Acts 28:29

 Acts 28:29

And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves.

a. NLT: [Footnote: Some Greek manuscripts exclude this verse.] The NLT related footnote for 28:28 states: 28:28 Some manuscripts add verse 29, And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, greatly disagreeing with each other.[Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2007. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.]

b. ASV: [Footnote: Some manuscripts exclude verse v. 29.] And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, having much disputing among themselves. [Thomas Nelson & Sons first published the American Standard Version in 1901. This translation of the Bible is in the public domain.]

c. YLT: And he having said these things, the Jews went away, having much disputation among themselves;[The Young's Literal Translation was translated by Robert Young, who believed in a strictly literal translation of God's word. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.] 

d. Classic Amplified: [Footnote: Many manuscripts do not contain this verse.] And when he had said these things, the Jews went away, arguing and disputing among themselves. [Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC) Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation]

e. Peshitta Eastern Text: And when he had said  [HOLY BIBLE FROM THE ANCIENT EASTERN TEXT.Copyright  Ⓒ 1933 by A.J. Holmon Co.; copyright  Ⓒ renewed 1961 by A.J. Holmon Co.; Copyright  Ⓒ 1939 by A.J. Holmon Co.; copyright  Ⓒ renewed 1967  by A.J. Holmon Co.;  Copyright  Ⓒ 1940 by A.J. Holmon Co.; copyright  Ⓒ renewed 1968 by A.J. Holmon Co.; Copyright  Ⓒ 1957 by A.J. Holmon Co. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. HarperCollins Publishers, 195 Broadway, New York, NY 10007.]

f. NIV: Footnote: Some Greek manuscripts exclude this verse. The NIV related footnote for 28:28 states: Some manuscripts include here After he said this, the Jews left, arguing vigorously among themselves. [THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL 

1. “And when he had said these words…”

a. And [Strong: 2532. kai kahee apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.]

b. [when] he [Strong: 846. autos ow-tos' from the particle au (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which.]

c. [had] said [Strong: 2036. epo ep'-o a primary verb (used only in the definite past tense, the others being borrowed from 2046, 4483, and 5346); to speak or say (by word or writing):--answer, bid, bring word, call, command, grant, say (on), speak, tell.]

d. these [words] [Strong: 5023. tauta tow'-tah nominative or accusative case neuter plural of 3778; these things:--+ afterward, follow, + hereafter, X him, the same, so, such, that, then, these, they, this, those, thus.]

2. “...the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves.”

a. the [Strong: 3588. [hoi] ὁ ho ho, including the feminine he hay, and the neuter to to in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.] [Thayer: [hoi] ὁ, ἡ, τό, originally τος, τῇ, τό (as is evident from the forms τοι, ται for οἱ, αἱ in Homer and the Ionic writings), corresponds to our definite article the (German der, die, das), which is properly a demonstrative pronoun, which we see in its full force in Homer, and of which we find certain indubitable traces also in all kinds of Greek prose, and hence also in the N. T.] [Additional variants: tē, hoi, oi, tēn, ta, tēs, tois, tais, tō, tōn, hé  hē, hai.]

b. Jews [Strong: 2453. Ioudaios ee-oo-dah'-yos from 2448 (in the sense of 2455 as a country); Judaean, i.e. belonging to Jehudah:--Jew(-ess), of Judaea.]

c. departed [Strong: 565. aperchomai ap-erkh'-om-ahee from 575 and 2064; to go off (i.e. depart), aside (i.e. apart) or behind (i.e. follow), literally or figuratively:--come, depart, go (aside, away, back, out, ... ways), pass away, be past.]

d. [and] had [Strong: 2192. echo ekh'-o, including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; (used in certain tenses only) a primary verb; to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition):--be (able, X hold, possessed with), accompany, + begin to amend, can(+ -not), X conceive, count, diseased, do + eat, + enjoy, + fear, following, have, hold, keep, + lack, + go to law, lie, + must needs, + of necessity, + need, next, + recover, + reign, + rest, + return, X sick, take for, + tremble, + uncircumcised, use.]

e. great [Strong: 4183. polus pol-oos' including the forms from the alternate pollos; (singular) much (in any respect) or (plural) many; neuter (singular) as adverbial, largely; neuter (plural) as adverb or noun often, mostly, largely:--abundant, + altogether, common, + far (passed, spent), (+ be of a) great (age, deal, -ly, while), long, many, much, oft(-en (-times)), plenteous, sore, straitly.]

f. reasoning [Strong: 4803. suzetesis sood-zay'-tay-sis from 4802; mutual questioning, i.e. discussion:--disputation(-ting), reasoning.]

g. among [Strong: 1722. en en a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537); "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.:--about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.]

h. themselves [Strong: 1438. heautou heh-ow-too' from a reflexive pronoun otherwise obsolete and the genitive case (dative case or accusative case) of 846; him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.:--alone, her (own, -self), (he) himself, his (own), itself, one (to) another, our (thine) own(-selves), + that she had, their (own, own selves), (of) them(-selves), they, thyself, you, your (own, own conceits, own selves, -selves).]

1). There was “great reasoning” because some did not believe (Acts 28:24), in spite of the fact the greatest rabbi, besides Christ that could have shared from the Scriptures, shared no doubt all the examples previously listed but listed below. The examples no doubt were similar to what Jesus himself gave the two disciples on the road to Emmaus immediately after his resurrection. David H. Stearn’s Jewish New Testament lists over 50 Old Testament promises fulfilled in Christ Jesus, that Jesus surely listed. (I posted them in my notes in Luke 24:27). These were promises out of the Scripture that Paul surely shared with the Jewish leaders. Here is only a few of Stearn’s list.

a). Be the “seed of the woman” that would “bruise” or “crush” the serpent’s “head”. Source: Genesis 3:15. Fulfillment Galatians 4:4; 1 John 3:8.

b). Have eternal existence. Source: Micah 5:1, 2. Fulfillment: John 1:1, 14; John 8:58; Ephesians 1:3-14; Colossians 1:15-19; Revelation 1:18.

c). Have God’s own name, Y-H-V-H (Adonai), applied to Him. Source: Isaiah 9:5-7; Jeremiah 23:5, 6. Fulfillment: Romans 10:9; Philippians 2:9-11.

d). Come at a specific time, 69 x 7 years (483 years) after the rebuilding of the wall of Jerusalem. Source: Daniel 9:24-26. Fulfillment: Matthew 2:1; Matthew 2:16, 19; Luke 3:1, 23.

e). Born in Bethlehem in Judah. Source: Micah 5:1, 2. Fulfillment: Matthew 2:1; Luke 2:4-7.

f). Born of a virgin. Source: Isaiah 7:14. Fulfillment: Matthew 1:18; Matthew 2:1; Luke 1:26-35.

g). Be a prophet like Moses. Source: Deuteronomy 18:15, 18. Fulfillment: Acts 3:20-22.

h). Triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Source: Zachariah 9:9. Fulfillment: Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11.

i). Enter the Temple with authority. Source: Haggai 2:7-9; Malachi 3:1. Fulfillment: Matthew 21:12; Matthew 24:1; Luke 2:27-38, 45-50; John 2:13-22.

j). Be rejected by Jewish leadership. Source: Psalm 118:22. Fulfillment: Matthew 21:42; John 7:48. 

k). Betrayed by a friend. Source: Psalm 41:9; Psalm 55:12-15. Fulfillment: Matthew 26:21-25, 47-50; John 13:18-21; Acts 1:16-18.

l). Sold for 30 pieces of silver. Source: Zechariah 11:12. Fulfillment: Matthew 26:15.

m). Executed by crucifixion. Source: Psalm 22:16, 17; Zechariah 12:10. Fulfillment: Matthew 27:35; Luke 24:39: John 19:18, 34-37; John 20:20-28; Revelation 1:7.

(1) The Septuagint has: “They pierced my hands and my feet,” implying the Hebrew word karu in its source text. The Masoretic Hebrew Text, accepted as standard in traditional Judaism, has k’ari, and the line reads, “Like a lion, my hands and my feet.”

n). Executed without having a broken bone. Source: Exodus 12:46; Psalm 34:20, 21. Fulfillment: John 19:33-36.

o). Raised from the dead. Source: Isaiah 53:9, 10; Psalm 2:7; Psalm 16:10.

Fulfillment: Matthew 28:1-20; Acts 2:23-36; 13:33-37; 1 Corinthians 11:4-6.

p). Sought after by Jews and Gentiles. Source: Isaiah 11:10; 42:1. Fulfillment: Acts 10:45

q). Accepted by Gentiles. Source: Isaiah 11:10; 42:1-4; 49:1-12. Fulfillment: Matthew 12:21; Romans 15:10.