Acts 5:31 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 5:31

God exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior, in order to grant repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.

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ASV

Him did God exalt with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, to give repentance to Israel, and remission of sins.

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.

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Commentary

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Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Him hath God exalted - See the notes on Act 2:33. To be a Prince - ἀρχηγὸν archēgon. See the notes on Act 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 repentance and the pardon of sins.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

Him hath God exalted - From the grave to heaven; to give repentance - Whereby Jesus is received as a Prince; and forgiveness of sins - Whereby he is received as a saviour. Hence some infer, that repentance and faith are as mere gifts as remission of sins.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 1301: “A Prince and a Savior” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) (1876)

THE same fact appears very differently to different people. Our Lord Jesus, having risen from the dead, was exalted with the right hand of God. To the Jewish priests and rulers this was a dreadful announcement. They could not endure to hear that Jesus, whom they slew and hanged on a tree, was yet alive. As the murderer is startled at the apparition of the ghost of the man he has slain, so were these rulers altogether dismayed at the idea that Jesus of Nazareth, whom they had nailed to the Cross, was risen from the grave.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
τοῦτον	touton	Him	G3778 →
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
θεὸς	theos	God	G2316 →
ἀρχηγὸν	archēgon	[as] Prince	G747 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
σωτῆρα	sōtēra	Savior	G4990 →
ὕψωσεν	hupsōsen	exalted	G5312 →
τῇ	tēa	by the	G3588 →
δεξιᾷ	dexia	right hand	G1188 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of Him	G846 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
δοῦναι	dounai	to give	G1325 →
μετάνοιαν	metanoian	repentance	G3341 →
τῷ	tō	<the>	G3588 →
Ἰσραὴλ	Israēl	to Israel	G2474 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἄφεσιν	aphesin	forgiveness	G859 →
ἁμαρτιῶν.	hamartiōn	of sins.	G266 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Luke 2:11
Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord!
leads to
- Isaiah 9:6
  For 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…
- Matthew 1:21
  She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”
- Titus 3:4–7
  But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,
- Acts 2:36
  Therefore let all Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ!”
- Matthew 16:16
  Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
Through
Acts 11:18
When they heard this, their objections were put to rest, and they glorified God, saying, “So then, God has granted even the Gentiles repentance unto life.”
leads to
- Romans 10:12–13
  For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: The same Lord is Lord of all, and gives richly to all who call on Him,
Through
Luke 24:47
and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.
leads to
- Isaiah 49:6
  He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light…
Through
Hebrews 2:10
In 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.
leads to
- Romans 11:36
  For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen.

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The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Acts