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Acts 5:31-33
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Acts 5:31-33
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31 God exalted him[a] to his right hand as Leader[b] and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.[c] 32 And we are witnesses of these events,[d] and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey[e] him.”
33 Now when they heard this, they became furious[f] and wanted to execute them.[g]
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- Acts 5:31 tn Grk “This one God exalted” (emphatic).
- Acts 5:31 tn Or “Founder” (of a movement).
- Acts 5:31 tn Or “to give repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.”
- Acts 5:32 tn Or “things.” They are preaching these things even to the hostile leadership.
- Acts 5:32 sn Those who obey. The implication, of course, is that the leadership is disobeying God.
- Acts 5:33 sn The only other use of this verb for anger (furious) is Acts 7:54 after Stephen’s speech.
- Acts 5:33 sn Wanted to execute them. The charge would surely be capital insubordination (Exod 22:28).
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