King James Version
What Does Acts 5:30 Mean?
“The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.”
Context
28
Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.
29
Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
30
The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.
31
Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
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And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(30) **Whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.**—This synonym for crucifying comes from the LXX. version of Deuteronomy 21:23, where it is used in a wider sense, including analogous forms of punishment, such as hanging or impaling. It meets us again in Peter’s speech to Cornelius (Acts 10:39. Comp. Galatians 3:13).
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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