Acts 2:23

21 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

22 Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:

Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:

24 Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.

25 For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.
KJV
Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
WEB
him, being delivered up by the determined counsel and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by the hand of lawless men, crucified and killed;
ASV
him, being delivered up by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye by the hand of lawless men did crucify and slay:
DARBY
him, given up by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye, by [the] hand of lawless [men], have crucified and slain.
BLB
Him delivered up by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, you⁺ put to death, having crucified by lawless hands—
ÅB
han som ble forrådt etter Guds besluttede råd og forutviden, ham slo dere ihjel, idet dere naglet ham til korset ved urettferdiges hender;
OTB
Denne mannen ble overgitt til dere etter Guds bestemte plan og forutviten; og dere, med hjelp av lovløse menn, korsfestet og drepte ham.
B1930
han som blev forrådt efter Guds besluttede råd og forutviden, ham slo I ihjel, idet I naglet ham til korset ved urettferdiges hender;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Acts 4:28

    For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.

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  • Genesis 50:20

    But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

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  • Luke 22:22

    And truly the Son of man goeth, as it was determined: but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed!

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  • Acts 3:18

    But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.

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  • Isaiah 46:10–11

    Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:

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  • 1 Peter 1:20

    Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,

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  • Acts 3:13–15

    The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.

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  • Matthew 26:24

    The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born.

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