A frequent misinterpretation isolates the phrase 'a man approved of God' to argue Jesus was merely human without divinity, ignoring the sermon's context where Peter proclaims him as Lord and Christ raised by God; others wrongly assume Jesus performed the miracles by his own power rather than God working through him, or dismiss the signs as unhistorical legends despite the direct appeal to shared eyewitness knowledge.
Acts 2:22
King James Version (1769)
22 Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:
In Peter's Pentecost sermon, he affirms to the Jewish crowd that Jesus of Nazareth was divinely approved and authenticated by God through miracles, wonders, and signs performed openly among them, events the audience personally knew to be true, thereby establishing Jesus' messianic credentials as the foundation for declaring his death, resurrection, and lordship.