Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Acts 5:31 - 5:31

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Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Acts 5:31 - 5:31


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31. ἀρχηγὸν καὶ σωτῆρα, a prince and a Saviour. If Christ seeks to rule it is that He may save those who take His yoke upon them.

τῇ δεξιᾷ, by His right hand, as in Act 2:33. The right hand is the symbol of might. Cf. ‘His right hand, and His holy arm, hath gotten Him the victory’ (Psa 98:1).

δοῦναι μετάνοιαν, for to give repentance, 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. Sanhedrin 113 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.