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Act 17:3. Διανοίγων καὶ παρατιθέμενος, opening up the truth and setting before them) Two steps in succession, as if one, having broken the outer shell (rind), were to both throw open and set in the midst the inner kernel. Faith is the key that opens. To this pair of words presently corresponds, ὅτι, καὶ ὅτι, that, and that. He discussed these two heads in order; 1. What were the characteristics predicated of the Messiah in the Old Testament: 2. that these were peculiarly found in Jesus. Comp. on Mat 16:21 (The Gospel may be divided into two parts; the first, Jesus is the Christ; the second, Christ must suffer, die, and rise again).-παθεῖν, suffer) even to death.-οὗτος, This) The subject: He, JESUS, whom I announce (preach) to you. The predicate is Christ.