Acts 5:30
28 “We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us responsible for this man’s blood.”
29 But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.
The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging Him on a tree.
31 God exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior, in order to grant repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.
32 We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.”
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
- The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging Him on a tree.
- KJV
- The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.
- WEB
- The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you killed, hanging him on a tree.
- ASV
- The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew, hanging him on a tree.
- DARBY
- The God of our fathers has raised up Jesus, whom *ye* have slain, having hanged on a cross.
- BLB
- The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you⁺ killed, having hanged [Him] on a tree.
- ÅB
- Våre fedres Gud oppvakte Jesus, som dere drepte ved å henge ham på et tre;
- OTB
- Våre forfedres Gud reiste Jesus opp fra de døde, som dere drepte ved å henge ham på et kors.
- B1930
- Våre fedres Gud opvakte Jesus, som I drepte ved å henge ham på et tre;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Galatians 3:13
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”
Read in context1 Peter 2:24
He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”
Read in contextActs 10:39
We are witnesses of all that He did, both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. And although they put Him to death by hanging Him on a tree,
Read in contextActs 13:28–29
And though they found no ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have Him executed.
Read in contextActs 4:10–11
then let this be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.
Read in contextActs 3:13–15
The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus. You handed Him over and rejected Him before Pilate, even though he had decided to release Him.
Read in contextActs 2:22–24
Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know.
Read in contextLuke 1:72
to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
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