Acts 2:32

32 This Jesus, God raised up. We are all witnesses to that fact.

Acts 2:32 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 2:32

This Jesus hath God raised up
That is, from the dead,

whereof we are all witnesses;
namely, of his resurrection, they having seen him, and heard him, and ate, and drank, and conversed with him since his resurrection; and which was true, not of the twelve apostles only, but of the whole company: or "we are all his witnesses"; either of God, who raised Christ from the dead; or of Christ who was raised by him; and indeed, they bore testimony to the whole of this, to Christ, and to his resurrection, and to its being done by God the Father.

Acts 2:32 In-Context

30 Because he was a prophet, he knew that God promised him with a solemn pledge to seat one of his descendants on his throne.

31 Having seen this beforehand, David spoke about the resurrection of Christ, that he wasn't abandoned to the grave, nor did his body experience decay.

32 This Jesus, God raised up. We are all witnesses to that fact.

33 He was exalted to God's right side and received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit. He poured out this Spirit, and you are seeing and hearing the results of his having done so.

34 David didn't ascend into heaven. Yet he says, The Lord said to my Lord, ‘Sit at my right side,