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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 5:30

Raised up Jesus - This refers to his resurrection.Hanged on a tree - That is, on the “cross,” Galatians 3:13; 1 Peter 2:24; Acts 10:39; Acts 13:29. This is the amount of Peter’s defense. He begins with the great principle Acts 5:29, which they could not gainsay, that God ought to be obeyed rather than man. He then proceeds to state that they were convinced that God had raised up Jesus from the dead, and as they had such decisive evidence of that, and were commanded by the authority of the Lord... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 5:31

Him hath God exalted - See the notes on Acts 2:33.To be a Prince - ἀρχηγὸν archēgon. See the notes on Acts 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... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 5:32

And we are his witnesses - For this purpose they had been appointed, Acts 1:8, Acts 1:21-22; Acts 2:32; Acts 3:15; Luke 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 ... - The descent of the Holy Spirit to endow them with remarkable gifts Acts 2:1-4, to awaken and convert such a multitude Acts 2:41;... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 5:29-32

Acts 5:29-32. Then Peter and the other apostles Or, Peter, in the name of the others, who, it seems, were all present; said He does not give them the titles of honour which he did before; (Acts 4:8;) but enters directly upon the subject, and justifies what he and his brethren had done. This is, as it were, a continuation of that discourse, but with an increase of severity; We ought to obey God rather than men They do not plead the power they had to work miracles; a power which spoke... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 5:17-42

Opposition from Jewish leaders (5:17-42)A sizable portion of the population of Jerusalem was now Christian (cf. 2:41,47; 4:4,16,17; 5:14,16,28). And the more the church grew, the more jealous and angry the Sadducees became. Again they brought the apostles before the Sanhedrin, though God showed he could rescue them at any time, should he so desire (17-21a). The apostles knew that, because of their widespread popular support, they could have successfully resisted arrest, but they chose not to.... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 5:30

raised up. Greek. egeiro. App-178 . Jesus. App-98 . slew = laid hands on. Greek. diacheirizomai. Only here and Acts 26:21 . and = having. tree. App-162 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 5:31

him = This One. It is emphatic, and so placed first in the sentence. hath. Omit. exalted. Greek. hupsoo. See note on John 12:32 . with = at, or to. See Acts 2:33 . Prince. Greek. archegos. See note on Acts 3:15 . Saviour. Greek. Soter. Occurs twenty-four times. First occurance Luke 1:47 . repentance. App-111 . forgiveness. Greek. aphesis. More frequently translated "remission". See Acts 2:38 . Luke 4:18 ; Luke 24:47 . Compare App-174 . sins. Greek. hamartia. App-128 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 5:32

His. Omit. witnesses. See note on Acts 1:8 . things = words. Greek. rhema, as in Acts 5:20 . the Holy Ghost. App-101 . hath given = gave. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 5:30

The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew, hanging him on a tree.In this verse appears another instance of Peter's speeches, as recorded by Luke, stressing the same thought and expressing it in terminology similar (see 1 Peter 2:24) to that in Peter's epistles.Twice in Acts (Acts 5:30; 10:39) Jesus' death is significantly called "hanging on a tree." This phrase points back to the Jewish belief that a man "hanged on a tree" was a man "accursed by God" (Deuteronomy 21:22f). Anyone who... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 5:31

Him did God exalt with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, to give repentance to Israel, and remission of sins.It is implied that repentance as well as remission of sins is a gift; but to give repentance cannot mean to bestow it without an exercise of our own will; for repentance itself is an act of our will.[36]Repentance to Israel ... This statement that Israel needed to repent was totally unacceptable to the Sanhedrin. That they, the religious leaders of the people, needed to repent... read more

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