Acts 10:41
in Acts 10not by all the people, but by the witnesses God had chosen beforehand, by us who ate and drank with Him after He rose from the dead.
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ASV
not to all the people, but unto witnesses that were chosen before of God, even to us, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Acts 10
Commentary
13 notes on this verseTherefore, he confirms Christ's resurrection by the fact that they ate with him after the resurrection. For he did not make any sign from the resurrection; for the resurrection itself was a great sign, and there was no such sign of a resurrection as eating …
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 Fathers3 voices
A commentator
Severus of AntiochCATENA ON THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES 10.42 · Written before 538.
proposed
Now, certainly, he shared a new food, one not in accord with the prior order in which he had eaten and drunk with them before the resurrection. For at that time, having been made similar to us in everything except for sin, he ate and …
For since eating is proper to them that live this present life, of necessity the Lord by means of eating and drinking proved the resurrection of the flesh to those who did not acknowledge it to be real. This same course he pursued in the …
"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 Medieval Church2 voices
For us who ate and drank with Him after He rose from the dead. Here blessed Peter expounds what is not recited in the Gospel, namely, that after the resurrection, he drank with the Lord. Unless perhaps we believe it was indicated there where he …
For us who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. In Greek, it is added, "For forty days," and Saint Augustine declared that it is so in his Codex, and in explaining it, he added: "Not that they ate and drank …
6 more voices on this verse
The Medieval Church1 voice
"Witnesses… chosen before." Although Jesus Christ Himself chose them, the expression "chosen before" he ascribes to God the Father. "Who ate and drank with Him." Look at how he confirms the truth of the resurrection. Why did Jesus Christ, after rising, not perform any miracle, …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Not now to all the people - As before his death; to us who did eat and drink with him - That is, conversed familiarly and continually with him, in the time of his ministry.
Not to all the people,....
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Not to all the people - Not to the nation at large, for this was not necessary in order to establish the truth of his resurrection. He, however, showed himself to many persons. See the Harmony of the Accounts of the Resurrection of Jesus. Chosen of God - Appointed by God, or set apart by his authority through Jesus Christ. Who did eat and drink ... - And by doing this he furnished the clearest possible proof that he was truly risen; that they were not deceived by an illusion of the imagination or by a phantom. Compare Joh 21:12-13.
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).
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — starts-lowercase
Not to all the people - In the order of Divine providence, the public were to be no longer instructed by Jesus Christ personally; but it was necessary that those who were to preach redemption in his name should be thoroughly furnished to this good and great work; therefore, the time he spent on earth, after his resurrection, was devoted to the instruction of his disciples. Witnesses chosen before of God - That is, God chose such men to attest this fact as were every way best qualified to give evidence on the subject; persons who were always to be found; who might at all times be confronted with those, if any such should offer themselves, who could pretend to prove that there was any imposture in this case; and persons who, from the very circumstances in which they were placed, must appear to have an absolute conviction of the truth of all they attested. The first preachers of the Gospel must be the witnesses of its facts; and these first preachers must be put in such circumstances as to demonstrate, not only that they had no secular end in view, nor indeed could have any, but also that they should be able to evince that they had the fullest conviction of the reality of the eternal world, and of their Master’s existence in glory there; as they carried their lives continually in their hands, and regarded them not, so that they might fulfill the ministry which they had received from their Lord, and finish their course with joy. But why was not Christ, after his resurrection, shown to all the people! 1. Because it was impossible that such a thing could be done without mob and tumult. Let it only be announced, “Here is the man who was dead three days, and who is risen from the dead!” what confusion would be the consequence of such an exposure! […]
The words behind it
23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| οὐ | ou | not [revealed] | G3756 → | 1664 times |
| παντὶ | panti | to all | G3956 → | 1235 times |
| τῷ | to | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| λαῷ, | lao | people, | G2992 → | 141 times |
| ἀλλὰ | alla | but | G235 → | 635 times |
| μάρτυσιν | martusin | to [the] witnesses | G3144 → | 35 times |
| τοῖς | tois | who | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| προκεχειροτονημένοις | prokecheirotonemenois | chosen beforehand | G4401 → | |
| ὑπὸ | hupo | by | G5259 → | 219 times |
| τοῦ | tou | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| θεοῦ | theou | God | G2316 → | 1312 times |
| ἡμῖν, | hemin | to us | G3165 → | 1936 times |
| οἵτινες | oitines | who | G3748 → | 144 times |
| συνεφάγομεν | sunephagomen | we ate with | G4906 → | |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| συνεπίομεν | sunepiomen | we drank with | G4844 → | |
| αὐτῷ | auto | Him | G846 → | 5565 times |
| μετὰ | meta | after | G3326 → | 461 times |
| τὸ | to | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἀναστῆναι | anastenai | rising | G450 → | 107 times |
| αὐτὸν | auton | of Him | G846 → | 5565 times |
| ἐκ | ek | out from | G1537 → | 911 times |
| νεκρῶν· | nekron | [the] dead; | G3498 → | 128 times |
οὐnot [revealed]
ouG3756 →1664 times
παντὶto all
pantiG3956 →1235 times
τῷthe
toG3588 →19766 times
λαῷ,people,
laoG2992 →141 times
ἀλλὰbut
allaG235 →635 times
μάρτυσινto [the] witnesses
martusinG3144 →35 times
τοῖςwho
toisG3588 →19766 times
προκεχειροτονημένοιςchosen beforehand
prokecheirotonemenoisG4401 →
ὑπὸby
hupoG5259 →219 times
τοῦ<the>
touG3588 →19766 times
θεοῦGod
theouG2316 →1312 times
ἡμῖν,to us
heminG3165 →1936 times
οἵτινεςwho
oitinesG3748 →144 times
συνεφάγομενwe ate with
sunephagomenG4906 →
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
συνεπίομενwe drank with
sunepiomenG4844 →
αὐτῷHim
autoG846 →5565 times
μετὰafter
metaG3326 →461 times
τὸ<the>
toG3588 →19766 times
ἀναστῆναιrising
anastenaiG450 →107 times
αὐτὸνof Him
autonG846 →5565 times
ἐκout from
ekG1537 →911 times
νεκρῶν·[the] dead;
nekronG3498 →128 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
John 14:17the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 36:27
And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances.
- John 16:13
However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to…
- 1 John 2:27
And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all…
- 1 John 4:6
We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. That is how we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deception.
- John 15:26
When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—He will testify about Me.
- Ezekiel 36:27
Through
Acts 10:39We 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,
it leads to
- Luke 24:48
You are witnesses of these things.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Acts 1:8
But 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.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Luke 24:48
Through
John 14:22Judas (not Iscariot) asked Him, “Lord, why are You going to reveal Yourself to us and not to the world?”
it leads to
- Acts 1:13
When they arrived, they went to the upper room where they were staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas…
- Acts 1:13
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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); Bede, Commentary on Acts; Bede, Retractions on Acts; 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); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament; Oecumenius, Commentary on Acts; Severus of Antioch, CATENA ON THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES 10.42; Theodoret of Cyrus, DIALOGUE 2 and Theophylact of Ohrid, Commentary on Acts.