Revised Webster's Bible
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, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go. 14But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted to you; And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; to which we are witnesses. 16And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all. 17And now, brethren, I know that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.
Read all of Acts 3Acts 3:15 word by word
τὸν δὲ ἀρχηγὸν τῆς ζωῆς ἀπεκτείνατε ὃν ὁ θεὸς ἤγειρεν ἐκ νεκρῶν, οὗ ἡμεῖς μάρτυρές ἐσμεν.Read the interlinear
- Andδέde · thenG1161
- killedἀποκτείνωapokteinō · to killG615
- Princeἀρχηγόςarchēgos · founderG747
- lifeζωήzōē · lifeG2222
- whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- raisedἐγείρωegeirō · to ariseG1453
- fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
- deadνεκρόςnekros · deadG3498
- weἡμεῖςhēmeis · weG2249
- areἐσμένesmen · we areG2070
- witnessesμάρτυςmartus · witnessG3144
Cross-references for Acts 3:15
- John 1:4In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
- John 4:10Jesus answered and said to her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked him, and he would have given thee living water.
- John 5:26For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;
- John 10:28And I give to them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any pluck them out of my hand.
- John 11:25Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
- John 14:6Jesus saith to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no man cometh to the Father, but by me.
- John 17:2As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.
- Romans 8:1There istherefore now no condemnation to them who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
- 1 Corinthians 15:45And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a living spirit.
- Colossians 3:3For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
- Hebrews 2:10For it was befitting for him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
- Hebrews 5:9And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation to all them that obey him;
- 1 John 5:11And this is the testimony, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
- Revelation 21:6And he said to me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to him that is thirsty of the fountain of the water of life freely.
- Revelation 22:1And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
- Acts 2:24Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be held by it.
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
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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
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