We are witnesses of all that He did, both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. And although they put Him to death by hanging Him on a tree,
Parallel translations
- WEB We are witnesses of everything he did both in the country of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they also killed, hanging him on a tree.
- KJV And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree:
- NKJV And we are witnesses of all things which He did both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem, whom they killed by hanging on a tree.
- NASB We are witnesses of all the things that He did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They also put Him to death by hanging Him on a cross.
- NLT “And we apostles are witnesses of all he did throughout Judea and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a cross,
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The apostles are witnesses of all Jesus did in Judea and Jerusalem, yet He was killed, hanged on a tree. Eyewitness testimony joins His ministry to His crucifixion.
Overview
Peter affirms apostolic eyewitness to both Jesus' deeds and His death. The phrase 'hanging him on a tree' echoes Deuteronomy 21:23, hinting that Christ bore the curse for sinners (Galatians 3:13). The cross, far from refuting His messiahship, lies at the heart of the gospel of forgiveness Peter proclaims.
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Cross-references · 16
- Luke 24:48You are witnesses of these things.
- Acts 1:8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
- Acts 10:41not by all the people, but by the witnesses God had chosen beforehand, by us who ate and drank with Him after He rose from the dead.
- 1 Pet 2:24He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”
- Acts 2:32God has raised this Jesus to life, to which we are all witnesses.
- Acts 2:23–24He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.
- Acts 5:30–32The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging Him on a tree.
- Acts 13:31and for many days He was seen by those who had accompanied Him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now His witnesses to our people.
- Luke 1:2just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
- Acts 3:14–15You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.
- Acts 1:22beginning from John’s baptism until the day Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”
- Acts 7:52Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—
- Acts 4:10then let this be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.
- Gal 3:13Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”
- John 15:27And you also must testify, because you have been with Me from the beginning.
- Acts 13:27–29The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning Him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath.
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