Bible Strands
Acts 2:36
Therefore let all Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ!”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Peter addresses the Jerusalem crowd at Pentecost immediately after citing the psalm about the Messiah sitting at God’s right hand. He speaks directly to the Jewish assembly that witnessed Jesus’ ministry and authorized his crucifixion.
The words — ἀσφαλῶς (asphalōs) means assuredly or with certainty, and οἶκος Ἰσραὴλ (oikos Israēl) denotes the house or household of Israel. Peter commands this specific group to know with certainty that God has appointed Jesus as Lord and Christ.
The thread — The theme of God vindicating the crucified Jesus appears in Acts 5:30, where the apostles affirm that God raised up the one they killed by hanging on a tree. The authority of the exalted Christ is echoed in Romans 14:8, which states that living or dying belongs to the Lord, and in 2 Corinthians 5:10, which warns that all must appear before Christ’s judgment seat.
Why it lands — The text demands a factual acknowledgment that God has reversed the crowd’s execution of Jesus into his official enthronement as Messiah and sovereign. A reader must recognize that rejecting this divine appointment leaves no ground for standing before the judgment seat of Christ.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
Cross-references
- Acts 5:30 The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging Him on a tree.
- Romans 14:8 If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
- 2 Corinthians 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.
- Acts 4:11 This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’
- Ezekiel 34:30 Then they will know that I, the LORD their God, am with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are My people,’ declares the Lord GOD.
- Zechariah 13:1 “On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the people of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:7 and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels
- Acts 2:22 Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know.
- Acts 10:36 He has sent this message to the people of Israel, proclaiming the gospel of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.
- Psalms 2:1 Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?