to suffer and rise from the dead: "This very Jesus whom I proclaim to you is the Messiah."
NET Bibleexplaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and to rise from the dead, saying, "This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ."
New Heart English Bibleexplaining 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."
Webster's Bible TranslationOpening and alledging, that it was needful that Christ should suffer, and rise again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach to you, is Christ.
Weymouth New Testamentwhich he clearly explained, pointing out that it had been necessary for the Christ to suffer and rise again from the dead, and insisting, "The Jesus whom I am announcing to you is the Christ." Majority Text Translations Majority Standard Bibleexplaining 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.
World English Bibleexplaining 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.” Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionopening and alleging that it was necessary [for] the Christ to suffer, and to rise again out of the dead, and that “this is the Christ—Jesus whom I proclaim to you.”
Berean Literal Bibleopening and setting forth that it behooved the Christ to have suffered and to have risen out from the dead, and that "this Jesus whom I preach to you is the Christ."
Young's Literal Translation 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.'
Smith's Literal TranslationOpening and setting before, that it was necessary for Christ to suffer, and rise from, the dead; and that this is Christ Jesus, whom I announce to you. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleDeclaring and insinuating that the Christ was to suffer, and to rise again from the dead; and that this is Jesus Christ, whom I preach to you.
Catholic Public Domain Versioninterpreting and concluding that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise again from the dead, and that “this is the Jesus Christ, whom I am announcing to you.”
New American Bibleexpounding and demonstrating that the Messiah had to suffer and rise from the dead, and that “This is the Messiah, Jesus, whom I proclaim to you.”
New Revised Standard Versionexplaining and proving that it was necessary for the Messiah to suffer and to rise from the dead, and saying, “This is the Messiah, Jesus whom I am proclaiming to you.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleInterpreting and proving that Christ had to suffer, and rise again from the dead; and that he is the same Jesus Christ whom I preach to you.
Aramaic Bible in Plain EnglishAs he was expounding and showing: “The Messiah was going to suffer and rise from the grave, and he is Yeshua The Messiah, this one whom I proclaim to you.” NT Translations Anderson New Testamentexplaining and affirming that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead; and that this Jesus whom I preach to you is the Christ.
Godbey New Testamentopening and proving, that it behooved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead, and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is the Christ.
Haweis New Testamentopening them clearly, and laying it evidently down that the Messiah must suffer, and rise again from the dead; and that this man is the Messiah, even Jesus, whom I preach unto you.
Mace New Testamentexplaining them, and setting it to view, that the Messiah was to suffer and rise again from the dead: and that Jesus, whom he denounc'd to them, was that very Messiah.
Weymouth New Testamentwhich he clearly explained, pointing out that it had been necessary for the Christ to suffer and rise again from the dead, and insisting, "The Jesus whom I am announcing to you is the Christ."
Worrell New Testamentopening and setting forth that it was necessary that the Christ should suffer, and rise again from the dead; and that "This Jesus Whom I am proclaiming to you, is the Christ."
Worsley New Testamentopening them and shewing, that the Messiah was to suffer and rise again from the dead: and that this is the Christ even, Jesus, whom, said he, I preach unto you.
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Context Paul Preaches at Thessalonica… 2As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, 3explainingandprovingthattheChristhad tosufferandrisefromthe dead.“ThisJesusIam proclaimingto youistheChrist,”he declared.4Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few leading women.…
Cross References Luke 24:26-27Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and then to enter His glory?” / And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.
Luke 24:44-46Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.” / Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures. / And He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,
1 Corinthians 15:3-4For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, / that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
Isaiah 53:3-5He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. / Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. / But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.
Psalm 22:16-18For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet. / I can count all my bones; they stare and gloat over me. / They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.
Matthew 16:21From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.
John 2:19-22Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.” / “This temple took forty-six years to build,” the Jews replied, “and You are going to raise it up in three days?” / But Jesus was speaking about the temple of His body. ...
John 20:9For they still did not understand from the Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.
Romans 1:2-4the gospel He promised beforehand through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures, / regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh, / and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.
1 Peter 1:10-11Concerning this salvation, the prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully, / trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.
Daniel 9:25-26Know and understand this: From the issuance of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Messiah, the Prince, there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of distress. / Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing. Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood, and until the end there will be war; desolations have been decreed.
Zechariah 12:10Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.
Hosea 6:2After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence.
Psalm 16:10For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.
John 5:39You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,
Treasury of Scripture Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach to you, is Christ. Opening. Acts 2:16-36 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; … Acts 3:22-26 For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you… Acts 13:26-39 Menand brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent… Christ. Luke 24:26,27,32,44,46 Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory? … 1 Corinthians 15:3,4 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; … 1 Thessalonians 1:5,6 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… this. Acts 2:36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and 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 18:28 For he mightily convinced the Jews,and that publickly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ. whom I preach. Acts 1:4 And, being assembled together withthem, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which,saith he, ye have heard of me. Jump to Previous BehoovedChristClearlyDeadDeathDemonstratingEvidenceExplainedExplainingJesusLifeNecessaryNeedfulNeedsOpeningOpenlyPointingPreachPreachingProclaimProclaimingProvingRiseRisenSufferSufferedJump to Next BehoovedChristClearlyDeadDeathDemonstratingEvidenceExplainedExplainingJesusLifeNecessaryNeedfulNeedsOpeningOpenlyPointingPreachPreachingProclaimProclaimingProvingRiseRisenSufferSufferedActs 17 1.Paul preaches at Thessalonica, where some believe,5.and others persecute him.10.He is sent to Berea, and preaches there.13.Being persecuted by Jews from Thessalonica,16.he comes to Athens, and disputes and preaches the living God, to them unknown;32.whereby, though some mock, many are converted unto Christ.explaining and provingPaul's method of teaching involved reasoning and providing evidence from the Scriptures. This approach reflects the Jewish tradition of debate and discussion, which was common in synagogues. The Greek word for "proving" suggests laying out evidence in a logical manner, indicating that Paul was engaging both the mind and the heart of his listeners. that the Christ had to suffer
The necessity of the Messiah's suffering is rooted in Old Testament prophecies, such asIsaiah 53 andPsalm 22, which describe a suffering servant. This was a challenging concept for many Jews who expected a triumphant, political Messiah. Paul's teaching would have included these prophecies to show that the suffering was part of God's redemptive plan. and rise from the dead.
The resurrection is central to Christian faith, as it confirms Jesus' victory over sin and death. Paul would have referenced Scriptures likePsalm 16:10 andHosea 6:2, which imply resurrection. The resurrection was a cornerstone of apostolic preaching, as seen in1 Corinthians 15, where Paul emphasizes its importance. “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ,”
Paul identifies Jesus of Nazareth as the fulfillment of Messianic prophecies. By using the term "Christ," he affirms Jesus as the anointed one, the promised deliverer. This declaration would have been radical, challenging both Jewish expectations and Greco-Roman religious beliefs. he declared.
Paul's bold proclamation underscores his conviction and the urgency of his message. His declaration is not merely informational but a call to faith and repentance. This reflects the apostolic mission to bear witness to Jesus as the Messiah, as seen throughout the book of Acts. Persons / Places / Events 1. PaulThe apostle who is delivering the message in Thessalonica, explaining and proving the necessity of Christ's suffering and resurrection. 2. ThessalonicaA city in Macedonia where Paul is preaching in the synagogue, engaging with both Jews and God-fearing Greeks. 3. Jesus ChristThe central figure of Paul's message, whose suffering, death, and resurrection are being proclaimed as fulfillment of the Scriptures. 4. The SynagogueThe setting where Paul is reasoning with the Jews, a place of worship and learning for the Jewish community. 5. The Jews and God-fearing GreeksThe audience to whom Paul is explaining the necessity of Christ's suffering and resurrection. Teaching Points The Necessity of Suffering and ResurrectionUnderstanding that Christ's suffering and resurrection were necessary parts of God's redemptive plan helps us grasp the depth of His love and the fulfillment of prophecy. The Role of Scripture in ProclamationPaul uses the Scriptures to explain and prove his points, highlighting the importance of grounding our faith and witness in the Word of God. The Centrality of Christ in the Gospel MessageThe focus of Paul's message is Jesus as the Christ, emphasizing that our faith centers on His identity and work. Engaging with Different AudiencesPaul’s approach in the synagogue shows the importance of meeting people where they are, using familiar contexts to share the Gospel. The Power of Reasoned FaithPaul’s method of reasoning and proving encourages believers to engage thoughtfully and confidently with questions about their faith. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1.What is the meaning of Acts 17:3?
2.How does Acts 17:3 affirm Jesus as the prophesied Messiah in Scripture?
3.What Old Testament prophecies support Paul's message in Acts 17:3?
4.How can we effectively "explained and proved" Jesus' resurrection today?
5.How does understanding Acts 17:3 strengthen our faith in Jesus' divinity?
6.How can Acts 17:3 guide us in sharing the Gospel with others?
7.How does Acts 17:3 support the claim that Jesus is the Messiah?
8.What historical evidence exists for the resurrection mentioned in Acts 17:3?
9.How does Acts 17:3 align with Old Testament prophecies about the Messiah?
10.What are the top 10 Lessons from Acts 17?
11.What defines Kingdom Theology?
12.Have you obeyed the Gospel of God?
13.If some of Jesus' own disciples still doubted (Matthew 28:17), how can their testimony about the resurrection be considered credible?
14.What is the main theme of the Book of Acts?What Does Acts 17:3 Mean context ofActs 17:3Paul has just arrived in Thessalonica. “As was his custom” (Acts 17:2) he goes straight to the synagogue to reason with devout Jews and God-fearing Gentiles. These hearers already revere the Scriptures, so Paul’s aim is to show them how those very Scriptures point to Jesus.
paul’s method: explaining and provingActs 17:3 says Paul was “explaining and proving.” • Explaining: unfolding the meaning of key passages so listeners could see the Messiah portrait painted by God Himself (Luke 24:27). • Proving: presenting clear, logical evidence so that faith would rest on fact, not feeling (Acts 9:22;1 Corinthians 15:3-8). Paul’s approach models how truth and reason work together; believing minds need sound arguments anchored in God’s Word.
the necessity of the suffering messiahPaul shows that the promised Christ “had to suffer.” The Old Testament is emphatic: •Isaiah 53:5—“He was pierced for our transgressions…” •Psalm 22:16-18—vivid details of crucifixion centuries before Rome existed. •Daniel 9:26—“the Anointed One will be cut off…” These passages anticipate substitutionary atonement. Sin demands death (Genesis 2:17;Romans 6:23), so the Messiah’s suffering is not accidental but divinely planned (Acts 2:23). Jesus Himself affirmed this necessity: “The Son of Man must suffer many things” (Matthew 16:21).
the certainty of the resurrectionThe same Scriptures foretell a victorious rising: •Psalm 16:10—“You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.” Peter cites this inActs 2:31; Paul cites it inActs 13:34-35. •Isaiah 53:11—after His suffering, “He will see the light of life.” •Hosea 6:2—“On the third day He will raise us up.” God’s justice is satisfied by the cross; His power is displayed by the empty tomb (Romans 4:25). The resurrection verifies every claim Jesus made (Romans 1:4).
identifying jesus as the christHaving shown what Scripture requires, Paul can say, “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ” (Acts 17:3). Evidence he likely laid out: • Jesus’ sinless life fulfillingIsaiah 53:9 andPsalm 40:8. • His atoning death lining up with the Passover sacrifice (1 Corinthians 5:7;Exodus 12). • Witnessed resurrection appearances to more than five hundred (1 Corinthians 15:6). • Outpouring of the Spirit foretold inJoel 2:28, fulfilled inActs 2, proving Jesus now reigns. Prophecy, history, and eyewitness testimony converge on one conclusion: Jesus is the promised Messiah.
response and implicationsThe Thessalonian Jews who “were persuaded” (Acts 17:4) embraced: • A biblical Messiah, not a political revolutionary. • A gospel that begins with sin and ends with resurrection hope (1 Peter 1:3). Belief in a suffering-and-rising Christ calls for repentance (Acts 17:30), allegiance (Romans 10:9), and daily confidence that death is defeated (2 Timothy 1:10).
summaryActs 17:3 captures Paul’s heartbeat: open the Scriptures, demonstrate that the Messiah must suffer and rise, and point unambiguously to Jesus as that Messiah. Prophecy demanded it, Jesus fulfilled it, eyewitnesses confirmed it, and faith now rests securely on it. (3) Opening and alleging.--The latter word is used in the sense of bringing forward proofs, and the two words imply an argument from the prophecies of the Messiah, like in kind to that at the Pisidian Antioch. In the intervals between the Sabbaths, the Apostle worked, as usual, for his livelihood, probably, of course, as a tent-maker ( 2Thessalonians 3:8). That Christ must needs have suffered.--Better,that the Christ,as pointing to the expected Messiah, the Anointed of the Lord, whom all Jews were expecting, but whom they were unwilling to recognise in the crucified Jesus. The argument was, therefore, to show that prophecy pointed to a suffering as well as a glorified Messiah, and that both conditions were fulfilled in Jesus. Verse 3.- It behooved the Christ to suffer, and to rise for Christ must needs have suffered, and risen, A.V.; whom, said he for whom, A.V.; proclaim for preach. A.V.; the Christ for Christ, A.V. The line of reasoning adopted by St. Paul in his preaching to the Thessalonian Jews was the same as that of our Lord to the disciples and apostles on the day of his resurrection, as recorded in Luke 24:26, 27; 44-47, and that of St. Peter ( Acts 2:22-36; Acts 3:18; Acts 4:11, etc.), and it is irresistible. The fulfillment of prophecies relating to the Messiah in the person of Jesus is like the fitting of a key to the intricate wards of the lock, which proves that it is the right key. The preacher of the gospel should carefully study and expound to the people the word of prophecy, and then show its counterpart in the sufferings and glory of Christ. This did St. Paul. Opening ( διανοίγων); as our Lord had done ( διήνοιγεν ἡμῖν τὰς γραφάς, Luke 24:32), the hidden meaning of the prophecies, and then alleging ( παρατιθέμενος), setting before them the propositions which had thus been established. The process is described in Luke 24:27 as interpreting ("expounded," A.V.). In this verse the opening was showing from the prophets that the Messiah was to die and rise again; the alleging was that Jesus was that very Christ.
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Greek explainingδιανοίγων(dianoigōn)Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 1272:To open fully. From dia and anoigo; to open thoroughly, literally or figuratively.andκαὶ(kai)Conjunction
Strong's 2532:And, even, also, namely.provingπαρατιθέμενος(paratithemenos)Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3908:From para and tithemi; to place alongside, i.e. Present; by implication, to deposit.thatὅτι(hoti)Conjunction
Strong's 3754:Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.theτὸν(ton)Article - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588:The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.ChristΧριστὸν(Christon)Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5547:Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.had toἔδει(edei)Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1163:Third person singular active present of deo; also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is Necessary.sufferπαθεῖν(pathein)Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's 3958:I am acted upon in a certain way, either good or bad; I experience ill treatment, suffer.andκαὶ(kai)Conjunction
Strong's 2532:And, even, also, namely.riseἀναστῆναι(anastēnai)Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's 450:To raise up, set up; I rise from among (the) dead; I arise, appear. From ana and histemi; to stand up.fromἐκ(ek)Preposition
Strong's 1537:From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.[the] dead.νεκρῶν(nekrōn)Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 3498:(a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse. From an apparently primary nekus; dead.“ThisΟὗτός(Houtos)Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3778:This; he, she, it.JesusἸησοῦς(Iēsous)Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2424:Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.Iἐγὼ(egō)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1473:I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.am proclaimingκαταγγέλλω(katangellō)Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 2605:To declare openly, proclaim, preach, laud, celebrate. From kata and the base of aggelos; to proclaim, promulgate.to youὑμῖν(hymin)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771:You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.isἐστιν(estin)Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1510:I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.theὁ(ho)Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588:The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.Christ,”Χριστός(Christos)Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5547:Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.[ he declared ].ὅτι(hoti)Conjunction
Strong's 3754:Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.
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