KJV King James Version
This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.
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Acts 2:32
This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
God has raised this Jesus to life, to which we are all witnesses.
WEB World English Bible
This Jesus God raised up, to which we all are witnesses.
ASV American Standard Version
This Jesus did God raise up, whereof we all are witnesses.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘This Jesus did God raise up, of which we are all witnesses;
Surrounding context — Acts 2
29 Men [and] brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.
30 Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;
31 He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.
32 This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.
33 Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.
34 For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
35 Until I make thy foes thy footstool.
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Acts 3:15And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.Acts 1:8But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.Acts 1:22Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.Acts 4:33And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.Luke 24:46-48And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:Acts 2:24Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.John 15:27And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.John 20:26-31And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: [then] came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace [be] unto you.Acts 10:39-41And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree:Acts 5:31-32Him hath God exalted with his right hand [to be] a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
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