ACTS 10:39 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree:”
'We are witnesses of everything he did in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They killed him by hanging him on a pole,'—the apostolic 'we' (hēmeis martyres) claims eyewitness status for Jesus's works in Judea and Jerusalem. The execution formula—'hanging him on a pole' (kreminnyntes epi xylou)—echoes Deuteronomy 21:22-23 (the cursed one hangs on wood). Peter frames the crucifixion in terms of Deuteronomic curse, preparing for the resurrection's vindication.
Church Fathers on Acts 10:39
And we are witnesses of all things which He did, both in the country of the Jews, and in Jerusalem Acts 10:39: both we, says he, and you. Then the Passion, and the reason why they do not believe: Whom also they slew, and hanged on a tree. Him God raised up the third day, and showed Him openly; not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who ate and drank with Him after He rose from the dead. (v. 40, 41.) This is a proof of the Resurrection.
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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