Acts 2:32

This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.

Cross-references

Acts 2:24 Parallel

Acts 2:24 provides the theological basis for the resurrection — God loosing the pangs of death — which the witnesses in 2:32 testify to.

In Acts 10:39-41, Peter repeats his witness of Jesus' resurrection and the calling to testify before the people.

Acts 5:32 Parallel

In Acts 5:32, Peter again declares the apostles' eyewitness role, now with the Holy Spirit as co-witness to the resurrection.

Acts 1:8 Parallel

Acts 1:8 gave the commission to be witnesses; Acts 2:32 shows its fulfillment as Peter declares 'we all are witnesses'.

Acts 1:22 Parallel

Acts 1:22 defined an apostle as a witness of the resurrection; here Peter directly fulfills that role.

Acts 3:15 Parallel

Acts 3:15 repeats the same witness claim — 'to this we are witnesses' — reinforcing the apostolic testimony to the resurrection.

Acts 4:33 Parallel

Acts 4:33 summarizes that the apostles gave testimony to the resurrection with great power, confirming the ongoing witness begun in 2:32.

Acts 13:31 Parallel

Acts 13:31 specifies that Jesus appeared to those who traveled with him, who became witnesses — exactly the same witness role Peter claims in Acts 2:32.

Acts 13:30 Parallel

Acts 13:30 directly repeats the resurrection claim — 'God raised him from the dead' — reinforcing the same core event Peter testifies to in Acts 2:32.

Acts 4:20 Parallel

Acts 4:20 declares 'we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard' — the same apostolic witness.

Acts 17:31 Related theme

Acts 17:31 expands the resurrection meaning: it is God's proof that Jesus will judge the world — connecting resurrection to future judgment.

Acts 25:19 Parallel

Acts 25:19 reports Paul's claim that Jesus is alive — an outsider's perspective on the very resurrection Peter testified to in Acts 2:32.

Acts 5:31 Related theme

Acts 5:31 describes the exaltation of Jesus as Leader and Savior — the result of the resurrection that the witnesses testify to.

Luke 24:46–48 Prophetic fulfillment

In Luke 24:46-48, Jesus predicted the disciples would be witnesses of his resurrection, which Acts 2:32 fulfills.

John 15:27 Parallel

In John 15:27, Jesus commissions the disciples to testify because they were with him from the beginning, paralleling the witness role in Acts.

John 10:18 Parallel

John 10:18 shows Jesus claiming authority to lay down and take up his life — the resurrection affirms that authority.

John 2:19 Prophetic fulfillment

John 2:19 records Jesus' prophecy of raising the temple in three days — the resurrection fulfills it.

Luke 24:48 Parallel

Luke 24:48 directly states the apostles are witnesses of the resurrection — that same role is being exercised.

Psalm 71:20 Typology

In Psalm 71:20, the hope of being brought up from the depths directly prefigures the resurrection of Jesus proclaimed in Acts.

Romans 1:4 Related theme

Romans 1:4 links resurrection to Jesus' divine sonship — deepening the meaning of the event Peter witnesses in Acts 2:32.

Romans 8:11 Related theme

Romans 8:11 applies the same resurrection power to believers — the Spirit who raised Jesus will also raise us — extending the promise of Acts 2:32.

1 Corinthians 15:4 directly states Jesus was raised on the third day according to Scriptures — the same event Peter testifies to in Acts 2:32.

Philippians 2:9 Related theme

Philippians 2:9 shows the exaltation that follows the resurrection — the same Jesus raised in Acts is now given the highest place.

1 Timothy 3:16 echoes the resurrection as vindication by the Spirit — the same event the apostles witnessed in Acts.

Hebrews 13:20 explicitly mentions God bringing Jesus back from the dead — the same resurrection the apostles witnessed in Acts.

1 Peter 1:21 says God raised Jesus from the dead and glorified him — the same event that the apostles were witnesses of in Acts.

John 20:26–31 Related theme

In John 20:26-31, Thomas' encounter and the purpose of written testimony underscore that belief comes through witness accounts.

Colossians 2:15 Related theme

Colossians 2:15 reveals Christ's triumph over powers through the cross — the resurrection validates and demonstrates that victory.

1 John 1:2 Parallel

1 John 1:2 speaks of apostles testifying to the eternal life that appeared — similar to their witness to the resurrection in Acts.