Therefore let all Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ!”
Parallel translations
- WEB “Let all the house of Israel therefore know certainly that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.”
- KJV Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
- NKJV “Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.”
- NASB Therefore let all the house of Israel know for certain that God has made Him both Lord and Christ—this Jesus whom you crucified.”
- NLT “So let everyone in Israel know for certain that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, to be both Lord and Messiah!”
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Peter concludes that God has made the crucified Jesus both Lord and Christ. It is the climax of the sermon, calling Israel to recognize Jesus' true identity.
Overview
This summary affirms Jesus' exaltation as Lord and Messiah despite His crucifixion. The pointed reminder, 'whom you crucified,' confronts the hearers with their guilt and need. The verse presses the crowd toward repentance and faith in the risen Lord.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 20
- Acts 5:30–31The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging Him on a tree.
- Rom 14:8–12If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
- 2 Cor 5:10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.
- Acts 4:11–12This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’
- Ezek 34:30Then they will know that I, the LORD their God, am with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are My people,’ declares the Lord GOD.
- Zech 13:1“On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the people of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity.
- 2 Th 1:7–10and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels
- Acts 2:22–23Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know.
- Acts 10:36–42He has sent this message to the people of Israel, proclaiming the gospel of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.
- Jer 33:14Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will fulfill the gracious promise that I have spoken to the house of Israel and the house of Judah.
- Ps 2:1–8Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
- Rom 9:3–6For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my own flesh and blood,
- John 5:22–29Furthermore, the Father judges no one, but has assigned all judgment to the Son,
- Luke 2:11Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord!
- Jer 31:31Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.
- Jer 9:26Egypt, Judah, Edom, Ammon, Moab, and all the inhabitants of the desert who clip the hair of their temples. For all these nations are uncircumcised, and the whole house of Israel is uncircumcised in heart.”
- Matt 28:18–20Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
- John 3:35–36The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands.
- Ezek 39:25–29Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Now I will restore Jacob from captivity and will have compassion on the whole house of Israel, and I will be jealous for My holy name.
- Jer 2:4Hear the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all you families of the house of Israel.
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