Exalted, then, to the right hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.
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- WEB Being therefore exalted by the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this, which you now see and hear.
- KJV Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.
- NKJV Therefore being exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He poured out this which you now see and hear.
- NASB Therefore, since He has been exalted at the right hand of God, and has received the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, He has poured out this which you both see and hear.
- NLT Now he is exalted to the place of highest honor in heaven, at God’s right hand. And the Father, as he had promised, gave him the Holy Spirit to pour out upon us, just as you see and hear today.
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Exalted to God's right hand, Jesus received and poured out the promised Spirit. It explains Pentecost as the work of the ascended Christ.
Overview
Peter ties the day's events to Jesus' exaltation and reception of the Spirit from the Father. The outpouring the crowd sees and hears is proof of Christ's enthronement. The risen, reigning Jesus is the giver of the Holy Spirit to His people.
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Cross-references · 30
- Acts 1:4And while they were gathered together, He commanded them: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift the Father promised, which you have heard Me discuss.
- Acts 5:31God exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior, in order to grant repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.
- Acts 2:17‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.
- John 14:26But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.
- John 16:7–15But I tell you the truth, it is for your benefit that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.
- 1 Pet 3:22who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.
- Matt 28:18Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
- Gal 3:14He redeemed us in order that the blessing promised to Abraham would come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.
- Acts 10:45All the circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles.
- John 14:16And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—
- Mark 16:19After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
- Heb 10:12But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God.
- Eph 1:20–23which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,
- Phil 2:9–11Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names,
- Rom 5:5And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.
- 1 Pet 1:21Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him; and so your faith and hope are in God.
- Ps 89:24My faithfulness and loving devotion will be with him, and through My name his horn will be exalted.
- Isa 53:12Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.
- Heb 1:2–4But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.
- Ps 89:19You once spoke in a vision; to Your godly ones You said, “I have bestowed help on a warrior; I have exalted one chosen from the people.
- Eph 4:8This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.”
- John 17:5And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed.
- Acts 2:38–39Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
- John 7:38–39Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”
- Ps 118:22–23The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
- Ps 118:16The right hand of the LORD is exalted! The right hand of the LORD performs with valor!”
- Titus 3:6This is the Spirit He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,
- John 15:26When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—He will testify about Me.
- Luke 24:49And behold, I am sending the promise of My Father upon you. But remain in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”
- Isa 52:13Behold, My Servant will prosper; He will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.
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