Acts 5:31

Acts 5:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)God exalted him to his own right hand as Prince and Savior that he might bring Israel to repentance and forgive their sins.
• English Standard Version (ESV)God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Him God has exalted to His right hand to be Prince and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.

Context of Acts 5:31

29Then Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men [we have no other choice]. 30The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had put to death by hanging Him on a cross [and you are responsible]. God exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior and Deliverer, in order to grant repentance to Israel, and [to grant] forgiveness of sins. 32And we are witnesses of these things; and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has bestowed on those who obey Him.” 33Now when they heard this, they were infuriated and they intended to kill the apostles.

Acts 5:31 word by word

τοῦτον ὁ θεὸς ἀρχηγὸν καὶ σωτῆρα ὕψωσεν τῇ δεξιᾷ αὐτοῦ δοῦναι μετάνοιαν τῷ Ἰσραὴλ καὶ ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Himοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• hathὑψόωhupsoō · to lift upG5312
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• withδεξιόςdexios · rightG1188
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• a Princeἀρχηγόςarchēgos · founderG747
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• a Saviourσωτήρsōtēr · saviorG4990
• for to giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• repentanceμετάνοιαmetanoia · repentanceG3341
• to IsraelἸσραήλIsraēl · IsraelG2474
• forgivenessἄφεσιςaphesis · forgivenessG859
• of sinsἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266

Cross-references for Acts 5:31

• Acts 2:33Therefore having been exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He has poured out this [blessing] which you both see and hear.
• Acts 4:11This Jesus is the stone which was despised and rejected by you, the builders, but which became the chief Cornerstone.
• Psalms 89:19Once You spoke in a vision to Your godly ones, And said, “I have given help to one who is mighty [giving him the power to be a champion for Israel]; I have exalted one chosen from the people.
• Psalms 110:1The Lord (Father) says to my Lord (the Messiah, His Son), “Sit at My right hand Until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet [subjugating them into complete submission].”
• Ezekiel 17:24All the trees of the field will know that I the Lord bring down the tall tree, exalt the low tree, dry up the green tree, and make the dry tree flourish. I am the Lord; I have spoken, and I will fulfill it.”
• Matthew 28:18Jesus came up and said to them, “All authority (all power of absolute rule) in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
• Ephesians 1:20which He produced in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His own right hand in the heavenly places,
• Philippians 2:9For this reason also [because He obeyed and so completely humbled Himself], God has highly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name,
• Hebrews 2:10For it was fitting for God [that is, an act worthy of His divine nature] that He, for whose sake are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the author and founder of their salvation perfect through suffering [bringing to maturity the human experience necessary for Him to be perfectly equipped for His office as High Priest].
• Hebrews 12:2[looking away from all that will distract us and] focusing our eyes on Jesus, who is the Author and Perfecter of faith [the first incentive for our belief and the One who brings our faith to maturity], who for the joy [of accomplishing the goal] set before Him endured the cross, disregarding the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God [revealing His deity, His authority, and the completion of His work].
• 1 Peter 3:22who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God [that is, the place of honor and authority], with [all] angels and authorities and powers made subservient to Him.
• Acts 3:15But you killed the Prince (Author, Originator, Source) of life, whom God raised [bodily] from the dead. To this [fact] we are witnesses [for we have seen the risen Christ].
• Psalms 2:6“Yet as for Me, I have anointed and firmly installed My King Upon Zion, My holy mountain.”
• Isaiah 9:6For to us a Child shall be born, to us a Son shall be given; And the government shall be upon His shoulder, And His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
• Ezekiel 34:24And I the Lord will be their God, and My servant David will be a prince among them; I the Lord have spoken.
• Ezekiel 37:25They will live in the land where your fathers lived, [the land] that I gave to My servant Jacob, and they will live there, they and their children and their children’s children, forever; and My servant David will be their leader forever.

Commentaries on Acts 5:31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31Him hath God exalted with his right hand - By a supereminent display of his almighty power, for so the right hand of God often means; he has raised him from the dead, and raised his human nature to the throne of his glory. Instead of ͅ, the right hand, the Codex Bezae has ͅ, to glory. A Prince - The leader or director in the way. See the notes on Acts 3:15, Acts 3:19. And a Savior - , A deliverer or preserver. The word comes from to save, deliver…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31Him hath God exalted - See the notes on Acts 2:33. To be a Prince - ̓̀ archēgonSee the notes on Acts 3:15. In that place he is called the “Prince of life.” Here it means that he is actually in the “exercise” of the office of a prince or a king, at the right hand of his Father. The title “Prince,” or “King,” was one which was well known as applied to the Messiah. It denotes that he has “dominion” and “power,” especially the power which is needful to give…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 26-33Verses 26-33 Many will do an evil thing with daring, yet cannot bear to hear of it afterward, or to have it charged upon them. We cannot expect to be redeemed and healed by Christ, unless we give up ourselves to be ruled by him. Faith takes the Saviour in all his offices, who came, not to save us in our sins, but to save us from our sins. Had Christ been exalted to give dominion to Israel, the chief priests would have welcomed him. But repentance and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 30-32We are witnesses of these things: As witnesses, the apostles had the responsibility to speak about what they had seen and heard (see Leviticus 5:1; compare Acts 1:8; Matthew 28:18–20; Luke 24:44–49; John 20:21).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3131. Prince and a Saviour--the first word expressing that Royalty which all Israel looked for in Messiah, the second the Saving character of it which they had utterly lost sight of. Each of these features in our Lord's work enters into the other, and both make one glorious whole (compare Ac 3:15; He 2:10). to give--dispensing as a "Prince." repentance and remission of sins--as a "Saviour"; "repentance" embracing all that change which issues in the faith…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 5:31

• Courage
• Court
• Government
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Minister, Christian
• Persecution
• Peter
• Power
• Priest
• Prisoners
• Repentance
• Sadducees
• Testimony
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• God
• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Doctor
• Election of Grace
• Forgiveness of sin
• Haply
• Keep

Commentaries on Acts 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings