# Acts 17:31

> 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.”

— Acts 17:31, Berean Standard Bible

## On the map

- **Athens** (Achaia · today Athens) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/athens

## When

- c. AD 49-52 (counted from the text)
- Date source: Acts 18:12 puts Paul before Gallio, proconsul of Achaia in AD 51-52 by the Delphi inscription. It is the anchor of the whole chronology of Paul.

## Who ruled

- **Claudius**, emperor of Rome, AD 41-54 · Source: Suetonius, Claudius; Tacitus, Annals XI-XII
- **Gallio**, proconsul of Achaia, AD 51-52 · Source: Delphi inscription (SIG 801d), which dates his term; Acts 18:12. It is the only fixed date in Paul's chronology.
- **Herod Agrippa II**, king of Judea, AD 50-93 · Source: Josephus, Jewish War II; Antiquities XX
- **Antonius Felix**, procurator of Judea, AD 52-59 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XX.7-8; Tacitus, Annals XII.54

## See also

- Matthew 25:31-46 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/25/31
- Romans 2:16 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/romans/2/16
- 2 Peter 3:7 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-peter/3/7
- Psalms 9:8 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/9/8
- Psalms 98:9 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/98/9
- 2 Corinthians 5:10 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-corinthians/5/10
- 1 Corinthians 4:5 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-corinthians/4/5
- Romans 2:5 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/romans/2/5

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/17/31
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/17
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).