Acts 3:15
“and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, to which we are witnesses.”
What does Acts 3:15 mean?
Peter is speaking to a crowd in Jerusalem, reminding them that they rejected Jesus, whom he calls the "Prince of life" because Jesus is the source and giver of all life. The word "killed" is stark and direct, not softening what happened on the cross. But Peter doesn't leave it there—he immediately pivots to the resurrection, which was God's powerful response to their rejection. When Peter says "we are witnesses," he means the disciples actually saw the risen Jesus themselves, and they're staking their credibility and their lives on that claim. For people in hard seasons, this verse offers something crucial: death doesn't have the final word, and neither does human failure or rejection. God's resurrection power breaks through.