Acts 17:8

And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.

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Interpretation

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.

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This thought runs through Acts 17:5-9.

Acts 17:5 Acts 17:6 Acts 17:7 Acts 17:8 Acts 17:9

Glossary

City People: The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).