Acts 10:40
What does Acts 10:40 mean?
A plain-English look at Acts 10:40 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Acts 10:40 means
Peter proclaims the central truth of the Christian faith: "Him God raised up the third day, and gave him to be made manifest." This statement counters the death on the cross with God's miraculous intervention, affirming Jesus's victory over death. The phrase "gave him to be made manifest" emphasizes that God purposefully revealed the resurrected Christ, not hiddenly, but through credible witnesses chosen for this very purpose.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Him God raised up the third day, and gave him to be made manifest,
KJV
King James Version · 1611Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly;
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Him God raised up the third day, and gave him to be made manifest,
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949On the third day God gave him back to life, and let him be seen,
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862`This one God did raise up the third day, and gave him to become manifest,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Him God raised up the third day and gave him to be made manifest,
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890This [man]God raised up the third day and gave him to be openly seen,
Context
Contrasting with Jesus's crucifixion, this verse delivers the foundational truth of the gospel: God's resurrection of Jesus on the third day. This is the pivotal moment in Peter's sermon, establishing Jesus's victory over death. It sets the stage for the explanation of *who* witnessed this resurrection, emphasizing the chosen nature of the witnesses and their crucial role in proclaiming this truth, detailed in the following verse.
v.39And 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.
v.40This passage
v.41not 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.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Corinthians 15:3
For I delivered unto you first of all that which also I received: that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
- Romans 8:11
But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwelleth in you, he that raised up Christ Jesus from the dead shall give life also to your mortal bodies through his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
- 1 Peter 1:21
who through him are believers in God, that raised him from the dead, and gave him glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God.
- Romans 1:4
who was declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead; even Jesus Christ our Lord,
- Romans 4:24
but for our sake also, unto whom it shall be reckoned, who believe on him that raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,
- Matthew 28:1
Now late on the sabbath day, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.
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