Before you for by you, A.V. and T.R. ( ἐπί for ὑπό). Except ( ἤ): ἄλλο, else, is understood after τί, so that ἤ is equivalent to εἴ μή. Touching the resurrection (see Acts 23:6, where the exact words are," Touching the hope and resurrection of the dead, I am called in question ").
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Acts 24:21
Acts 24:21
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