Acts 5:31

Him hath God exalted with his right hand, to be Prince and Saviour, to give repentance to Israel, and remission of sins.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.

In Context

30The God of our fathers hath raised up Jesus, whom you put to death, hanging him upon a tree.

32And we are witnesses of these things and the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to all that obey him.

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Cross References

Psalms 89:19For our protection is of the Lord, and of our king the holy one of Israel.

Psalms 110:1The Lord said to my Lord: Sit thou at my right hand: Until I make thy enemies thy footstool.

Isaiah 43:3For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I have given Egypt for thy atonement, Ethiopia and Saba for thee.

Isaiah 45:21Tell ye, and come, and consult together: who hath declared this from the beginning, who hath foretold this from that time? Have not I the Lord, and there is no God else besides me? A just God and a saviour, there is none besides me.

Jeremiah 31:31Behold the days shall come, saith the Lord, and I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Juda:

Ezekiel 34:24And I the Lord will be their God: and my servant David the prince in the midst of them: I the Lord have spoken it.

Matthew Henry on Acts 5:27-42

The Seizing of the Apostles; The Examination of the Apostles; The Advice of Gamaliel. 26 Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned. 27 And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them, 28 Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us. 29… Read the whole commentary →

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