Acts 2:32
This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.
Acts 2:32 in other translations
| BSB | God has raised this Jesus to life, to which we are all witnesses. |
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| WEB | This Jesus God raised up, to which we all are witnesses. |
| ASV | This Jesus did God raise up, whereof we all are witnesses. |
| YLT | ‘This Jesus did God raise up, of which we are all witnesses; |
| DARBY | This Jesus has God raised up, whereof all we are witnesses. |
| BBE | This Jesus God has given back to life, of which we all are witnesses. |
| Webster | This Jesus hath God raised up, of which we all are witnesses. |
What does Acts 2:32 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 2:29-36
29-36. David ... is ... dead and buried, &c.--Peter, full of the Holy Ghost, sees in this sixteenth Psalm, one Holy Man, whose life of high devotedness and lofty spirituality is crowned with the assurance, that though He taste of death, He shall rise again without seeing corruption, and be admitted to the bliss of God's immediate presence. Now as this was palpably untrue of David, it could be meant only of One…
Barnes' Notes
We all are witnesses. It seems probable that Peter refers here to the whole one hundred and twenty who were present, and who were ready to attest it in any manner. The matter which was to be proved was, that Jesus was seen alive after he had been put to death. The apostles were appointed to bear witness of this. And we are told by Paul, (1Cor 15:6,) that he was seen by more than five hundred brethren, that is, Christians, at one time. The hundred and twenty assembled on this occasion were doubtless part of the number, and were ready to attest this. This was the proof that Peter alleged; and the strength of this proof was, and should have been, perfectly irresistible.
(1.) They had seen him themselves. They did not conjecture it, or reason about it; but they had the evidence on which men act every day, and which must be regarded as satisfactory--the evidence of their own senses.
(2.) The number was such that they could not be imposed on. If one hundred and twenty persons could not prove a plain matter of fact, nothing could be established by testimony; there could be no way of arriving at any facts.
(3.) The thing to be established was a plain matter. It was not that they saw him rise. That they never pretended. Impostors would have done thus. But it was that they saw him, talked, walked, ate, drank with him, being alive AFTER he had been crucified. The fact of his death was matter of Jewish record; and no one called it in question. The only fact for Christianity to make out was that he was seen alive afterwards; and this was attested by many witnesses.
(4.) They had no interest in deceiving the world in this thing. There was no prospect of pleasure, wealth, or honour in doing it.
(5.) They offered themselves now as ready to endure any sufferings, or to die, in attestation of the truth of this event.
(b) "This Jesus" Acts 2:24 (c) "We are all witnesses" Lk 24:48
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 2:22-36
From this gift of the Holy Ghost, Peter preaches unto them Jesus: and here is the history of Christ. Here is an account of his death and sufferings, which they witnessed but a few weeks before. His death is considered as God's act; and of wonderful grace and wisdom. Thus Divine justice must be satisfied, God and man brought together again, and Christ himself glorified, according to an eternal counsel, which could…
Acts 2:32 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Acts 2:32
- Acts 3:15
And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
- Acts 1:8
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
- Acts 1:22
Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.
- Luke 24:46-48
And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. And ye are witnesses of these things.
- Acts 4:33
And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.
- 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.
- John 15:27
And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.
- John 20:26-31
And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you. Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing. And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God. Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed. …
- Acts 10:39-41
And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree: Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly; Not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead.
- Acts 5:31-32
Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins. And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- Acts 2:31
He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.
- Acts 2:32
This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.
- Acts 2:33
Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.
Acts 2:32 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | A este Jesús resucitó Dios, de lo cual todos nosotros somos testigos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Ce Jésus, Dieu l’a ressuscité, ce dont nous, nous sommes tous témoins. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Diesen Jesus hat Gott auferweckt, wovon wir alle Zeugen sind. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Hunc Jesum resuscitavit Deus, cujus omnes nos testes sumus. |