Acts 10:41
What does Acts 10:41 mean?
A plain-English look at Acts 10:41 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Acts 10:41 means
The resurrected Jesus was not manifested to everyone, but specifically "unto witnesses that were chosen before of God." These chosen witnesses were the apostles, who ate and drank with Him after His resurrection. This select group provides irrefutable, personal testimony, proving the reality of Jesus's physical resurrection. Their shared meals confirm the tangible, bodily return of Christ, establishing the credibility of their future proclamation.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000not 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
King James Version · 1611Not 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901not 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.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Not by all the people, but by witnesses marked out before by God, even by us, who took food and drink with him after he came back from the dead.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862not 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;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Not to all the people, but to witnesses preordained by God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him, after he arose again from the dead.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890not of all the people, but of witnesses who were chosen before ofGod, us who have eaten and drunk with him after he arose from among [the] dead.
Context
Building upon the resurrection, this verse clarifies *to whom* Jesus appeared: pre-ordained witnesses, the apostles, who had intimate fellowship with Him after He rose. This selective manifestation safeguards the integrity of the witness, emphasizing their direct experience. This detail is crucial for establishing the authority and reliability of the apostles, directly preceding their divine commission to preach and testify about Jesus.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Luke 24:41
And while they still disbelieved for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here anything to eat?
- John 20:1
Now on the firstdayof the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, while it was yet dark, unto the tomb, and seeth the stone taken away from the tomb.
- Acts 13:31
and he was seen for many days of them that came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses unto the people.
- Acts 1:22
beginning from the baptism of John, unto the day that he was received up from us, of these must one become a witness with us of his resurrection.
- John 15:16
Ye did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that ye should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should abide: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
- Acts 1:2
until the day in which he was received up, after that he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit unto the apostles whom he had chosen:
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