and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.
Parallel translations
- WEB who was declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,
- KJV And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:
- NKJV and declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead.
- NASB who was declared the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness by the resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,
- NLT and he was shown to be the Son of God when he was raised from the dead by the power of the Holy Spirit. He is Jesus Christ our Lord.
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Quick answer
Jesus was powerfully declared to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead. The resurrection vindicates His identity and lordship.
Overview
Having spoken of Christ's humanity (v.3), Paul now speaks of His being 'declared' or appointed Son of God in power through the resurrection. The resurrection by the Spirit publicly demonstrated who Jesus always was. Christians have understood this not as Jesus becoming the Son at the resurrection, but as His eternal Sonship being openly manifested and vindicated. He is 'Jesus Christ our Lord.'
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 19
- Heb 9:14how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!
- Heb 5:5–6So also Christ did not take upon Himself the glory of becoming a high priest, but He was called by the One who said to Him: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.”
- Eph 1:19–23and the surpassing greatness of His power to us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of His mighty strength,
- Acts 13:33–35He has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm: ‘You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.’
- 2 Cor 13:4For He was indeed crucified in weakness, yet He lives by God’s power. And though we are weak in Him, yet by God’s power we will live with Him to serve you.
- Acts 5:30–32The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging Him on a tree.
- John 2:18–21On account of this, the Jews demanded, “What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do these things?”
- 1 Pet 1:11trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.
- Rom 1:3regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh,
- Acts 17:31For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”
- Acts 3:15You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of the fact.
- Acts 2:24But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for Him to be held in its clutches.
- Acts 4:10–12then 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.
- Acts 2:32God has raised this Jesus to life, to which we are all witnesses.
- 2 Pet 1:21For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
- Luke 18:31–33Then Jesus took the Twelve aside and said to them, “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything the prophets have written about the Son of Man will be fulfilled.
- Rev 1:18the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.
- Luke 24:26–27Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and then to enter His glory?”
- Rev 19:10So I fell at his feet to worship him. But he told me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who rely on the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
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