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Time after Pentecost · The Holy Trinity (First Sunday after Pentecost) · Year A

Acts 2:14a, 22-36

Peter Proclaims the Crucified and Risen Lord

May 31, 2026

The Preaching of Saint Peter, Masolino da Panicale
The Preaching of Saint Peter, Masolino da Panicale, c. 1426-1427Brancacci Chapel, Florence
Peter speaking to a seated crowd in a Florentine chapel fresco, the listeners close enough to touch him.Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them … Let the entire house of Israel know with certainty that God has made him both Lord and Messiah, this Jesus whom you crucified.Masolino da PanicaleMasolino, working beside Masaccio on the chapel that taught the next century how to paint.Brancacci Chapel, FlorenceThe Brancacci Chapel, Florence.Brancacci Chapel, Florence
LSB Three-Year Lectionary
GospelMatt. 28:16-20Mt 28:16-20
EpistleActs 2:14a, 22-36
Old TestamentGen. 1:1-2:4aGn 1:1-2:4a
PsalterPs. 8Ps 8

Overview & Insights

"Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified." (Acts 2:36)

Standing with the eleven on Pentecost, Peter proclaims Jesus of Nazareth as the one attested by God, crucified according to God's plan, and raised from the dead. He shows from the psalms that God would not abandon his Holy One to decay, and calls his hearers to know that God has made Jesus both Lord and Christ.

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Commentary

Acts 2 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

Verse by verse study of Peter's sermon on the crucified and risen Lord.

Acts 2:22 Commentaries BibleHub

Classic commentators gathered on Peter's proclamation of the resurrection.

Acts 2 Commentary Precept Austin

Detailed study notes and cross references on the chapter.

Barnes' Notes: Acts 2 StudyLight

A historic verse by verse commentary on the passage.

Background & Word Study

Book of Acts Overview (Part 1) BibleProject

Animated overview of the first half of Acts.

The Messiah BibleProject

Background on the messianic hope Peter applies to the risen Jesus.

Acts 2:22 Greek Interlinear BibleHub

Greek word by word of Peter's declaration that Jesus is Lord and Christ.

The Church Fathers

Acts 2 - Catena Catena

Patristic comment on Peter's Pentecost sermon from the Church Fathers.

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