Acts 13:41
‘Look, you scoffers, wonder and perish! For I am doing a work in your days that you would never believe, even if someone told you.’”
Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain
- WHERE
- Pisidian Antioch
- WHEN
- c. AD 46-48
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WHEN
c. AD 46-48
counted from the text
WHO RULED
- Claudius emperor of Rome AD 41-54
- Sergius Paulus proconsul of Cyprus AD 46-48
MEANWHILE
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AD 46-48 Roman Empire
Famine in the reign of Claudius
The famine that Acts 11:28 announces, and for which the church at Antioch sends relief to Jerusalem.
SOURCES
- date — The first journey, between the famine under Claudius and the Council of Jerusalem.
- Claudius — Suetonius, Claudius; Tacitus, Annals XI-XII
- Sergius Paulus — Acts 13:7; inscriptions from Cyprus and Rome that name a Sergius Paulus
- Famine in the reign of Claudius — Tacitus, Annals XII.43; Suetonius, Claudius 18; Josephus, Antiquities XX.2.5
SEE ALSO
- Habakkuk 1:5 “Look at the nations and observe— be utterly astounded! For I am doing a work in your days that you would never believe even if someone told you.
- 1 Peter 4:17 For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God?
- Romans 11:7-14 What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened, …
- Isaiah 28:14-22 Therefore hear the word of the LORD, O scoffers who rule this people in Jerusalem. …
- Colossians 1:26-27 the mystery that was hidden for ages and generations but is now revealed to His saints. …
- Proverbs 5:12 and you will say, “How I hated discipline, and my heart despised reproof!
- Matthew 22:7-10 The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city. …
Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0
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