“Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:”
Fellow Israelites, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know — Peter addresses Israel (andres Israelitai) as the covenantal community, appealing to their corporate memory and direct experience. Jesus' miracles, wonders, and signs (dynameis, terata, sēmeia) were publicly witnessed; the crowd knew of them firsthand. The concentration of miracles in Jesus' ministry is unique in Israel's history and accredits him as God's messenger.
Church Fathers on Acts 2:22
[He men of Israel]: it is not for flattery that he uses this term; but, as he has borne hard upon them, he relaxes a little, and puts them in mind of their great ancestor [Israel]. Here again he begins with an introduction, that they may not become excited, now that he is going to make express mention to them of Jesus: for in what preceded, there was no reason why they should be excited, while the Prophet was the subject of discourse: but the name of Jesus would have given…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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