Study it in the app“because he has set a day on which he is going to judge the inhabited world in righteousness, by a man whom he has appointed, having given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.””
In Athens, Paul points to the resurrection as God's assurance that he will judge the world with justiceThe ResurrectionPaul in Athens: God commands everyone to change their mindsTurning back to God
becauseκαθότιhe has setἔστησενa dayἡμέρανonἐνwhichᾗhe is goingμέλλειto judgeκρίνεινthe inhabited worldτὴν οἰκουμένηνinἐνrighteousness,δικαιοσύνῃbyἐνa manἀνδρὶwhomᾧhe has appointed,ὥρισενhaving givenπαρασχὼνassuranceπίστινto allπᾶσινby raisingἀναστήσαςhimαὐτὸνfromἐκthe dead.”νεκρῶν
because
Gives the reason for what has just been said.
Where else “kathoti” appearsset
To place someone somewhere, or fix something.
Where else “estēsen” appearsday
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmeran” appearsbe about to
Something on the point of happening.
Where else “mellei” appearsjudge
To hear a case and give sentence, as God will do with the world.
Where else “krinein” appearsinhabited world
The inhabited world, the earth where people live; also the Roman world.
Where else “oikoumenēn” appearsrighteousness
Doing what is just, living as God wants.
Where else “dikaiosynēi” appearsman
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “andri” appearsdetermine, appoint
Determine, appoint, designate; also mark off a boundary.
Where else “hōrisen” appearsprovide
To provide someone with what they need or what benefits them.
Where else “paraschōn” appearsassurance
A proof that gives confidence.
Where else “pistin” appearsrise
To come back to life.
Where else “anastēsas” appearsdead
Someone who no longer has life, whose body has no breath left.
Where else “nekrōn” appears30So God, having overlooked the times of ignorance, now commands all people everywhere to change their minds,
31 · This verse (above)
32Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some began to mock, but others said, “We will hear you again about this.”
1. What it says
What did the people of Berea do with what Paul said, and what came of it? (vv. 10-12)
2. What it means
In Athens, Paul starts from the altar "to an unknown god" (vv. 22-23). Why does he begin with something they already knew?
3. How I live it
When talking with someone who thinks differently, how can you start from what you share and listen with respect?
