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Selected Verse: Acts 5:32 - American Standard
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ac 5:32 |
American Standard |
And we are witnesses of these things; and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God hath given to them that obey him. |
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King James |
And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| we are his witnesses . . . and the Holy Ghost--They as competent human witnesses to facts, and the Holy Ghost as attesting them by undeniable miracles. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
And we are his witnesses - For this purpose they had been appointed, Act 1:8, Act 1:21-22; Act 2:32; Act 3:15; Luk 24:48.
Of these things - Particularly of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and of the events which had followed it. Perhaps, however, he meant to include everything pertaining to the life, teachings, and death of the Lord Jesus.
And so is also ... - The descent of the Holy Spirit to endow them with remarkable gifts Act 2:1-4, to awaken and convert such a multitude Act 2:41; Act 4:4; Act 5:14, was an unanswerable attestation of the truth of these doctrines and of the Christian religion. So manifest and decided was the presence of God attending them, that "they" could have no doubt that what they said was true; and so open and public was this attestation, that it was an evidence to all the people of the truth of their doctrine. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Witnesses
See on Act 1:22.
Obey
See on Act 5:29. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| And also the Holy Ghost - A much greater witness. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
We are his witnesses - The word αυτου, his, is omitted by AD, and several others of good note; the Syriac, all the Arabic, Ethiopic, and Vulgate. It does not seem to be necessary.
Of these things - Των ῥηματων τουτων, Of these transactions: i.e. of Christ's life and miracles, and of your murderous proceedings against him.
And so is also the Holy Ghost - In the gift of tongues lately communicated; and by his power and influence on our souls, by which we are enabled to give irresistible witness of our Lord's resurrection.
To them that obey him - We obey God, not you; and therefore God gives us this Spirit, which is in us a fountain of light, life, love, and power.
The Spirit of God is given to the obedient: in proportion as a man who has received the first influences of it (for without this he cannot move in the spiritual life) is obedient to those influences, in the same proportion the gifts and graces, the light, life, and power, of the Holy Spirit, are increased in his soul. |
14 and believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of them and women;
4 But many of them that heard the word believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.
41 They then that received his word were baptized: and there were added unto them in that day about three thousand souls.
1 And when the day of Pentecost was now come, they were all together in one place.
2 And suddenly there came from heaven a sound as of the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
3 And there appeared unto them tongues parting asunder, like as of fire; and it sat upon each one of them.
4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
48 Ye are witnesses of these things.
15 and killed the Prince of life; whom God raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
32 This Jesus did God raise up, whereof we all are witnesses.
21 Of the men therefore that have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us,
22 beginning from the baptism of John, unto the day that he was received up from us, of these must one become a witness with us of his resurrection.
8 But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
29 But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We must obey God rather than men.
22 beginning from the baptism of John, unto the day that he was received up from us, of these must one become a witness with us of his resurrection.