Acts 17:32

And, &c. = But having heard.

of the dead. Greek. nekron. App-139.

mocked. were mocking. Greek. chleuazo. See note on Acts 2:13. To Epicureans and Stoics alike. resurrection of dead persons was. madman's dream. Only those whose "hearts the Lord opened" (Acts 17:34) could receive it. Compare Acts 16:14.

of. con erning. Greek. peri. App-104.

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³² And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.

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