Acts 26:8
6 And now I stand on trial because of my hope in the promise that God made to our fathers,
7 the 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.
Why would any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?
9 So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
10 And 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.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Why would any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?
- KJV
- Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead?
- WEB
- Why is it judged incredible with you if God does raise the dead?
- ASV
- Why is it judged incredible with you, if God doth raise the dead?
- DARBY
- Why should it be judged a thing incredible in your sight if God raises the dead?
- BLB
- Why is it judged incredible by you⁺ if God raises the dead?
- ÅB
- Hvorfor aktes det for utrolig iblant dere at Gud vekker opp døde?
- OTB
- Hvorfor skulle noen av dere anse det som utrolig at Gud reiser opp de døde?
- B1930
- Hvorfor aktes det for utrolig iblandt eder at Gud opvekker døde?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
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?
Read in contextActs 4:2
greatly disturbed that they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.
Read in contextActs 17:31–32
For 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.”
Read in contextPhilippians 3:21
who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.
Read in contextActs 10:40–42
God raised Him up on the third day and caused Him to be seen—
Read in contextLuke 18:27
But Jesus said, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.”
Read in contextActs 25:19
They only had some contentions with him regarding their own religion and a certain Jesus who had died, but whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
Read in contextActs 13:30–31
But God raised Him from the dead,
Read in context