Acts 10:39
in Acts 10We are witnesses of all that He did, both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. And although they put Him to death by hanging Him on a tree,
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the country of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom also they slew, hanging him on a tree.
KJV
And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree:
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This verse in Acts 10
Commentary
7 notes on this verse"They killed Him, hanging Him on a tree." Again he speaks of the humiliation. Having shown that He was sent by God, the apostle Peter says that He was also killed. Lest you consider anything inconsistent, note that they never conceal the teaching about the …
This site's exposition
We are witnesses
on Acts 10:39-41
Peter speaks as one of the witnesses of all that Jesus did, the mark of an apostle set in 1:21 to 22. God raised Him up on the third day and showed Him to chosen witnesses, who ate and drank with Him after He rose.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
"And we are witnesses of all things which He did, both in the country of the Jews, and in Jerusalem": both "we," saith he, and ye. Then the Passion, and the reason why they do not believe: "Whom also they slew, and hanged on a tree." Then, when he has shown that He was sent from God, he next speaks of this, that He was slain: that thou mayest not imagine aught absurd. Seest thou how far they are from hiding the Cross out of view, nay, that together with the other circumstances they put also the manner? "Whom also," it says, "they slew by hanging on a tree."
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And we are witnesses of all things,....
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
And we are witnesses - We who are apostles. See the notes on Luk 24:48. In the land of the Jews - In the country of Judea. Whom they slew ... - Our translation would seem to imply that there were two separate acts - first executing him, and then suspending him. But this is neither according to truth nor to the Greek text. The original is simply, “whom they put to death, suspending him on a tree.” On a tree - On a cross. See the notes on Act 5:30.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
we are witnesses of all . . . he did--not objects of superstitious reverence, but simply witnesses to the great historical facts on which the Gospel is founded. slew and hanged--that is, slew by hanging. on a tree--So Ac 5:30 (and see on Ga 3:13).
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We are witnesses of all - In this speech St. Peter may refer, not only to the twelve apostles, but to the six brethren whom he had brought with him. Whom they slew - As the truth of the resurrection must depend on the reality of the death of Christ, it was necessary that this should be stated, and shown to rest on the most indubitable evidence.
The words behind it
21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ἡμεῖς | hemeis | we ourselves | G3165 → | 1936 times |
| μάρτυρες | martures | witnesses | G3144 → | 35 times |
| πάντων | panton | of all things | G3956 → | 1235 times |
| ὧν | hon | that | G3739 → | 1405 times |
| ἐποίησεν | epoiesen | He did | G4160 → | 569 times |
| ἔν | en | in | G1722 → | 2738 times |
| τε | te | both | G5037 → | 213 times |
| τῇ | tea | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| χώρᾳ | chora | region | G5561 → | 28 times |
| τῶν | ton | of the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| Ἰουδαίων | ioudaion | Jews | G2453 → | 192 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → | 2738 times |
| Ἰερουσαλήμ· | ierousalem | Jerusalem; | G2419 → | 76 times |
| ὃν | hon | whom | G3739 → | 1405 times |
| καὶ | kai | also | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ἀνεῖλαν | aneilan | they executed | G337 → | 24 times |
| κρεμάσαντες | kremasantes | having hanged [Him] | G2910 → | 7 times |
| ἐπὶ | epi | on | G1909 → | 883 times |
| ξύλου. | xulou | a tree. | G3586 → | 20 times |
καὶAnd
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ἡμεῖςwe ourselves
hemeisG3165 →1936 times
μάρτυρεςwitnesses
marturesG3144 →35 times
πάντωνof all things
pantonG3956 →1235 times
ὧνthat
honG3739 →1405 times
ἐποίησενHe did
epoiesenG4160 →569 times
ἔνin
enG1722 →2738 times
τεboth
teG5037 →213 times
τῇthe
teaG3588 →19766 times
χώρᾳregion
choraG5561 →28 times
τῶνof the
tonG3588 →19766 times
ἸουδαίωνJews
ioudaionG2453 →192 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ἐνin
enG1722 →2738 times
Ἰερουσαλήμ·Jerusalem;
ierousalemG2419 →76 times
ὃνwhom
honG3739 →1405 times
καὶalso
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ἀνεῖλανthey executed
aneilanG337 →24 times
κρεμάσαντεςhaving hanged [Him]
kremasantesG2910 →7 times
ἐπὶon
epiG1909 →883 times
ξύλου.a tree.
xulouG3586 →20 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
1 Peter 2:24He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”
it leads to
- Isaiah 53:4–6
Surely He took on our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken by God, struck down and afflicted.
- Matthew 8:17
This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took on our infirmities and carried our diseases.”
- Romans 6:11
So you too must count yourselves dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.
- Isaiah 53:4–6
Through
Acts 1:8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
it leads to
- Matthew 28:19
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,
- Mark 16:15
And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
- Romans 15:19
by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.
- Acts 4:33
With great power the apostles continued to give their testimony about the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And abundant grace was upon them all.
- Acts 5:32
We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.”
- Matthew 28:19
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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); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Calvin, Commentary upon the Acts of the Apostles; John Chrysostom, Homily on Acts 23; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748) and Theophylact of Ohrid, Commentary on Acts.
