Acts 5:32

"God exalted him with his right hand to be a Prince and a Savior, to give repentance to Israel, and remission of sins."

Key Reflection

This verse underscores that Jesus was elevated by God to rule as both a royal leader ("Prince") and a savior, tasked with offering repentance to the Jewish people and forgiveness of their sins. The use of "right hand" signifies divine power and authority, indicating Jesus' role in restoring Israel spiritually through his redeeming work.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 32. And we are his witnesses. For this purpose they had been appointed, Ac 1:8,21,22; 2:32; 3:15; Lu 24:48. Of these things. Particularly of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and of the events which had followed it. Perhaps, however, he meant to include everything pertaining to the life, teachings, and death of the Lord Jesus. And so is also, etc. The descent of the Holy Ghost to endow them with remarkable gifts, (Ac 2:1-4,) to awaken and convert such a multitude, (Ac 2:41; 4:4; 5:14, ) was an unanswerable attestation of the truth of these doctrines, and of the Christian religion.

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