For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.”

But the things God foretold long ago through all the prophets – that his Christ would suffer – he has fulfilled in this way.

To the same apostles also, after his suffering, he presented himself alive with many convincing proofs. He was seen by them over a forty-day period and spoke about matters concerning the kingdom of God.

explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and to rise from the dead, saying, “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ.”