Acts 26:8

Acts 26:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead?
• New International Version (NIV)Why should any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Why is it thought incredible by any of you that God raises the dead?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Why should it be thought incredible by you that God raises the dead?

Context of Acts 26:8

6And now I stand on trial because of my hope in the promise that God made to our fathers, 7the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to see fulfilled as they earnestly serve God day and night. It is because of this hope, O king, that I am accused by the Jews. Why 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. 10And that is what I did in Jerusalem. With authority from the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison, and when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them.

Acts 26:8 word by word

τί ἄπιστον κρίνεται παρ᾽ ὑμῖν εἰ ὁ θεὸς νεκροὺς ἐγείρει;¶Read the interlinear

• Why wouldτίςtis · which?G5101
• ·παράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• any of youσύsu · youG4771
• consider itκρίνωkrinō · to judgeG2919
• incredibleἄπιστοςapistos · unbelievingG571
• thatεἰei · if: surelyG1487
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• raisesἐγείρωegeirō · to ariseG1453
• deadνεκρόςnekros · deadG3498

Cross-references for Acts 26:8

• Acts 4:2greatly disturbed that they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.
• Acts 10:40God raised Him up on the third day and caused Him to be seen—
• Acts 13:30But God raised Him from the dead,
• Acts 17:31For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”
• Acts 25:19They only had some contentions with him regarding their own religion and a certain Jesus who had died, but whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
• Genesis 18:14Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you—in about a year—and Sarah will have a son.”
• Matthew 22:29Jesus answered, “You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.
• Luke 1:37For no word from God will ever fail.”
• Luke 18:27But Jesus said, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.”
• John 5:28Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice
• 1 Corinthians 15:12But 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?
• Philippians 3:21who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.

Commentaries on Acts 26:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8That God should raise the dead? - As Agrippa believed in the true God, and knew that one of his attributes was omnipotence, he could not believe that the resurrection of the dead was an impossible thing; and to this belief of his the apostle appeals; and the more especially, because the Sadducees denied the doctrine of the resurrection, though they professed to believe in the same God. Two attributes of God stood pledged to produce this resurrection: his…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Why should it be thought … - The force of this question will be better seen by an exclamation point after why ́ ti“What! is it to be thought a thing incredible?” etc. It intimates surprise that it should be thought incredible, or implies that no reason could be given why such a doctrine should be unworthy of belief. A thing incredible - A doctrine which cannot be credited or believed. Why should it be regarded as absurd? With you - This is in the plural…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-23In his careful defense before King Agrippa, Paul argued that his message agreed fully with the Jewish faith. He began by respectfully recognizing Agrippa’s knowledge of Jewish matters (26:2–3). He then described his early life, his training in Judaism, and his membership in the Pharisees (a Jewish group known for strict obedience to the law; 26:4–5). Paul explained that the charges against him were only because he believed that God had fulfilled the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. Why should it be thought a thing incredible ... that God should raise the dead?--rather, "Why is it judged a thing incredible if God raises the dead?" the case being viewed as an accomplished fact. No one dared to call in question the overwhelming evidence of the resurrection of Jesus, which proclaimed Him to be the Christ, the Son of God; the only way of getting rid of it, therefore, was to pronounce it incredible. But why, asks the apostle, is it so…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 26:8

• Court
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• Resurrection
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Commentaries on Acts 26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings