ESV Reformation Study Bible – Acts 2:22
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Acts 2:22

2:22 Jesus of Nazareth. This title is used elsewhere by Luke (6:14; 10:38; 22:8; 26:9; Luke 18:37; 24:19). In the sermon Peter emphasizes these important facts about Jesus: His death (v. 23), His bodily resurrection (vv. 24–32), His exaltation (v. 33), His coronation (vv. 34, 36), and the conquest at His Second Coming (v. 35).

attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs. Although coming from Nazareth was a stumbling block (cf. John 1:46), God amply demonstrated that Jesus was the Messiah through the attestation of miracles.