SEV Biblia, Chapter 5:31
A ste Dios ha ensalzado con su diestra por Príncipe y Salvador, para dar a Israel arrepentimiento y remisin de pecados.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Acts 5:31
Verse 31. Him hath God exalted with his right hand] By a supereminent display of his almighty power, for so the right hand of God often means; he has raised him from the dead, and raised his human nature to the throne of his glory. Instead of dexia, the right hand, the Codex Bezae has doxh, to glory. A Prince] The leader or director in the way. See the notes on chap. iii. 15, 19.
And a saviour] swthra, A deliverer or preserver. The word swthr comes from sww to save, deliver, preserve, escape from death or danger, bring into a state of security or safety. JESUS and SAVIOUR are nearly of the same import. See the note on John i. 17. He alone delivers from sin, death, and hell: by him alone we escape from the snares and dangers to which we are exposed: and it is by and in him, and in connection with him, that we are preserved blameless and harmless, and made the sons of God without rebuke. He alone can save the soul from sin, and preserve it in that state of salvation.
To give repentance] See this explained, Matt. iii. 2.
Forgiveness of sins.] afesin twn amartiwn, The taking away of sins.
This is not to be restrained to the mere act of justification; it implies the removal of sin, whether its power, guilt, or impurity be considered.
Through Jesus we have the destruction of the power, the pardon of the guilt, and the cleansing from the pollution, of sin. And was Jesus Christ exalted a Prince and a saviour to give repentance and remission of sins to ISRAEL? Then none need despair. If such as were now before the apostles could be saved, then the salvation of the very worst of transgressors, of any or all on this side perdition, is gloriously possible. Yes, for he tasted death for every man; and he prayed for his murderers, compared to some of whom JUDAS himself was a saint.
The two words in Italics, in this text, to be, are impertinently introduced; it reads much better without them.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 31. Him hath God exalted with his right hand , etc.] Not at his right hand, though he is exalted to it, and is set down at it, but with, or by his right hand; that is, by his power: for being by him raised from the dead, he was exalted to the highest heavens, and placed in human nature at the right hand of God, on the same throne with him, crowned with glory and honour; and having a name above every name, and all power and authority both in heaven and in earth given him, to be a Prince and a Saviour : being made and declared both Lord and Christ, Lord of lords, and Prince of the kings of tHe earth, the Prince of life and peace, the Head of the church, and over all things for the sake of it, and the Saviour of his body the church, of all the elect of God; not with a temporal, but a spiritual and eternal salvation, of which he is become the author by his obedience, sufferings, and death; and is an able and willing, a suitable and an only Saviour: and some of the branches of his power and grace are for to give repentance to Israel ; to the Israel whom God has chosen for himself, and Christ has redeemed by his blood, and whom the Spirit calls by his graee: these being sinners, as well as others, stand in need of repentance; and whereas this is not in any mans power, but is the free gift of Gods grace; for though he should give men time and space to repent, and afford them the means of it, yet if he does not give them grace to repent, they never will, such is the hardness of mans heart; Christ is appointed to give this grace to the chosen ones, which he does by sending his Spirit to convince of sin, and to take away the stony heart, and give an heart of flesh: and forgiveness of sins ; free and full forgiveness of all sins; which being obtained by his blood, is applied by his Spirit to all that truly repent of them; for these two always go together; where he gives the one, he also gives the other: the manifestations and applications of pardoning grace are only made to repenting sinners; and there are none that truly, and in an evangelical way, repent of sin, but who have some views, or, at least, hopes of pardoning grace; and none ever mourn more over sin, than those that see it in the glass of forgiving love.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 26-33 - Many will do an evil thing with daring, yet cannot bear to hear of i afterward, or to have it charged upon them. We cannot expect to be redeemed and healed by Christ, unless we give up ourselves to be rule by him. Faith takes the Saviour in all his offices, who came, not to save us in our sins, but to save us from our sins. Had Christ bee exalted to give dominion to Israel, the chief priests would have welcomed him. But repentance and remission of sins are blessings the neither valued nor saw their need of; therefore they, by no means admitted his doctrine. Wherever repentance is wrought, remission i granted without fail. None are freed from the guilt and punishment of sin, but those who are freed from the power and dominion of sin; wh are turned from it, and turned against it. Christ gives repentance, by his Spirit working with the word, to awaken the conscience, to wor sorrow for sin, and an effectual change in the heart and life. The giving of the Holy Ghost, is plain evidence that it is the will of God that Christ should be obeyed. And He will surely destroy those who wil not have Him to reign over them.
Greek Textus Receptus
τουτον 5126 D-ASM ο 3588 T-NSM θεος 2316 N-NSM αρχηγον 747 N-ASM και 2532 CONJ σωτηρα 4990 N-ASM υψωσεν 5312 5656 V-AAI-3S τη 3588 T-DSF δεξια 1188 A-DSF αυτου 846 P-GSM δουναι 1325 5629 V-2AAN μετανοιαν 3341 N-ASF τω 3588 T-DSM ισραηλ 2474 N-PRI και 2532 CONJ αφεσιν 859 N-ASF αμαρτιων 266 N-GPF
Vincent's NT Word Studies
31. Prince. See on ch. iii. 15.Repentance - remission. See on Matt. iii. 2; Jas. v. 15; Luke iii. 3.
Robertson's NT Word Studies
5:31 {Exalt} (uywsen) In contrast to their murder of Christ as in #2:23f. Peter repeats his charges with increased boldness. {With his right hand} (tei dexiai autou). So instrumental case, or at his right hand (locative case), or even "to his right hand" (dative case) as in #2:33. {Prince and Savior} (arcegon kai swtera). See on 3:15. Clearly "Prince" here. {To give} (tou dounai). Genitive of articular infinitive (second aorist active of didwmi) of purpose.
