Acts 8:35 Cross References - Mace

³⁵ then Philip enter'd upon the subject, and show'd how the whole passage was applicable to Jesus.

² and he addressed himself to them in these instructions.

²⁷ then beginning at Moses he explain'd all the passages there, and in all the prophets, which related to himself.

⁴⁴ then he said, this is what I told you, while I was yet with you, that what has been written concerning me in the law of Moses, in the prophets, and in the psalms, must be all accomplished. ⁴⁵ then he open'd their minds to make them understand the scriptures, and said to them, ⁴⁶ thus it is written, and thus it behov'd Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: ⁴⁷ and that repentance and remission of sins should be preach'd in his name, among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

²⁰ who has been beforehand prepar'd thereto,

⁴² and every day either in the temple or in private houses they continued to preach and proclaim Jesus to be the Christ.

²⁰ Immediately he maintained in the synagogues, that Jesus was the son of God.

³⁴ then Peter thus began, now I plainly perceive that God is no respecter of persons:

²⁰ some of them were of Cyprus and Cyrene, and upon their arrival at Antioch they address'd themselves to the Greeks, and preach'd to them the Lord Jesus.

² Paul, as was his custom, us'd to go there, and for three sabbath-days discours'd to the Jews from the scriptures, ³ explaining 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.

¹⁸ there certain Epicurean and Stoick philosophers encountred him: "what does this mountebank mean?" said some: "he seems to proclaim some strange deitys," said others: because he talk'd to them of Jesus and the resurrection.

²⁸ for he strenuously disputed with the Jews in publick, proving from the scriptures that Jesus was the Messiah.

¹³ Upon this, certain vagabond Jews, who were exorcists, pretended to cure demoniacs by pronouncing the name of the Lord Jesus: their form being this, "I adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches."

²² but by the divine favour I am still preserv'd alive, testifying to the small and to the great nothing but what Moses and the prophets have predicted should happen: "that Christ should suffer: ²³ that he should be the first that was to rise from the dead: and that he should enlighten both the Jews and the Gentiles."

²³ Having therefore set him a day, they came in great numbers to his lodgings; where he explain'd and confirm'd the reality of the gospel-dispensation, from morning to night, enforcing what the writings of Moses and the prophets had affirm'd concerning Jesus.

²³ we preach Christ crucified, an obstacle to the Jews indeed, and to the Gentiles foolishness: but to those who believe,

² for I did not think I was to have any other knowledge among you, than that of Christ, a crucified saviour.

¹¹ O Corinthians, my heart is so full, my tongue cannot be silent:

²¹ if you have heard of him, and have been taught the truth as he preach'd it:

¹¹ when the spirit of Christ inform'd the minds of the prophets of his future sufferings, and of the glorious consequences, they were solicitous to know the circumstances of the times pointed at: ¹² and were answer'd, that it was not they, but we, who were concern'd in the events which they predicted, events which have been now represented to you by those, whom the holy spirit from heaven inspired to preach the gospel to you: a secret which the angels desire to penetrate into.