Study it in the app“Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man attested by God to you by miracles and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know,”
Peter: men without the law killed him, but God raised him upProvidenceAt Pentecost Peter declares that God raised him and death could not hold himThe Resurrection
MenἌνδρεςof Israel,Ἰσραηλῖταιhearἀκούσατεtheseτούτουςwords:τοὺς λόγουςJesusἸησοῦνthe Nazarene,τὸν Ναζωραῖονa manἄνδραattestedἀποδεδειγμένονbyἀπὸGodτοῦ θεοῦtoεἰςyouὑμᾶςby miraclesδυνάμεσιandκαὶwondersτέρασιandκαὶsignsσημείοιςthatοἷςGodὁ θεὸςdidἐποίησενthroughδι’himαὐτοῦinἐνyourὑμῶνmidst,μέσῳasκαθὼςyou yourselvesαὐτοὶknow,οἴδατε
man
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “Andres” appearsIsraelite
Israelite.
Where else “Israēlitai” appearslisten
To pay attention and obey.
Where else “akousate” appearsword
What someone says or teaches.
Where else “logous” appearsJesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsoun” appearsNazarene
Nazarene: from Nazareth. That is what people called Jesus and, later, his followers.
Where else “Nazōraion” appearsshow, attest, prove
Show, display; attest, prove before all that someone is who he claims to be; also appoint, proclaim.
Where else “apodedeigmenon” appearsGod
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appearsmighty work
A deed of God that shows his might.
Where else “dynamesi” appearswonder
Wonder, portent.
Where else “terasi” appearssign
A miracle that shows God's power.
Where else “sēmeiois” appearsbear fruit
To produce fruit, like a tree; in life, deeds that can be seen.
Where else “epoiēsen” appearsmiddle
Middle, in the midst.
Where else “mesōi” appearsknow
To hold a fact as certain, to be aware of it.
Where else “oidate” appears21And it will be that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
22 · This verse (above)
23this man, handed over by the determined plan and foreknowledge of God, you killed by nailing him to a cross by the hand of lawless men.
1. What it says
What happened on the day of Pentecost when the disciples were filled with the Holy Spirit, and what did the crowd hear? (vv. 4-8)
2. What it means
Peter explains what happened using the Scriptures and Jesus. What does he want the people to understand about Jesus? (vv. 22-36)
3. How I live it
The first believers shared teaching, meals and possessions (vv. 42-45). What could you share this week with someone close to you?
