Acts 5:31

Him, as Princely-leader and Saviour, hath God exalted unto his right hand,—to give repentance unto Israel, and remission of sins.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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, ye, got into your hands, suspending him upon a tree:—

32And, we, are witnesses of these things,—also the Holy Spirit, which God hath given unto them who are yielding obedience unto him.

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Cross References

Psalms 89:19Then spakest thou in vision of thy men of lovingkindness, and saidst—I have laid help upon a mighty one, I have exalted one chosen from among the people;

Psalms 110:1The declaration of Yahweh to my Lord—Sit thou at my right hand, Until I make thy foes thy footstool.

Isaiah 43:3For, I,—Yahweh, am, Thy God, The Holy One of Israel Ready to save thee,—I have given, as thy ransom, Egypt, Ethiopia and Seba, in thy stead.

Isaiah 45:21Tell ye—and bring near, Yea let them take counsel, together,—Who let this be known aforetime. In time past, declared it? Was it not, I—Yahweh? And there is none else that is God besides me, A GOD, righteous and ready to save, There is none, besides me!

Jeremiah 31:31Lo! days are coming, Declareth Yahweh,—When I will solemnize—With the house of Israel and With the house of Judah, A new covenant:

Ezekiel 34:24And, I Yahweh, will become to them a God. my servant David, being a prince in their midst,— I Yahweh, have spoken;

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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