Acts 3:15
13 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.
14 But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;
And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
16 And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
17 And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of the fact.
- KJV
- And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
- WEB
- and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, to which we are witnesses.
- ASV
- and killed the Prince of life; whom God raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
- DARBY
- but the originator of life ye slew, whom God raised from among [the] dead, whereof *we* are witnesses.
- BLB
- And you⁺ killed the Author of life, whom God raised out from the dead, of which we are witnesses.
- ÅB
- men livets høvding drepte dere, ham som Gud oppvakte fra de døde, som vi er vitner om.
- OTB
- Dere drepte livets fyrste, som Gud oppreiste fra de døde, og vi er vitner om dette.
- B1930
- men livets høvding drepte I, ham som Gud opvakte fra de døde, som vi er vidner om.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 2:24
Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.
Read in contextRevelation 21:6
And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
Read in contextActs 2:32
This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.
Read in context1 Corinthians 15:45
And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
Read in contextHebrews 2:10
For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
Read in contextActs 13:30–32
But God raised him from the dead:
Read in contextJohn 5:26
For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;
Read in contextJohn 1:4
In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
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