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Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
Acts 2:36 · King James Version
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.”
  • BSB Therefore let all Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you 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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Quick answer

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 ye slew and hanged on a tree.
  • Rom 14:8–12For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s.
  • 2 Cor 5:10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
  • Acts 4:11–12This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.
  • Ezek 34:30Thus shall they know that I the LORD their God am with them, and that they, even the house of Israel, are my people, saith the Lord GOD.
  • Zech 13:1In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.
  • 2 Th 1:7–10And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
  • Acts 2:22–23Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:
  • Acts 10:36–42The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)
  • Jer 33:14Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will perform that good thing which I have promised unto the house of Israel and to the house of Judah.
  • Ps 2:1–8Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
  • Rom 9:3–6For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:
  • John 5:22–29For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:
  • Luke 2:11For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
  • Jer 31:31Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
  • Jer 9:26Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all that are in the utmost corners, that dwell in the wilderness: for all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in the heart.
  • Matt 28:18–20And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
  • John 3:35–36The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.
  • Ezek 39:25–29Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name;
  • Jer 2:4Hear ye the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:

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Christ at the center

Acts is the risen Christ continuing his work by the Spirit through the church, as the apostles preach that there is salvation in no other name under heaven.

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