Act 17:31 | NET2full | STEP | because he has set a day on which he is going to judge the world in righteousness , by a man whom he designated , having provided proof to everyone by raising him from the dead .”

‏ Acts 17:31

31 because he has set ^{▼▼tn Or “fixed.”} a day on which he is going to judge the world ^{▼▼sn The world refers to the whole inhabited earth.} in righteousness, by a man whom he designated, ^{▼▼tn Or “appointed.” BDAG 723 s.v. ὁρίζω 2.b has “of persons appoint, designate, declare: God judges the world ἐν ἀνδρὶ ᾧ ὥρισεν through a man whom he has appointed Ac 17:31.”} ^{▼▼sn A man whom he designated. Jesus is put in the position of eschatological judge. As judge of the living and the dead, he possesses divine authority (Acts 10:42).} having provided proof to everyone by raising ^{▼▼tn The participle ἀναστήσας (anastēsas) indicates means here.} him from the dead.”