Acts 5:31

Him hath God exalted with his right hand The right hand is the symbol of might. Cf. Exodus 15:6, and "His right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory" (Psalms 98:1).

to be a Prince and a Saviour Mark how with the claim of sovereignty there is closely joined the promise of salvation. If Christ seeks to rule over men it is that He may save them.

for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins Thus offering the way of salvation to all those who were ready to accept it. These words to a Jew would have great significance, for they had a saying (T. B. Sanhedrin113 a) that salvation was one of the things which God kept in His own power. If Christ then was to bestow this gift on Israel He must be owned by them as God.