Acts 17:3
Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.
Cross-references
In Acts 18:28, Apollos demonstrates from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ — the same pattern Paul uses here.
In Acts 13:26-39, Paul preaches the same message — Jesus' death and resurrection as fulfillment of Scripture — showing his consistent apostolic pattern.
In Acts 9:22, Saul himself proves Jesus is the Christ, mirroring his own later ministry in Acts 17:3.
Acts 2:16-36 provides Peter's own use of Scripture to prove Jesus is Messiah, mirroring the same method Paul uses in Acts 17:3.
In Acts 2:36, Peter declares God made Jesus both Lord and Christ — the same conclusion Paul argues from Scripture here.
Acts 3:22-26 also uses OT prophecy (Deuteronomy 18) to prove Jesus is the promised prophet, parallel to Paul's method in Acts 17:3.
In Acts 28:23, Paul explains from the Law and Prophets about Jesus, identical to his method in Acts 17:3.
In Acts 18:5, Paul testifies to the Jews that Jesus is the Messiah, continuing the same argument from Acts 17:3.
In Acts 3:18, Peter states the prophets foretold the Messiah's suffering, echoing Paul's argument that the Christ had to suffer.
In Acts 8:35, Philip uses Scripture to explain Jesus, the same method Paul uses to prove Jesus is the Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:3 recounts the core tradition: Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures — the death component of Paul's message.
Luke 24:46 states it is written that the Christ must suffer and rise on the third day — the exact summary Paul is proclaiming.
In Luke 24:44, Jesus says everything written about him must be fulfilled — the scriptural basis Paul uses to prove Jesus is the Christ.
Luke 24:27 describes Jesus explaining from all the Scriptures how he fulfilled them — exactly what Paul does in Acts 17:3.
In Luke 24:26, Jesus teaches the necessity of the Christ's suffering before glory — the same core claim Paul is proving from Scripture.
1 Corinthians 15:4 adds that Christ was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures — the resurrection component Paul is proving.
In Luke 9:20, Peter confesses Jesus as the Christ, the same identity Paul proves from Scripture here.
In Luke 2:11, the angel announces Jesus as Christ the Lord at birth — the same identity Paul asserts here after the resurrection.
In 1 Peter 2:21, Christ's suffering is presented as an example for believers, echoing the necessity of his suffering proclaimed here.