KJV King James Version
And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
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Acts 3:15
And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of this fact.
WEB World English Bible
and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, to which we are witnesses.
ASV American Standard Version
and killed the Prince of life; whom God raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the Prince of the life ye did kill, whom God did raise out of the dead, of which we are witnesses;
Surrounding context — Acts 3
12 And when Peter saw [it], he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?
13 The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let [him] go.
14 But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;
15 And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
16 And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
17 And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did [it], as [did] also your rulers.
18 But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
τὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenἀρχηγὸνG747 · archēgosfounderτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoζωῆςG2222 · zōēlifeἀπεκτείνατεG615 · apokteinōto killὃνG3739 · hos, hēwhichὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεὸςG2316 · theosGodἤγειρενG1453 · egeirōto ariseἐκG1537 · ekout fromνεκρῶν,G3498 · nekrosdeadοὗG3739 · hos, hēwhichἡμεῖςG3165 · memeμάρτυρέςG3144 · martuswitnessἐσμεν.G1510 · eimito be
Cross-references
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.Acts 2:32This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.Revelation 21:6And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.Hebrews 2:10For it became him, for whom [are] all things, and by whom [are] all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.1 Corinthians 15:45And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam [was made] a quickening spirit.Acts 13:30-32But God raised him from the dead:John 1:4In him was life; and the life was the light of men.John 5:26For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;John 14:6Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.Hebrews 5:9And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;John 11:25-26Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:John 4:10Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.John 17:2As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.John 4:14But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.1 John 5:20And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, [even] in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.Revelation 22:17And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.Revelation 22:1And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.Matthew 28:2-5And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.
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