Acts 10:34 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 10:34

Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism,

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ASV

And Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:

KJV

Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:

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Commentary

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Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

God is no respecter of persons - He does God esteem a Jew, because he is a Jew; nor does he detest a Gentile because he is a Gentile. It was a long and deeply rooted opinion among the Jews, that God never would extend his favor to the Gentiles; and that the descendants of Jacob only should enjoy his peculiar favor and benediction. Of this opinion was St. Peter, previously to the heavenly vision mentioned in this chapter.

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John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

I perceive of a truth - More clearly than ever, from such a concurrence of circumstances. That God is not a respecter of persons - Is not partial in his love. The words mean, in a particular sense, that he does not confine his love to one nation; in a general, that he is loving to every man, and willeth all men should be saved.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ἀνοίξας	Anoixas	Having opened	G455 →
δὲ	de	then	G1161 →
Πέτρος	Petros	Peter	G4074 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
στόμα	stoma	mouth	G4750 →
εἶπεν·	eipen	he said;	G2036 →
ἐπ᾽	ep᾽	Of	G1909 →
ἀληθείας	alētheias	a truth	G225 →
καταλαμβάνομαι	katalambanomai	I grasped	G2638 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
οὐκ	ouk	not	G3756 →
ἔστιν	estin	is	G1510 →
προσωπολήμπτης	prosōpolēmptēs	One who shows partiality	G4381 →
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
θεός,	theos	God,	G2316 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Romans 2:11
For God does not show favoritism.
leads to
- Deuteronomy 10:17
  For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, showing no partiality and accepting no bribe.
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- Galatians 2:6
  But as for the highly esteemed—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism—those leaders added nothing to me.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Job 34:19
  who is not partial to princes and does not favor rich over poor? For they are all the work of His hands.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 2 Chronicles 19:7
  And now, may the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery.”
- Galatians 6:7–8
  Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.
Through
Deuteronomy 10:17
For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, showing no partiality and accepting no bribe.
leads to
- Romans 2:11
  For God does not show favoritism.
  Reached by 4 independent paths from here.
- Daniel 2:47
  The king said to Daniel, “Your God is truly the God of gods and Lord of kings, the Revealer of Mysteries, since you were able to reveal this mystery.”
- Nehemiah 9:32
  So now, our God, the great and mighty and awesome God who keeps His gracious covenant, do not view lightly all the hardship that has come upon us, and upon our kings and leaders,…