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this man,τοῦτονhanded overἔκδοτονby theτῇdeterminedὡρισμένῃplanβουλῇandκαὶforeknowledgeπρογνώσειof God,τοῦ θεοῦyou killedἀνείλατεby nailing him to a crossπροσπήξαντεςbyδιὰthe handχειρὸςof lawless men.ἀνόμων
Acts 2:23
Study it in the app“this 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.”
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
With the Greek beneath
Acts 2:23, word by word
- handed overἔκδοτονekdoton
handed over
Handed over, delivered into the hands of others.
Where else “ekdoton” appears- determinedὡρισμένῃhōrismenēi
determine, appoint
Determine, appoint, designate; also mark off a boundary.
Where else “hōrismenēi” appears- planβουλῇboulēi
plan
What God or a person decides to do.
Where else “boulēi” appears- foreknowledgeπρογνώσειprognōsei
foreknowledge
Foreknowledge: what God knows and determines beforehand.
Where else “prognōsei” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- you killedἀνείλατεaneilate
kill
To end someone's life, to do away with them.
Where else “aneilate” appears- by nailing him to a crossπροσπήξαντεςprospēxantes
fasten, crucify
Fasten to, fix with nails; hence crucify.
Where else “prospēxantes” appears- the handχειρὸςcheiros
hand
The part of the body at the end of the arm, used to hold and touch.
Where else “cheiros” appears- of lawless menἀνόμωνanomōn
lawless
Who respects no rule; wicked.
Where else “anomōn” appears
Translation note
Literally “without law” (anomōn); it can be understood as those who did not have the law of Moses, that is, the Romans.
The context
22Men 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,
23 · This verse (above)
24Him God raised up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it.
To study Acts 2 in a group
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?