Acts 3:15

Acts 3:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
• New International Version (NIV)You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and you killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this we are witnesses.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses.

Context of Acts 3:15

13The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our ancestors, has glorified his servant Jesus, whom you handed over and denied before Pilate, though he had decided to release him. 14You denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked to have a murderer released to you. You killed the source of life, whom God raised from the dead; we are witnesses of this. 16By faith in his name, his name has made this man strong, whom you see and know. So the faith that comes through Jesus has given him this perfect health in front of all of you. 17“And now, brothers and sisters, I know that you acted in ignorance, just as your leaders also did.

Acts 3:15 word by word

τὸν δὲ ἀρχηγὸν τῆς ζωῆς ἀπεκτείνατε ὃν ὁ θεὸς ἤγειρεν ἐκ νεκρῶν, οὗ ἡμεῖς μάρτυρές ἐσμεν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• killedἀποκτείνωapokteinō · to killG615
• the Princeὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the Princeἀρχηγόςarchēgos · founderG747
• of lifeζωήzōē · lifeG2222
• whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• hath raisedἐγείρωegeirō · to ariseG1453
• fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the deadνεκρόςnekros · deadG3498
• weἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• witnessesμάρτυςmartus · witnessG3144

Cross-references for Acts 3:15

• John 1:4In him was life, and that life was the light of men.
• John 4:10Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God, and who is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would ask him, and he would give you living water.”
• John 5:26For just as the Father has life in himself, so also he has granted to the Son to have life in himself.
• John 10:28I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand.
• John 11:25Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me, even if he dies, will live.
• John 14:6Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
• John 17:2since you gave him authority over all people, so that he may give eternal life to everyone you have given him.
• Romans 8:1Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus,
• 1 Corinthians 15:45So it is written, The first man Adam became a living being; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit.
• Colossians 3:3For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
• Hebrews 2:10For in bringing many sons and daughters to glory, it was entirely appropriate that God — for whom and through whom all things exist — should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
• Hebrews 5:9After he was perfected, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him,
• 1 John 5:11And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
• Revelation 21:6Then he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will freely give to the thirsty from the spring of the water of life.
• Revelation 22:1Then he showed me the river of the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb
• Acts 2:24God raised him up, ending the pains of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by death.

Commentaries on Acts 3:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15And killed the Prince of life - , The author of this life: not only implying that all life proceeds from Jesus Christ as its source, but that the life-giving influence of that religion which they were now proclaiming came all through him. signifies a prime leader or author, a captain, from , the beginning, head, or chief; and , I lead. In Hebrews 2:10, Christ is called , the Captain of salvation. He teaches the doctrine of life and salvation, leads the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15And killed the Prince of life - The word rendered “prince” denotes properly “a military leader or commander.” Hence, in Hebrews 2:10, it is translated “captain:” “It became him … to make the “Captain of their salvation” perfect through sufferings.” As a captain or commander leads on to victory and is said to obtain it, so the word comes to denote one who is the “cause,” the “author,” the “procurer,” etc. In this sense it is used, Acts 5:31, “Him hath God…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-18Verses 12-18 Observe the difference in the manner of working the miracles. Our Lord always spoke as having Almighty power, never hesitated to receive the greatest honour that was given to him on account of his Divine miracles. But the apostles referred all to their Lord, and refused to receive any honour, except as his undeserving instruments. This shows that Jesus was one with the Father, and co-equal with Him; while the apostles knew that they were…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15Many Jewish people could not imagine that God himself, the author of life, could be killed. They did not recognize Jesus as the Messiah (compare 13:27; Luke 23:34). They also did not understand that the Messiah would be divine, that is, sharing God’s nature (see John 1:1–18; compare Daniel 7:13–14).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1612-16. why marvel at this?--For miracles are marvels only in relation to the limited powers of man. as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk--Neither the might nor the merit of the cure are due to us, mere agents of Him whom we preach.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 3:15

• Apostles
• Courage
• Ignorance
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• Minister, Christian
• Persecution
• Temple
• Testimony
• Zeal, Religious

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Commentaries on Acts 3

• 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