He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.
Christ's resurrection proves His divine power all the more because His death was so well known among you. You slew Him, not with your own hands, but the nation desired it with one voice, and all defiled yourselves either by consent or careless silence. God's eternal counsel removes the scandal of the cross: He suffered nothing by chance, but by God's determined appointment, which cuts off all foolish and wicked thoughts.
AI summary
Jesus was surrendered from tribunal to tribunal, to the chief priests, to Pilate, to the soldiers, until His death was accomplished. God's determinate counsel means His purpose defined beforehand, not that these events were casual. He was given by God into the hands of men, passed from one demand to another until you succeeded in procuring His death.
AI summary
PETER FOR THE FIRST TIME, PUBLICLY PREACHES CHRIST. (Acts 2:14-36) Peter, standing up with the eleven--in advance, perhaps, of the rest.
Commenting on Acts 2:14-36