Easter Season · Fourth Sunday of Easter · Year A
Acts 2:14a, 36-41
God Has Made Him Lord
April 26, 2026
Overview & Insights
“God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.” (Acts 2:36)
The lectionary keeps only the frame of Peter’s Pentecost address and then its verdict and aftermath, so the reading is heard as conclusion rather than argument. Verse 36 is the peroration, and its “therefore” depends on material the selection omits: the citation of Psalm 110:1 at vv. 34-35, which supplies the title “Lord,” and the promise to David at v. 30, which supplies “Christ.” The two titles are thus scriptural conclusions, not honorifics. Verse 37 reports the effect with a Septuagint word for being pierced, and the crowd’s question, “What are we to do?”, is the question Luke gives hearers at the hinge of a narrative. Peter’s reply names four things in order: repentance, baptism in the name of Jesus Christ, forgiveness, and the gift of the Holy Spirit. Verse 41 closes with the first number Luke gives for the church, three thousand, and with the note that they were added, a passive he will use again at v. 47.
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Commentary on Acts 2:14a, 36-41 Working Preacher
A Luther Seminary reading of Peter's Pentecost call to repentance and baptism.
Acts 2:14a, 36-41 Center for Excellence in Preaching
A Reformed preaching commentary on the crowd's conviction and the promise given to them and their children.
Prologue and the Preparation for the Church's Mission, Lesson 2 Agape Bible Study
A Catholic verse-by-verse study of Peter's Pentecost sermon through 'Repent and be baptized' in Acts 2:36-41.
The Fourth Sunday of Easter, Year A Catholic Productions · Mass Readings Explained
Brant Pitre walks through this Sunday's Mass readings, including Peter's call to repentance in Acts 2.
Acts 2 Enduring Word
A verse-by-verse evangelical commentary on the Pentecost sermon and the three thousand baptized.
Acts 2 Commentary Precept Austin
A study-note commentary collating multiple sources on Peter's Pentecost address.
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