Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Why should any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead? New Living Translation Why does it seem incredible to any of you that God can raise the dead? English Standard Version Why is it thought incredible by any of you that God raises the dead? Berean Standard Bible Why would any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead? Berean Literal Bible Why is it judged incredible by you if God raises the dead? King James Bible Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead? New King James Version Why should it be thought incredible by you that God raises the dead? New American Standard Bible Why is it considered incredible among you people if God raises the dead? NASB 1995 “Why is it considered incredible among you people if God does raise the dead? NASB 1977 “Why is it considered incredible among you people if God does raise the dead? Legacy Standard Bible Why is it considered unbelievable among all of you if God does raise the dead? Amplified Bible Why is it thought incredible by [any of] you that God raises the dead? Christian Standard Bible Why do any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead? Holman Christian Standard Bible Why is it considered incredible by any of you that God raises the dead? American Standard Version Why is it judged incredible with you, if God doth raise the dead? Contemporary English Version Why should any of you doubt that God raises the dead to life? English Revised Version Why is it judged incredible with you, if God doth raise the dead? GOD'S WORD® Translation Why do all of you refuse to believe that God can bring dead people back to life? Good News Translation Why do you who are here find it impossible to believe that God raises the dead? International Standard Version Why is it thought incredible by all of you that God should raise the dead? Majority Standard Bible Why would any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead? NET Bible Why do you people think it is unbelievable that God raises the dead? New Heart English Bible Why is it judged incredible with you, if God does raise the dead? Webster's Bible Translation Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead? Weymouth New Testament Why is it deemed with all of you a thing past belief if God raises the dead to life? World English Bible Why is it judged incredible with you if God does raise the dead? Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionwhy is it judged incredible with you if God raises the dead? Berean Literal Bible Why is it judged incredible by you if God raises the dead? Young's Literal Translation why is it judged incredible with you, if God doth raise the dead? Smith's Literal Translation Why is it judged incredible by you, if God raise the dead? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWhy should it be thought a thing incredible, that God should raise the dead? Catholic Public Domain Version Why should it be judged so unbelievable with you all that God might raise the dead? New American Bible Why is it thought unbelievable among you that God raises the dead? New Revised Standard Version Why is it thought incredible by any of you that God raises the dead? Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHow can you judge? Is it improper to believe that God can raise the dead? Aramaic Bible in Plain English “How do you judge? Ought we not believe that God raises the dead?” NT Translations Anderson New Testament"What? Is it thought a thing incredible among you, that God raises the dead? Godbey New Testament Why is it judged by you incredible, if God shall raise the dead? Haweis New Testament What! is it judged a thing incredible by you, that God should raise the dead? Mace New Testament you may think it something incredible that God should raise the dead: Weymouth New Testament Why is it deemed with all of you a thing past belief if God raises the dead to life? Worrell New Testament Why is it judged incredible with you, if God doth raise the dead? Worsley New Testament What! is it judged incredible by you, that God should raise the dead? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Paul's Testimony to Agrippa…7the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to realize as they earnestly serve God day and night. It is because of this hope, O king, that I am accused by the Jews. 8Why would any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead? 9So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.… Cross References 1 Corinthians 15:12-20 But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? / If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. / And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is worthless, and so is your faith. ... Romans 8:11 And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you. John 11:25-26 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies. / And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?” Philippians 3:10-11 I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to Him in His death, / and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead. 1 Thessalonians 4:14 For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him. 2 Corinthians 4:14 knowing that the One who raised the Lord Jesus will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you in His presence. John 5:28-29 Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice / and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment. Romans 6:4-5 We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may walk in newness of life. / For if we have been united with Him like this in His death, we will certainly also be united with Him in His resurrection. 1 Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, Revelation 20:12-13 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books. / The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds. Daniel 12:2 And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt. Ezekiel 37:1-14 The hand of the LORD was upon me, and He brought me out by His Spirit and set me down in the middle of the valley, and it was full of bones. / He led me all around among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, and indeed, they were very dry. / Then He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones come to life?” “O Lord GOD,” I replied, “only You know.” ... Isaiah 26:19 Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead. Job 19:25-27 But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth. / Even after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God. / I will see Him for myself; my eyes will behold Him, and not as a stranger. How my heart yearns within me! Psalm 16:10 For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay. Treasury of Scripture Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead? Acts 4:2 Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead. Acts 10:40-42 Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly; … Acts 13:30,31 But God raised him from the dead: … Jump to Previous Belief Consider Considered Dead Deemed Incredible Judged Life Opinion Outside Past Raise Raises Sight ThoughtJump to Next Belief Consider Considered Dead Deemed Incredible Judged Life Opinion Outside Past Raise Raises Sight ThoughtActs 26 1. Paul, in the presence of Agrippa, declares his life from his childhood;12. and how miraculously he was converted, and called to his apostleship. 24. Festus charges him with being insane, whereunto he answers modestly. 28. Agrippa is almost persuaded to be a Christian. 31. The whole company pronounces him innocent. Why would any of you consider it incredible This phrase challenges the audience's perception of what is possible with God. In the context of Acts 26, Paul is addressing King Agrippa and others, defending his faith and the resurrection of Jesus. The incredulity of the resurrection is a common theme in the New Testament, as seen in the skepticism of the Sadducees, who denied the resurrection (Matthew 22:23). The rhetorical question implies that belief in God's power should naturally include belief in His ability to raise the dead, as God is omnipotent and sovereign over life and death. that God raises the dead? Persons / Places / Events 1. Paul the ApostleThe speaker in this passage, Paul is defending himself before King Agrippa, explaining his conversion and mission to preach the Gospel. 2. King Agrippa The ruler before whom Paul is making his defense. Agrippa is knowledgeable about Jewish customs and prophecies, which Paul uses to his advantage in his argument. 3. Caesarea The location where Paul is being held and where this defense takes place. It was a significant city in Judea, serving as a Roman administrative center. 4. Resurrection of the Dead The central theme of Paul's defense, emphasizing the power of God and the core Christian belief in the resurrection. 5. Jewish Belief System The context in which Paul is speaking, as the Jews had a historical belief in the resurrection, which Paul argues should not be seen as incredible. Teaching Points The Power of GodGod's ability to raise the dead is a testament to His omnipotence. Believers are called to trust in God's power over life and death. Faith in the Resurrection The resurrection is a cornerstone of Christian faith. It assures believers of eternal life and victory over death. Defending the Faith Like Paul, Christians should be prepared to defend their beliefs, using Scripture and reason to explain the hope they have in Christ. Hope in Trials The promise of resurrection provides hope and strength during trials, reminding believers of the eternal perspective. Understanding God's Promises Studying the Scriptures helps believers understand and trust in God's promises, including the resurrection.(8) Why should it be thought a thing incredible . . .?--Some MSS. give a punctuation which alters the structure of the sentence: What! is it thought a thing incredible . . . ? The appeal is made to Agrippa as accepting the sacred books of Israel, in which instances of a resurrection were recorded (1Kings 17:17-23; 2Kings 4:18-37), and which ought to have hindered him from postulating the incredibility of the truth which St. Paul preached, and which included (1) the doctrine of a general resurrection, and (2) the fact that Christ had risen. The Greek use of the present tense, that God raiseth the dead, gives prominence to the first thought rather than the second. Agrippa, as probably allied, as the rest of his kindred had been, with the Sadducean high priests, not a few of whom he had himself nominated, was likely to reject both.Verse 8. - Why is it judged incredible with you, if for why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that, A.V.; doth for should, A.V. Why is it judged, etc. The use of d is somewhat peculiar. It cannot stand for ὅτι, but it is nearly equivalent to "whether," as in ver. 23. The question proposed to the mind is here whether God has raised the dead; and in ver. 23 whether Christ has suffered, whether he is the first to rise. In the latter case St. Paul gives the answer by his witness to the truth, affirming that it is so. In the former case he chides his hearers for giving the answer of unbelief, and saying that it is not so. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Why {would}τί (ti) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what. any of you ὑμῖν (hymin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. consider it κρίνεται (krinetai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2919: Properly, to distinguish, i.e. Decide; by implication, to try, condemn, punish. incredible ἄπιστον (apiston) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 571: (passively) untrustworthy (person), or incredible (thing). that εἰ (ei) Conjunction Strong's 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc. God Θεὸς (Theos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. raises ἐγείρει (egeirei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1453: (a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up. Probably akin to the base of agora; to waken, i.e. Rouse. [the] dead? νεκροὺς (nekrous) Adjective - Accusative 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. Links Acts 26:8 NIVActs 26:8 NLT Acts 26:8 ESV Acts 26:8 NASB Acts 26:8 KJV Acts 26:8 BibleApps.com Acts 26:8 Biblia Paralela Acts 26:8 Chinese Bible Acts 26:8 French Bible Acts 26:8 Catholic Bible NT Apostles: Acts 26:8 Why is it judged incredible with you (Acts of the Apostles Ac) |
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