Acts 10:41

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“not 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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BSBPD

“not 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.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“not to all the people, but to witnesses, to those having been chosen before by God--to us who did eat with <FI>him<Fi> , and did drink with him, after his rising out of the dead;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Acts 10:41 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Luke 24:30While He was reclining at the table with them, He took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to them.
  2. Luke 24:41While they were still in disbelief because of their joy and amazement, He asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?”
  3. 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.
  4. John 14:22Judas (not Iscariot) asked Him, “Lord, why are You going to reveal Yourself to us and not to the world?”
  5. John 15:16You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
  6. John 20:1Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance.
  7. John 21:13Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and He did the same with the fish.
  8. Acts 1:2until the day He was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen.
  9. Acts 1:22beginning from John’s baptism until the day Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”
  10. 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,
  11. Acts 13:31and for many days He was seen by those who had accompanied Him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now His witnesses to our people.

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