Acts 2:32

32 This Jesus God raised up, and of that all of us are witnesses.

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 Since he was a prophet, he knew that God had sworn with an oath to him that he would put one of his descendants on his throne.
31 Foreseeing this, David spoke of the resurrection of the Messiah, saying, "He was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh experience corruption.'
32 This Jesus God raised up, and of that all of us are witnesses.
33 Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you both see and hear.
34 For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says, "The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand,
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