Acts 10:39 Meaning and Explanation
“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:”
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Read Full Chapter →Peter testifies that the apostles witnessed all Jesus did in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem — and that he was killed, hanged on a tree.
What Does Acts 10:39 Mean?
Peter speaks as an eyewitness — we are witnesses of all things which he did — and then states the dark center of the story without ornament: whom they slew and hanged on a tree.
Tree is chosen with care: the law pronounced a curse on one hanged on a tree (Deuteronomy 21:23), and the apostles dared to say that Jesus bore that curse for us (Galatians 3:13; 1 Peter 2:24). The witnesses do not soften the cross; its shame, told honestly, is the very place where mercy was won.
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What does Acts 10:39 mean?
Peter testifies that the apostles witnessed all Jesus did in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem — and that he was killed, hanged on a tree.