God’s Word Translation
Acts 2:36
36“All the people of Israel should know beyond a doubt that God made Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.”
Acts 2:36 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
- New International Version (NIV)“Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified."
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.”
Context of Acts 2:36
34David didn’t go up to heaven, but he said, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Take the honored position—the one next to me [God the Father] on the heavenly throne— 35until I put your enemies under your control.” ’ “All the people of Israel should know beyond a doubt that God made Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.” 37When the people heard this, they were deeply upset. They asked Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what should we do?” 38Peter answered them, “All of you must turn to God and change the way you think and act, and each of you must be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins will be forgiven. Then you will receive the Holy Spirit as a gift.
Read all of Acts 2Acts 2:36 word by word
ἀσφαλῶς οὖν γινωσκέτω πᾶς οἶκος Ἰσραὴλ ὅτι καὶ κύριον αὐτὸν καὶ χριστὸν ἐποίησεν ὁ θεός, τοῦτον τὸν Ἰησοῦν ὃν ὑμεῖς ἐσταυρώσατε.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
- letγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097
- allπᾶςpas · allG3956
- the houseοἶκοςoikos · house: householdG3624
- of IsraelἸσραήλIsraēl · IsraelG2474
- assuredlyἀσφαλῶςasphalōs · securelyG806
- thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
- Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- hath madeποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
- thatοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- sameαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- yeσύsu · youG4771
- have crucifiedσταυρόωstauroō · to crucifyG4717
- bothκαίkai · andG2532
- Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
- ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
Cross-references for Acts 2:36
- Jeremiah 2:4Listen to the Lord’s word, descendants of Jacob, all the families in the nation of Israel.
- Jeremiah 9:26I will punish Egypt, Judah, Edom, Ammon, and Moab. I will punish all who shave the hair on their foreheads or live in the desert. Even though these nations are circumcised, all Israel has uncircumcised hearts.”
- Jeremiah 31:31“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will make a new promise to Israel and Judah.
- Jeremiah 33:14“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will keep the promise that I made to Israel and Judah.
- Ezekiel 34:30Then they will know that I, the Lord their God, am with them and that they, the people of Israel, are my people, declares the Almighty Lord.
- Ezekiel 39:25“So this is what the Almighty Lord says: Now I will bring back Jacob’s captives and have compassion for the whole nation of Israel. I will stand up for my holy name.
- Zechariah 13:1⌞The Lord declares,⌟ “On that day a fountain will be opened for David’s family and for those who live in Jerusalem to wash away ⌞their⌟ sin and stain.
- Romans 9:3I wish I could be condemned and cut off from Christ for the sake of others who, like me, are Jewish by birth.
- Acts 2:22“Men of Israel, listen to what I say: Jesus from Nazareth was a man whom God brought to your attention. You know that through this man God worked miracles, did amazing things, and gave signs.
- Acts 4:11He is the stone that the builders rejected, the stone that has become the cornerstone.
- Acts 5:30You murdered Jesus by hanging him on a cross. But the God of our ancestors brought him back to life.
- Acts 10:36God sent his word to the people of Israel and brought them the Good News of peace through Jesus Christ. This Jesus Christ is everyone’s Lord.
- Psalms 2:1Why do the nations gather together? Why do their people devise useless plots?
- Matthew 28:18When Jesus came near, he spoke to them. He said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
- John 3:35The Father loves his Son and has put everything in his power.
- John 5:22“The Father doesn’t judge anyone. He has entrusted judgment entirely to the Son
Commentaries on Acts 2:36
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 36Both Lord and Christ - Not only the Messiah, but the supreme Governor of all things and all persons, Jews and Gentiles, angels and men. In the preceding discourse, Peter assumes a fact which none would attempt to deny, viz. that Jesus had been lately crucified by them. He then, Proves his resurrection. His ascension. His exaltation to the right hand of God. The effusion of the Holy Spirit, which was the fruit of his glorification, and which had not only…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 36Therefore let all - “Convinced by the prophecies, by our testimony, and by the remarkable scenes exhibited on the day of Pentecost, let all be convinced that the true Messiah has come and has been exalted to heaven.” House of Israel - The word “house” often means “family”: “let all the family of Israel, that is, all the nation of the Jews, know this.” Know assuredly - Be assured, or know without any hesitation or possibility of mistake. This is the sum…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-36Verses 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 not be altered. And as the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 32-36God has raised this Jesus to life, to which we are all witnesses: The theme of witnessing repeats often in Acts (for example, 3:15; 4:33; 5:32; 10:39–43). The main point of this message is that God the Father, as he promised, is now pouring out his Holy Spirit on the church through the resurrected Jesus. All the people of Israel were called to recognize that God had acted with power. He made Jesus, whom they put to death on a cross, both Lord and Messiah!Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 29-3629-36. 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 other, even of Him whom David was taught to…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Acts 2
- 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
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- 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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