Acts 8:31
“How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain
- WHEN
- c. AD 34-36
WHEN
c. AD 34-36
counted from the text
The conversion of Saul, dated by the count he himself gives in a letter.
WHO RULED
- Tiberius emperor of Rome AD 14-37
- Pontius Pilate prefect of Judea AD 26-36
- Herod Antipas tetrarch of Galilee 4 BC – AD 39
- Philip tetrarch of Ituraea 4 BC – AD 34
- Caiaphas high priest AD 18-36
SOURCES
- date — Counted back from Galatians 1:18 and 2:1, which give three years and then fourteen between the conversion and the Council of Jerusalem.
- Tiberius — Tacitus, Annals I-VI; Suetonius, Tiberius
- Pontius Pilate — Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.3-4; Tacitus, Annals XV.44; the Caesarea inscription, which carries his name and office in stone
- Herod Antipas — Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8-XVIII.7
- Philip — Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8, XVIII.4
- Caiaphas — Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.2.2 and XVIII.4.3; the ossuary of "Joseph, son of Caiaphas," found in Jerusalem in 1990
SEE ALSO
- Romans 10:14 How then can they call on the One in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in the One of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone to preach?
- Psalms 73:16-17 When I tried to understand all this, it was troublesome in my sight …
- Isaiah 29:18-19 On that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of the deep darkness the eyes of the blind will see. …
- Psalms 25:8-9 Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way. …
- Proverbs 30:2-3 Surely I am the most ignorant of men, and I lack the understanding of a man. …
- Matthew 18:3-4 “Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. …
- 1 Corinthians 8:2 The one who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know.
- 2 Kings 5:26 But Elisha questioned him, “Did not my spirit go with you when the man got down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to accept money and clothing, olive groves and…
Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0
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