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Acts 2:36

Acts 2:36
Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Now when they heard this,.... Or "him", as the Arabic version; that is, Peter speaking these things, describing the character of Jesus of Nazareth; opening the prophecies concerning him; asserting his…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Therefore let all ... - “Convinced by the prophecies, by our testimony, and by the remarkable scenes exhibited on the day of Pentecost, let all be convinced that the true Messiah has come and has been…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Both Lord and Christ - Not only the Messiah, but the supreme Governor of all things and all persons, Jews and Gentiles, angels and men. In the preceding discourse, Peter assumes a fact which none…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Acts 2:14-36

We have here the first-fruits of the Spirit in the sermon which Peter preached immediately, directed, not to those of other nations in a strange language (we are not told what answer he gave to those…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

let all the house of Israel know Of course such an appeal can only be made to Israel, for they only had known the prophecies, and received the promises.

that God hath made, &c. The Greek has more…