And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
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Gill's Exposition
And killed the Prince of life,.... Or author of life, natural, spiritual, and eternal; who not only is the living God, and has life in himself; and as man, had such a power over his own life, as no…
Barnes' Notes
And killed the Prince of life - The word rendered “prince” denotes properly “a military leader or commander.” Hence, in Heb 2:10, it is translated “captain:” “It became him ...to make the “Captain of…
Adam Clarke
And killed the Prince of life - Τον αρχηγον της ζωης, The author of this life: not only implying that all life proceeds from Jesus Christ as its source, but that the life-giving influence of that…
We have here the sermon which Peter preached after he had cured the lame man. When Peter saw it. 1. When he saw the people got together in a crowd, he took that opportunity to preach Christ to them,…
Cambridge Bible
the Prince of life The same word applied to Jesus (Heb 12:2) is rendered "authorand finisher of our faith," and in the same epistle (Act 2:10) "the captainof their salvation." It is probably in the…
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