Acts 26:23

"Having therefore obtained the help that is from God, I stand to this day testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would happen,"

Key Reflection

In Acts 26:23, Paul asserts that he has continued to speak consistently with the messages of both the prophets and Moses, emphasizing his commitment to the divine revelations they conveyed. For the original audience—primarily Jews who believed in the authority of the prophetic writings—the phrase "nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would happen" underscores the fulfillment of God's promises through Christ, reinforcing Paul’s message that Jesus is the Messiah awaited by Israel.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 23. That Christ. That the Messiah expected by the Jews should be a suffering Messiah. Should suffer. Should lead a painful life, and be put to death. See Barnes "Ac 17:3". Compare Da 9:27; Isa 53. And that he should be the first, etc. This declaration contains two points: (1.) That it was taught in the prophets that the Messiah should rise from the dead. On this, see the proof alleged in Ac 2:24-32; Ac 13:32-37. (2.) That he should be the first that should rise. This cannot mean that the Messiah should be the first dead person who should be restored to life, for Elijah had raised the son of the Shunammite, and Jesus himself had raised Lazarus and the widow's son at Nain.

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