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thatεἰthe Messiahὁ χριστόςwould suffer,παθητὸςandthat,εἰbeingthe firstπρῶτοςout ofἐξtheresurrectionἀναστάσεωςof the dead,νεκρῶνhe wouldμέλλειproclaimκαταγγέλλεινlightφῶςbothτεto the peopleτῷ λαῷandκαὶto the nations.”τοῖς ἔθνεσιν
Acts 26:23
Study it in the app“that the Messiah would suffer, and that, being the first out of the resurrection of the dead, he would proclaim light both to the people and to the nations.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 26:23, word by word
- the Messiahχριστόςchristos
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “christos” appears- would sufferπαθητὸςpathētos
destined to suffer
Destined to suffer, subject to suffering.
Where else “pathētos” appears- the firstπρῶτοςprōtos
first
The one who comes before all others, in time or in order.
Where else “prōtos” appears- resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōs
resurrection
Coming back to life after death.
Where else “anastaseōs” appears- of the deadνεκρῶνnekrōn
dead
Someone who no longer has life, whose body has no breath left.
Where else “nekrōn” appears- he wouldμέλλειmellei
be about to
Something on the point of happening.
Where else “mellei” appears- proclaimκαταγγέλλεινkatangellein
proclaim
Proclaim, announce publicly.
Where else “katangellein” appears- lightφῶςphōs
God's light
God's light that shows the truth.
Where else “phōs” appears- to the peopleλαῷlaōi
people
A people, above all Israel, God's people.
Where else “laōi” appears- to the nationsἔθνεσινethnesin
Gentile
The peoples who are not Israel.
Where else “ethnesin” appears
The context
22So, having obtained the help that comes from God, to this day I stand testifying to both small and great, saying nothing except what the prophets and Moses said would take place:
23 · This verse (above)
24And while he was saying these things in his defense, Festus says in a loud voice, “You are out of your mind, Paul; your great learning is driving you to madness.”
To study Acts 26 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul tell King Agrippa about his earlier life and what Jesus said to him? (vv. 4-18)
2. What it means
Paul says he only repeats what the prophets and Moses said would happen (vv. 22-23). How does he connect his story with Israel's hope?
3. How I live it
Paul wishes the best for those who judge him (v. 29). How can you treat kindly someone who does not think as you do?