Acts 2:14-36

Peter's Reply (2:14-36).

In his reply Peter reveals a combination of what he has learned through the ministry of Jesus, and what Jesus had made clear to His disciples over His resurrection appearances of which we have only been given a small amount of information. The sensible explanation for that lack is that Luke saw no need for giving further information because he knew that it was also to be included in Peter's preaching. But we do know that in those appearances Jesus had drawn their attention to the many Scriptures which had pointed forward to Himself (Luke 24:26; Luke 24:44), and had related them to His death and resurrection. Now, newly inspired by the Spirit, Peter enunciated to his listeners what he had learned from Jesus, carefully following the pattern of preaching he had been taught by Jesus (see introduction on the Speeches in Acts).