Verse Acts 3:15. _AND KILLED THE PRINCE OF LIFE_] τον αρχηγον της ζωης, The _author of this life_: not only implying that all life proceeds from Jesus Christ as its _source_, but that the life-giving...
AND KILLED THE PRINCE OF LIFE - The word rendered “prince” denotes properly “a military leader or commander.” Hence, in Hebrews 2:10, it is translated “captain:” “It became him ...to make the “Captain...
CHAPTER 3 _ 1. The Healing of the lame Man (Acts 3:1)._ 2. Peter's address and appeal (Acts 3:12). The lame man, forty years old, at the gate called Beautiful is the type of the moral condition of t...
SPEECH OF PETER. Acts 3:12. The Facts. The idea and arrangement of the speech closely resemble that of Acts 2:14; it exhibits the style of controversy with the Jews. The hearers are addressed as men o...
A NOTABLE DEED IS DONE (Acts 3:1-10)...
As he clung to Peter and John everyone came running to them in the colonnade which is called Solomon's, in a state of complete astonishment. When Peter saw them he said to them, "Men of Israel, why ar...
PRINCE. Greek. _archegos =_ leader; one who stands at the head or beginning; arche) of. list, or rank. Here, Acts 5:31.Hebrews 2:10; Hebrews 12:2. LIFE. Greek. _zoe._ App-170. FROM THE DEAD. Greek. e...
_the Prince of life_ The same word applied to Jesus (Hebrews 12:2) is rendered "_author_and finisher of our faith," and in the same epistle (Acts 2:10) "the _captain_of their salvation." It is probabl...
ἈΡΧΗΓῸΝ ΤΗ͂Σ ΖΩΗ͂Σ, _the prince of life_. The same word applied to Jesus (Hebrews 12:2) is rendered ‘_author_ and finisher of our faith,’ and in the same epistle (Acts 2:10) ‘the _captain_ of their sa...
ST PETER’S DISCOURSE TO THE CROWD...
_AN OPPORTUNITY TO PREACH THE GOSPEL ACTS 3:11-18:_ The man that was healed to Peter and John. He knew that they were instruments through whom God had worked. The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of...
ΑΡΧΗΓΌΣ (G747) инициатор, автор, вождь (Haenchen; TDNT; EDNT; Hebrews 2:10; Barrett). Это слово может значить "Князь" и являться эквивалентом נשיא, изображая Иисуса как исполнение упований Давида (Geo...
DISCOURSE: 1743 CHRIST REJECTED Acts 3:14. _Ye denied the Holy One and the Just and desired a murderer to be granted unto you: and killed the Prince of life_. IN the Apostles of our Lord we behold an...
KILLED THE PRINCE OF LIFE,— Even him _to whom the Father had given to have life in himself,_ John 5:26 and whom he had empowered to give eternal life to those who believed in him. There is a peculiar...
ON SOLOMON'S PORCH ACTS 3:11-26. Acts 3:11 And as he held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon'S, greatly wondering. Acts 3:12 And when Peter sa...
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And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses. AND KILLED THE PRINCE OF LIFE. With what heroic course does Peter here charge his audience with the heav...
13 The word "Boy" is here used because it, like its Greek equivalent, may be used both of a child and a servant. The common version renders it _ servant_, _ child _ and _ son_. Each of these, however,...
3:15 originator (a-3) This word is difficult to render in English. It is a 'leader,' but it is more. It is used for one who begins and sets a matter on. The Greek word occurs four times in the New Te...
THE LAME MAN HEALED 1-26. Healing of the lame man. Speech of Peter. St. Luke here singles out from the multitude of 'wonders and signs done by the Apostles' (Acts 2:43), the one which led to the firs...
THE PRINCE OF LIFE] i.e. the Author of eternal life: cp. John 3:16; John 11:25. The word translated 'Prince' occurs again, Acts 5:31, 'a Prince and a Saviour'; Hebrews 2
PETER'S SPEECH. Peter affirms that the miracle has been performed through faith in Jesus, who, though crucified, was truly the Messiah, as was shown by His Resurrection. The Apostle takes a lenient vi...
GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE ACTS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 3 PETER CURES A MAN WHO CANNOT WALK, 3:1-10 V1 One day, Peter and John were going to the *Temple to pray. This was at three o’clock in the afte...
AND KILLED THE PRINCE OF LIFE. — The word translated “Prince” is applied to Christ here and in Acts 5:31. In Hebrews 2:10 we meet with it in “the _Captain_ of their salvation;” in Hebrews 12:2, in “th...
τὸν δὲ ἀρχηγὸν τῆς ζωῆς : again the words stand in marked contrast not only to φονέα but also to ἀπεκτείνατε; magnificum antitheton, Bengel. The word is rendered “Author” in the margin of R.V. (Vulgat...
SEARCHING WORDS Acts 3:11-26 Peter's sermon was delivered in the eastern colonnade of the Temple. It derived its name probably from the fact that Solomon's Porch had originally occupied that site. Th...
The men at the Beautiful Gate of the Temple is the illustration of a constant fact: approximation to God is a habit of humanity in its need. Mendicants are not often found at the doors where an infide...
Preaching In Solomon's Porch With the now healed lame man holding onto each of them, it was natural that a crowd would gather around Peter and John. Peter, empowered by the Holy Spirit to speak, seize...
And killed the Prince (c) of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses. (c) Who has life in himself, and gives life to others....
_The just one, and the holy one, even the author of life you killed: he that is the just one promised, the Messias, the Son of God, and true God. (Witham)_...
_“And you slew the Prince of Life.”_ Here is a beautiful allusion to our Savior's royalty. He is not only our wonderful Savior and perfect Sanctifier, but our glorious coming King....
And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering. (12) And when Peter saw it, he answered unto t...
First of all we see man in an entirely new place man risen from among the dead and ascending to heaven. The risen ascended man, Christ Jesus, is the new starting-point of the dealings of God. The firs...
In Chapter 3 the Spirit addresses His testimony to the people by the mouth of Peter. God still acted in patience towards His foolish people, and with more than patience. He acts in grace towards them,...
AND KILLED THE PRINCE OF LIFE,.... Or author of life, natural, spiritual, and eternal; who not only is the living God, and has life in himself; and as man, had such a power over his own life, as no ma...
And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses. Ver. 15. _And killed_] Wherein they were but our workmen, Zechariah 12:10 ....
_And when Peter saw it_ When he saw a crowd of people collected together, and found that they were exceedingly affected with the miracle that had been wrought, he took that favourable opportunity to p...
AND KILLED THE PRINCE OF LIFE, WHOM GOD HATH RAISED FROM THE DEAD, WHEREOF WE ARE WITNESSES. In this account, as well as in that of the previous Chapter, one must marvel at the boldness of Peter. He w...
THE ADDRESS OF PETER IN THE TEMPLE. An emphatic application of the Law:...
In this great work the apostles were not dealing only with large numbers. As Peter and John went to the temple, not to speak, but at the mid afternoon hour of prayer, they contacted a man lame from hi...
AND KILLED THE PRINCE OF LIFE, WHOM GOD RAISED FROM THE DEAD, OF WHICH WE ARE WITNESSES. 1. You killed Jesus, the Prince of life. 2. God raised Him from the dead. 3. We are witnesses to this resurr...
PRINCE: Or, author...
and killed the Prince of life; whom God raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses. 'KILLED THE PRINCE OF LIFE'-'Yes, Peter continued, you asked that. murderer's life might be spared, but you put...
12-18 Observe the difference in the manner of working the miracles. Our Lord always spoke as having Almighty power, never hesitated to receive the greatest honour that was given to him on account of...
THE PRINCE OF LIFE; as God, he is the Author of our temporal life too, in whom we live, and move, &c., and in whose hand is our breath; but Christ, as Mediator, is the guide and way to eternal life, 1...
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book II the Prince of life,[151] 2 Clement the Father of truth, who sent forth to us the Saviour and Prince of incorruption,[155]...
Acts 3:15 and G1161 killed G615 (G5656) Prince G747 life G2222 whom G3739 God G2316 raised G1453 ...
“But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you, and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses.” The heinousness of...
PETER'S SECOND PROCLAMATION TO THE PEOPLE (3:12-26). As in his first message Peter first refers back to the past, but this time it is to ‘the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob', the ones who had receive...
_Second Discourse of St. Peter,_ 12-26. This second sermon of St. Peter is even more briefly reported than the first. Compared with the summary Divine wisdom has preserved for us in the ‘Acts,' it mus...
Acts 3:15. THE PRINCE OF LIFE. Life here, in its highest sense, is intended eternal life (see John 1:4; John 5:26; John 2:25); but it includes also physical life. Alford even su
BUT THE PRINCE OF LIFE YE KILLED (τον δε αρχηγον της ζωης απεκτεινατε). "The magnificent antithesis" (Bengel) Peter here draws between their asking for a murderer and killing the Prince (or Author)...
Acts 3:12 The speech of Peter may be regarded in four aspects: I. As showing the false method of looking at human affairs. "As though through our own power of holiness we had made this man to walk....
Acts 3 The Lame Man Healed We are reminded by this incident: I. That there are some things more valuable than money. Peter with his gift of healing was of infinitely greater service to this lame ma...
You remember, dear friends, how Peter denied his Lord in the time of his trial. Now notice what a change was wrought in him after the Holy Spirit had fallen upon him on the day of Pentecost. We have o...
Acts 3:1. _Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour._ Peter and John seem to have been linked in closest friendship. Peter had been brought back...
CONTENTS: The lame man healed at the temple gate. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Peter, John, lame man, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Pilate, Moses, Samuel. CONCLUSION: The hand of compassion, extended by Spirit-...
Acts 3:1. _Peter and John went into the temple at the hour of prayer._ Some read, At the same time Peter and John went into the temple, intimating that this was the afternoon of the day of pentecost....
BUT GOD RAISED HIM FROM THE DEAD. Peter and the others were chosen witnesses of this fact. See Acts 10:41; 1 Corinthians 15:6....
_All the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering._ SOLOMON’S PORCH The porch--or better, portico or cloister--was outside the temple, on the eastern sid...
_The God of Abraham … hath glorified His Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up._ ST. PETER’S TESTIMONY I. The vindication of Christianity from a Jewish standpoint. “The God of Abraham,” etc., not God gener...
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 3:11. For THE LAME MAN WHICH WAS HEALED the best codices read _he_. THE PORCH (or portico) THAT IS CALLED SOLOMON’S ran along the eastern wall of the temple on both sides of th...
EXPOSITION ACTS 3:1 _Were going up _for _went up together, _A.V. and T.R. PETER AND JOHN. The close friendship of these two apostles is remarkable. The origin of it appears to have been their partner...
Shall we turn to Acts, the third chapter. Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour (Acts 3:1). The day started at six o'clock in the morning, su...
1 Corinthians 15:45; 1 John 5:11; 1 John 5:12; 1 John 5:20; Acts 1:22
The Prince of life [α ρ χ η γ ο ν τ η ς ζ ω η ς]. The Greek brings out by the position of these words what Bengel calls "the magnificent antithesis" between a murderer and the Prince of life. "Ye dema...