Acts 10:40
in Acts 10God raised Him up on the third day and caused Him to be seen—
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Him God raised up the third day, and gave him to be made manifest,
KJV
Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly;
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This verse in Acts 10
Commentary
8 notes on this verseHim God raised up the third day,.... According to the Scriptures, particularly Hos 6:2. The resurrection, of Christ, though it is sometimes ascribed to himself, as God, whereby he was declared to be the Son of God, yet generally to God the Father, as here: and showed him openly; in a glorious body, and yet numerically the same he before lived and suffered in, so as to be heard, seen, and handled; by which full proof was given of the truth of his resurrection, in which he appeared to be the conqueror over death and the grave.
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.
This site's exposition
raised Him up on the third day
Adam Clarke reasons that three days in the tomb were long enough to prove death and too short for any deception. John Gill links the third day to Hosea 6:2.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
Therefore, since it was necessary that the good Shepherd lay down his life on behalf of the sheep, so that through his own death he might destroy death, the captain of our salvation, by bringing death to pass, becomes a composite in his human nature, both as a priest and a lamb in the ability to receive a share of suffering.
"Him God raised up the third day, and showed Him openly; not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with Him after He rose from the dead." This is a proof of the Resurrection. "And gave Him," it is added, "to be made manifest not to all the people, but to witnesses before ordained of God, even unto us:" and yet it was Christ Himself that elected them; but this also he refers to God. "To the before-ordained," he says, "even to us, who did eat and drink with Him after that He was risen from the dead." See whence he fetches his assurance of the resurrection. What is the reason that being risen he did no sign, but only ate and drank? Because the Resurrection itself was a great sign, and of this nothing was so much a sign as the eating and drinking.
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
Him God raised up the third day - He lay long enough under the power of death to prove that he was dead; and not too long, lest it should be supposed that his disciples had time sufficient to have practiced some deceit or imposture; and, to prevent this, the Jews took care to have the tomb well guarded during the whole time which he lay there.
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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A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Showed him openly - Manifestly; so that there could be no deception, no doubt of his resurrection.
The words behind it
13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| τοῦτον | touton | This One | G3778 → | 1381 times |
| ὁ | ho | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| θεὸς | theos | God | G2316 → | 1312 times |
| ἤγειρεν | egeiren | raised up | G1453 → | 142 times |
| ἐν | en | on | G1722 → | 2738 times |
| τῇ | tea | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| τρίτῃ | trite | third | G5154 → | 56 times |
| ἡμέρᾳ | hemera | day | G2250 → | 389 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ἔδωκεν | edoken | gave | G1325 → | 412 times |
| αὐτὸν | auton | Him | G846 → | 5565 times |
| ἐμφανῆ | emphane | revealed | G1717 → | |
| γενέσθαι | genesthai | to become | G1096 → | 667 times |
τοῦτονThis One
toutonG3778 →1381 times
ὁ<the>
hoG3588 →19766 times
θεὸςGod
theosG2316 →1312 times
ἤγειρενraised up
egeirenG1453 →142 times
ἐνon
enG1722 →2738 times
τῇthe
teaG3588 →19766 times
τρίτῃthird
triteG5154 →56 times
ἡμέρᾳday
hemeraG2250 →389 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ἔδωκενgave
edokenG1325 →412 times
αὐτὸνHim
autonG846 →5565 times
ἐμφανῆrevealed
emphaneG1717 →
γενέσθαιto become
genesthaiG1096 →667 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 2:24But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for Him to be held in its clutches.
it leads to
- 1 Corinthians 6:14
By His power God raised the Lord from the dead, and He will raise us also.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Romans 8:11
And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Acts 2:32
God has raised this Jesus to life, to which we are all witnesses.
- 1 Peter 1:21
Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him; and so your faith and hope are in God.
- Colossians 2:12
And having been buried with Him in baptism, you were raised with Him through your faith in the power of God, who raised Him from the dead.
- 1 Corinthians 6:14
Through
2 Corinthians 4:14knowing that the One who raised the Lord Jesus will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you in His presence.
it leads to
- 1 Thessalonians 4:14
For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him.
- Jude 1:24
Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy—
- 1 Thessalonians 4:14
Through
1 Peter 1:21Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him; and so your faith and hope are in God.
it leads to
- Acts 2:24
But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for Him to be held in its clutches.
- Acts 2:24
Where this verse is studied
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About Acts
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Gregory of Nyssa, AGAINST APOLLINARIS; 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 (1746-1748) and John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament.