The Bible › Bible in Basic English › Acts 3
Acts 3:15
And put to death the Lord of life; whom God gave back from the dead; of which fact we are witnesses.
Acts 3:15 · Bible in Basic English
Acts 3:15 in other translations
And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of the fact.
and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, to which we are witnesses.
Every translation above is public domain and free to share. Other versions — NIV · ESV · NKJV · NLT · NASB · CSB · AMP — are copyrighted and open on their publishers’ partner site.
In context
12 And when Peter saw it he said to the people, You men of Israel, why are you so greatly surprised at this man? or why are you looking at us as if by our power or virtue we had given him the use of his legs?
13 The God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has given glory to his servant Jesus; whom you gave up, turning your backs on him, when Pilate had made the decision to let him go free.
14 But you would have nothing to do with the Holy and Upright One, and made request for a man of blood to be given to you,
15 And put to death the Lord of life; whom God gave back from the dead; of which fact we are witnesses.
16 And his name, through faith in his name, has made this man strong, whom you see and have knowledge of: yes, the faith which is through him has made him well, before you all.
17 And now, my brothers, I am conscious that you did this, as did your rulers, without knowledge.
18 But the things which God had made clear before, by the mouth of all the prophets, that the Christ would have to undergo, he has put into effect in this way.
Read Acts 3 in the app The whole chapter