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22 “Fellow Israelites,[a] listen to what I have to say: Jesus of Nazareth,[b] a man attested to you by God with deeds of power, wonders, and signs that God did through him among you, as you yourselves know(A) 23 this man, handed over to you according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of those outside the law.(B) 24 But God raised him up, having released him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for him to be held in its power.(C)

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  1. 2.22 Gk Men, Israelites
  2. 2.22 Gk the Nazorean

22 “Fellow Israelites, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth(A) was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs,(B) which God did among you through him,(C) as you yourselves know. 23 This man was handed over to you by God’s deliberate plan and foreknowledge;(D) and you, with the help of wicked men,[a] put him to death by nailing him to the cross.(E) 24 But God raised him from the dead,(F) freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him.(G)

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  1. Acts 2:23 Or of those not having the law (that is, Gentiles)

32 “This Jesus God raised up, and of that all of us are witnesses.(A) 33 Being therefore exalted at[a] the right hand of God and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you see and hear.(B) 34 For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says,

‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at my right hand,(C)
35     until I make your enemies your footstool.” ’

36 “Therefore let the entire house of Israel know with certainty that God has made him both Lord and Messiah,[b] this Jesus whom you crucified.”

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  1. 2.33 Or by
  2. 2.36 Or Christ

32 God has raised this Jesus to life,(A) and we are all witnesses(B) of it. 33 Exalted(C) to the right hand of God,(D) he has received from the Father(E) the promised Holy Spirit(F) and has poured out(G) what you now see and hear. 34 For David did not ascend to heaven, and yet he said,

“‘The Lord said to my Lord:
    “Sit at my right hand
35 until I make your enemies
    a footstool for your feet.”’[a](H)

36 “Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord(I) and Messiah.”(J)

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  1. Acts 2:35 Psalm 110:1

13 The God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob,[a] the God of our ancestors, has glorified his servant[b] Jesus, whom you handed over and rejected in the presence of Pilate, though he had decided to release him.(A) 14 But you rejected the holy and righteous[c] one and asked to have a murderer given to you,(B) 15 and you killed the author of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this we are witnesses.(C)

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  1. 3.13 Other ancient authorities read and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob
  2. 3.13 Or child
  3. 3.14 Or innocent

13 The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob,(A) the God of our fathers,(B) has glorified his servant Jesus. You handed him over(C) to be killed, and you disowned him before Pilate,(D) though he had decided to let him go.(E) 14 You disowned the Holy(F) and Righteous One(G) and asked that a murderer be released to you.(H) 15 You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead.(I) We are witnesses(J) of this.

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10 let it be known to all of you, and to all the people of Israel, that this man is standing before you in good health by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth,[a] whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead.(A)

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  1. 4.10 Gk the Nazorean

10 then know this, you and all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth,(A) whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead,(B) that this man stands before you healed.

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24 When they heard it, they raised their voices together to God and said, “Sovereign Lord, who made the heaven and the earth, the sea, and everything in them,(A) 25 it is you who said by the Holy Spirit through our ancestor David, your servant:[a]

‘Why did the gentiles rage
    and the peoples imagine vain things?(B)
26 The kings of the earth took their stand,
    and the rulers have gathered together
        against the Lord and against his Messiah.’[b](C)

27 “For in this city, in fact, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the gentiles and the peoples of Israel, gathered together against your holy servant[c] Jesus, whom you anointed,(D) 28 to do whatever your hand and your plan had predestined to take place.

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  1. 4.25 Or child
  2. 4.26 Or his Christ
  3. 4.27 Or child

24 When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God.(A) “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “you made the heavens and the earth and the sea, and everything in them.(B) 25 You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of your servant, our father David:(C)

“‘Why do the nations rage
    and the peoples plot in vain?
26 The kings of the earth rise up
    and the rulers band together
against the Lord
    and against his anointed one.[a][b](D)

27 Indeed Herod(E) and Pontius Pilate(F) met together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel in this city to conspire against your holy servant Jesus,(G) whom you anointed. 28 They did what your power and will had decided beforehand should happen.(H)

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  1. Acts 4:26 That is, Messiah or Christ
  2. Acts 4:26 Psalm 2:1,2

29 But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than any human authority.[a](A) 30 The God of our ancestors raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging him on a tree.(B) 31 God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior that he might give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.(C) 32 And we are witnesses to these things, and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him.”(D)

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  1. 5.29 Gk than men

29 Peter and the other apostles replied: “We must obey God rather than human beings!(A) 30 The God of our ancestors(B) raised Jesus from the dead(C)—whom you killed by hanging him on a cross.(D) 31 God exalted him to his own right hand(E) as Prince and Savior(F) that he might bring Israel to repentance and forgive their sins.(G) 32 We are witnesses of these things,(H) and so is the Holy Spirit,(I) whom God has given to those who obey him.”

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39 We are witnesses to all that he did both in Judea and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree,(A) 40 but God raised him on the third day and allowed him to appear,(B) 41 not to all the people but to us who were chosen by God as witnesses and who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.(C) 42 He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one ordained by God as judge of the living and the dead.(D) 43 All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”(E)

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39 “We are witnesses(A) of everything he did in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They killed him by hanging him on a cross,(B) 40 but God raised him from the dead(C) on the third day and caused him to be seen. 41 He was not seen by all the people,(D) but by witnesses whom God had already chosen—by us who ate(E) and drank with him after he rose from the dead. 42 He commanded us to preach to the people(F) and to testify that he is the one whom God appointed as judge of the living and the dead.(G) 43 All the prophets testify about him(H) that everyone(I) who believes(J) in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”(K)

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27 Because the residents of Jerusalem and their leaders did not recognize him or understand the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath, they fulfilled those words by condemning him.(A) 28 Even though they found no cause for a sentence of death, they asked Pilate to have him killed.(B) 29 When they had carried out everything that was written about him, they took him down from the tree and laid him in a tomb.(C) 30 But God raised him from the dead,(D) 31 and for many days he appeared to those who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, and they are now his witnesses to the people.(E)

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27 The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus,(A) yet in condemning him they fulfilled the words of the prophets(B) that are read every Sabbath. 28 Though they found no proper ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him executed.(C) 29 When they had carried out all that was written about him,(D) they took him down from the cross(E) and laid him in a tomb.(F) 30 But God raised him from the dead,(G) 31 and for many days he was seen by those who had traveled with him from Galilee to Jerusalem.(H) They are now his witnesses(I) to our people.

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For I handed on to you as of first importance what I in turn had received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures(A) and that he was buried and that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures(B) and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.(C) Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers and sisters at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have died.[a] Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles.(D) Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me.(E)

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  1. 15.6 Gk fallen asleep

For what I received(A) I passed on to you(B) as of first importance[a]: that Christ died for our sins(C) according to the Scriptures,(D) that he was buried,(E) that he was raised(F) on the third day(G) according to the Scriptures,(H) and that he appeared to Cephas,[b](I) and then to the Twelve.(J) After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.(K) Then he appeared to James,(L) then to all the apostles,(M) and last of all he appeared to me also,(N) as to one abnormally born.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 15:3 Or you at the first
  2. 1 Corinthians 15:5 That is, Peter