Chosen before (προκεχειροτονημενοις). Perfect passive participle dative plural from προχειροτονεω, to choose or designate by hand …

Not to all the people. Not to the nation at large; for this was not necessary in order to establish the truth of his resurrection. He, how…

Unto witnesses chosen before.—Better, appointed. The precise word which St. Luke uses occurs nowhere else in the…

Peter begins his sermon with a resume of Jesus’ life and work during his earthly ministry. Though Peter assumes that his hearers already know somet…

If anyone asks here, "Why did God not show His Son openly to all people after His resurrection?" I answer: Although no reason could be shown, yet t…

Not to all the people
Of the Jews, who crucified him; nor to the whole body of the Christians, though at one time to…

Acceptance cannot be obtained on any other ground than that of the covenant of mercy, through the atonement of Christ; but wherever true religion i…