Acts 5:31 “God exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior, in order to gr…”

Acts 5:31

God exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior, in order to grant repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.

World English Bible

God exalted him with his right hand to be a Prince and a Savior, to give repentance to Israel, and remission of sins.

American Standard Version

Him did God exalt with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, to give repentance to Israel, and remission of sins.

Geneva Bible 1599

Him hath God lift vp with his right hand, to be a Prince and a Sauiour, to giue repentance to Israel, and forgiuenes of sinnes.

Darby Translation

Him has God exalted by his right hand as leader and saviour, to give repentance to Israel and remission of sins.

Young's Literal Translation

this one God, a Prince and a Saviour, hath exalted with His right hand, to give reformation to Israel, and forgiveness of sins;

Bible in Basic English

Him God has put on high at his right hand, as a Ruler and a Saviour, to give to Israel a change of heart and forgiveness of sins.

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Cross references

“hath”

Acts 2:33 Hebrews 2:10 Hebrews 12:2 Matthew 28:18 Acts 2:36 Acts 4:11

Acts 2:33 · BSB

Exalted, then, to the right hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.

Hebrews 2:10 · BSB

In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting for God, for whom and through whom all things exist, to make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering.

Hebrews 12:2 · BSB

Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Matthew 28:18 · BSB

Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.

Acts 2:36 · BSB

Therefore let all Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ!”

Acts 4:11 · BSB

This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’

“a Prince”

Revelation 1:5 Isaiah 9:6 Acts 3:15 Psalm 2:6–12 Ezekiel 34:24 Ezekiel 37:25

Revelation 1:5 · BSB

and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,

Isaiah 9:6 · BSB

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Acts 3:15 · BSB

You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of this fact.

Psalm 2:6–12 · BSB

“I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.”

Ezekiel 34:24 · BSB

I, the LORD, will be their God, and My servant David will be a prince among them. I, the LORD, have spoken.

Ezekiel 37:25 · BSB

They will live in the land that I gave to My servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They will live there forever with their children and grandchildren, and My servant David will be their prince forever.

“a Saviour”

Luke 2:11 1 John 4:14 Titus 3:4–6 Matthew 1:21 2 Peter 1:11 Jude 1:25

Luke 2:11 · BSB

Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord!

1 John 4:14 · BSB

And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent His Son to be the Savior of the world.

Titus 3:4–6 · BSB

But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,

Matthew 1:21 · BSB

She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”

2 Peter 1:11 · BSB

and you will receive a lavish reception into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Jude 1:25 · BSB

to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority through Jesus Christ our Lord before all time, and now, and for all eternity. Amen.

“to give”

Luke 24:47 Acts 11:18 Jeremiah 31:31–33 Ezekiel 36:25–38 Zechariah 12:10 Acts 3:26

Luke 24:47 · BSB

and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.

Acts 11:18 · BSB

When they heard this, they had no further objections, and they glorified God, saying, “So then, God has granted even the Gentiles repentance unto life.”

Jeremiah 31:31–33 · BSB

Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.

Ezekiel 36:25–38 · BSB

I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.

Zechariah 12:10 · BSB

Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and gr…

Acts 3:26 · BSB

When God raised up His Servant, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”

“forgiveness”

Acts 3:19 Mark 2:10 Mark 4:12 John 20:21–23 2 Corinthians 2:10 Ephesians 1:7

Acts 3:19 · BSB

Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,

Mark 2:10 · BSB

But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” He said to the paralytic,

Mark 4:12 · BSB

so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’ ”

John 20:21–23 · BSB

Again Jesus said to them, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent Me, so also I am sending you.”

2 Corinthians 2:10 · BSB

If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And if I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven it in the presence of Christ for your sake,

Ephesians 1:7 · BSB

In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace

Also

Acts 2:38

Acts 2:38 · BSB

Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

30The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging Him on a tree.

32We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.”

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