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Foreshewed (prokatēggeilen). First aorist active indicative of prokataggellō, late compound to announce fully beforehand. Only twice in the N.T. in the critical text (Act 3:18; Act 7:52).
That his Christ should suffer (pathein ton Christon autou). Accusative of general reference with the aorist active infinitive (pathein of paschō) in indirect discourse (predictive purpose of God). Their crime, though real, was carrying out God’s purpose (Act 2:23; Joh 3:16). See the same idea in Act 17:3; Act 26:23. This “immense paradox” (Page) was a stumbling block to these Jews as it is yet (1Co 1:23). Peter discusses the sufferings of Christ in 1Pe 4:13; 1Pe 5:1.