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ThisτοῦτονJesusτὸν ἸησοῦνGodὁ θεόςraised up,ἀνέστησενof whichοὗweἡμεῖςallπάντεςareἐσμενwitnesses.μάρτυρες
Acts 2:32
Study it in the app“This Jesus God raised up, of which we all are witnesses.”
At Pentecost Peter declares that God raised him and death could not hold himThe Resurrection
With the Greek beneath
Acts 2:32, word by word
- JesusἸησοῦνIēsoun
Jesus
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” appears- Godθεόςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- raised upἀνέστησενanestēsen
rise
To come back to life.
Where else “anestēsen” appears- areἐσμενesmen
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “esmen” appears- witnessesμάρτυρεςmartyres
witness
Someone who tells what they saw or heard.
Where else “martyres” appears
The context
31foreseeing this, he spoke about the resurrection of the Messiah, that he was neither abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see decay.
32 · This verse (above)
33Therefore, having been exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you see and hear.
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?