Acts 10:37
in Acts 10You yourselves know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee with the baptism that John proclaimed:
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ASV
that saying ye yourselves know, which was published throughout all Judæa, beginning from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;
KJV
That word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;
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This verse in Acts 10
Commentary
10 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
That word - Greek: ῥῆμα rēma - a different word from that in the previous verse. It may be translated “thing” as well as “word.” Which was published - Greek: which was done. “You know, though it may be imperfectly, what was done or accomplished in Judea,” etc. Throughout all Judea - The miracles of Christ were not confined to any place, but were performed in every part of the land. For an account of the divisions of Palestine, see the notes on Mat 2:22. And began ... - Greek: having been begun in Galilee.
This site's exposition
He has sent this message
on Acts 10:36-38
Peter tells Gentiles that God sent this message to the people of Israel, the gospel of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all. He traces it from Galilee and the baptism John proclaimed, the outline of Luke's Gospel.
This site's exposition
beginning in Galilee
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown think the events of Jesus' ministry were too well known to escape Gentiles who lived among Jews. Adam Clarke notes that Peter begins with what his hearers knew.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
He thus clearly indicates, that He whom Cornelius had previously feared as God, of whom he had heard through the law and the prophets, for whose sake also he used to give alms, is, in truth, God.
Then he adduces these Gentiles themselves as witnesses: "ye know," says he, "the matter which came to pass throughout all Judea, beginning at Galilee - then he confirms it from this also - after the baptism which John preached" - "even Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed Him with the Holy Ghost and with power." He does not mean, Ye know Jesus, for they did not know Him, but he speaks of the things done by Him. Then he proves how He was Lord of all, from the things which He achieved "throughout all Judea. For ye know," saith he, "the matter which came to pass throughout all Judea:" and, what is the wonderful part of it, "beginning at Galilee: after the baptism which John preached." First he speaks of His success, and then again he says concerning Him, "Jesus of Nazareth." Why, what a stumbling-block, this birthplace!
The Medieval Church1 voice
You know the word which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, and so on. He briefly included everything that is recited in the Creed: that Jesus is the Christ, that he is Lord of all, that he was sent to reconcile the world to God, that …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Ye know the word which was published - You know the facts in general, the meaning of which I shall now more particularly explain and confirm to you. The baptism which John preached - To which he invited them by his preaching, in token of their repentance. This began in Galilee, which is near Cesarea.
The word I say you know,....
2 more voices on this verse
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
That word . . . ye know--The facts, it seems, were too notorious and extraordinary to be unknown to those who mixed so much with Jews, and took so tender an interest in all Jewish matters as they did; though, like the eunuch, they knew not the significance of them. which was published throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee--(See Lu 4:14, 37, 44;
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — unbalanced-parens
That word - ye know - This account of Jesus of Nazareth ye cannot be unacquainted with; because it has been proclaimed throughout all Judea and Galilee, from the time that John began to preach. Ye have heard how he was anointed with the Holy Ghost, and of the miracles which he performed; how he went about doing good, and healing all kinds of demoniacs and, by these mighty and beneficent acts, giving the fullest proof that God was with him. This was the exordium of Peter’s discourse; and thus he begins, from what they knew, to teach them what they did not know. St. Peter does not intimate that any miracle was wrought by Christ previously to his being baptized by John. Beginning at Galilee. Let us review the mode of Christ’s manifestation. 1. After he had been baptized by John, he went into the desert, and remained there forty days. 2. He then returned to the Baptist, who was exercising his ministry at that time at Bethany or Bethabara; and there he made certain disciples, viz., Andrew, Bartholomew, Peter, and Philip. 3. Thence he went to the marriage at Cana, in Galilee, where he wrought his first miracle. 4. And afterwards he went to Capernaum in the same country, by the sea of Galilee, where he wrought many others. This was the manner in which Christ manifested himself; and these are the facts of which Peter presumes they had a perfect knowledge, because they had been for a long time notorious through all the land.
The words behind it
19 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ὑμεῖς | humeis | You yourselves | G4771 → | 2973 times |
| οἴδατε | oidate | know | ||
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| γενόμενον | genomenon | having come | G1096 → | 667 times |
| ῥῆμα | rhema | declaration | G4487 → | 68 times |
| καθ᾽ | kath᾽ | through | G2596 → | 468 times |
| ὅλης | holes | all | G3650 → | 109 times |
| τῆς | tes | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| Ἰουδαίας, | ioudaias | Judea, | G2449 → | 44 times |
| ἀρξάμενος | arxamenos | having begun | G757 → | 85 times |
| ἀπὸ | apo | from | G575 → | 640 times |
| τῆς | tes | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| Γαλιλαίας | galilaias | Galilee | G1056 → | 61 times |
| μετὰ | meta | after | G3326 → | 461 times |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| βάπτισμα | baptisma | baptism | G908 → | 19 times |
| ὃ | ho | that | G3739 → | 1405 times |
| ἐκήρυξεν | ekeruxen | proclaimed | G2784 → | 59 times |
| Ἰωάννης, | ioannes | John: | G2491 → | 134 times |
ὑμεῖςYou yourselves
humeisG4771 →2973 times
οἴδατεknow
oidate
τὸthe
toG3588 →19766 times
γενόμενονhaving come
genomenonG1096 →667 times
ῥῆμαdeclaration
rhemaG4487 →68 times
καθ᾽through
kath᾽G2596 →468 times
ὅληςall
holesG3650 →109 times
τῆς<the>
tesG3588 →19766 times
Ἰουδαίας,Judea,
ioudaiasG2449 →44 times
ἀρξάμενοςhaving begun
arxamenosG757 →85 times
ἀπὸfrom
apoG575 →640 times
τῆς<the>
tesG3588 →19766 times
ΓαλιλαίαςGalilee
galilaiasG1056 →61 times
μετὰafter
metaG3326 →461 times
τὸthe
toG3588 →19766 times
βάπτισμαbaptism
baptismaG908 →19 times
ὃthat
hoG3739 →1405 times
ἐκήρυξενproclaimed
ekeruxenG2784 →59 times
Ἰωάννης,John:
ioannesG2491 →134 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Acts 2:22Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know.
it leads to
- John 3:2
He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs You are doing if God were…
- Matthew 12:28
But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
- Luke 11:20
But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
- Acts 4:10
then let this be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from…
- John 14:10–11
Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? The words I say to you, I do not speak on My own. Instead, it is the Father…
- John 3:2
Through
Acts 28:22But we consider your views worth hearing, because we know that people everywhere are speaking against this sect.”
it leads to
- Acts 24:14
I do confess to you, however, that I worship the God of our fathers according to the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is laid down by the Law and…
- 1 Peter 2:12
Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.
- Acts 24:14
Through
Luke 4:14Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news about Him spread throughout the surrounding region.
it leads to
- Matthew 4:23–25
Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
- Matthew 4:23–25
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on Acts; Bede, Commentary on Acts; Irenaeus, Against Heresies Book III; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Chrysostom, Homily on Acts 23; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.