King James Version
What Does Acts 5:32 Mean?
“And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.”
Context
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.
32
And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.
33
When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them.
34
Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(32) **And so is also** **the Holy Ghost.**—The signs and wonders, the tongues and the prophecies, the new power and the new love, were all thought of by the Apostles as coming from their Lord; and therefore as an evidence that He had triumphed over death and had ascended into heaven. (Comp. Acts 2:33.)
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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