ris3n's Apologetics Codex

Passage

Acts 2.36

Book: Acts · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

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ASV

34. For David ascended not into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, 35. Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet.

36. Let all the house of Israel therefore know assuredly, that God hath made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom ye crucified.

  1. Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and the rest of the apostles, Brethren, what shall we do? 38. And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. (Acts 2:34-38, ASV)
WEB

34. For David didn’t ascend into the heavens, but he says himself, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit by my right hand, 35. until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”’

36. “Let all the house of Israel therefore know certainly that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.”

  1. Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?” 38. Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. (Acts 2:34-38, WEB)
KJV

34. For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, 35. Until I make thy foes thy footstool.

36. Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.

  1. Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? 38. Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. (Acts 2:34-38, KJV)
YLT

34. for David did not go up to the heavens, and he saith himself: The Lord saith to my lord, Sit thou at my right hand, 35. till I make thy foes thy footstool;

36. assuredly, therefore, let all the house of Israel know, that both Lord and Christ did God make him, this Jesus whom ye did crucify.'

  1. And having heard, they were pricked to the heart; they say also to Peter, and to the rest of the apostles, 'What shall we do, men, brethren?' 38. and Peter said unto them, 'Reform, and be baptized each of you on the name of Jesus Christ, to remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit, (Acts 2:34-38, YLT)

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Setting

  • Speaker: Peter, concluding his Pentecost sermon
  • Audience: the assembled house of Israel
  • Location: Jerusalem
  • Time period: c. AD 30, the feast of Pentecost

Theological reading

The conclusion the whole sermon has been built toward: let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.

The two titles are the load. Christos claims messianic office. Kyrios is the Septuagint's standard rendering of the divine name, and Peter has just quoted Joel's "whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved" and applied it to Jesus, so the title is not being used loosely.

"God has made" has been read as adoptionist, and the reading does not survive the context. Peter's argument is that the resurrection publicly installed and declared what was already true, the same structure as Romans 1:3-4, where the resurrection marks out the Son in power rather than constituting him. The sermon's own logic requires the pre-existing status: David spoke of him beforehand, and it was not possible that he should be held by death.

The final clause, whom you crucified, is what produces the cut to the heart in the next verse.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

  • ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
  • WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
  • KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
  • YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See Bibles for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.