Berean Standard Bible
Acts 5:31
31God exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior, in order to grant repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.
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
29But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men. 30The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging Him on a tree. God exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior, in order to grant repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel. 32We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.” 33When the Council members heard this, they were enraged, and they resolved to put the apostles to death.
Read all of Acts 5Acts 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
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- exaltedὑψόωhupsoō · to lift upG5312
- Himοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- Hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- right handδεξιόςdexios · rightG1188
- Princeἀρχηγόςarchēgos · founderG747
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- Saviorσωτήρsōtēr · saviorG4990
- to grantδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
- repentanceμετάνοιαmetanoia · repentanceG3341
- forgivenessἄφεσιςaphesis · forgivenessG859
- of sinsἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266
- to IsraelἸσραήλIsraēl · IsraelG2474
Cross-references for Acts 5:31
- Acts 2:33Exalted, then, to the right hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.
- Acts 4:11This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’
- Psalms 89:19You once spoke in a vision; to Your godly ones You said, “I have bestowed help on a warrior; I have exalted one chosen from the people.
- Psalms 110:1The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”
- Ezekiel 17:24Then all the trees of the field will know that I am the LORD. I bring the tall tree down and make the low tree tall. I dry up the green tree and make the withered tree flourish. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I have done it.’”
- Matthew 28:18Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
- Ephesians 1:20which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,
- Philippians 2:9Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names,
- Hebrews 2:10In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting for God, for whom and through whom all things exist, to make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering.
- Hebrews 12:2Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
- 1 Peter 3:22who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.
- Acts 3:15You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of this fact.
- Psalms 2:6“I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.”
- Isaiah 9:6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
- Ezekiel 34:24I, 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 that I gave to My servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They will live there forever with their children and grandchildren, and My servant David will be their prince 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
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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
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