Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary
Acts 10:40
Showed him openly - Manifestly; so that there could be no deception, no doubt of his resurrection.
Showed him openly - Manifestly; so that there could be no deception, no doubt of his resurrection.
ACTS 10:40 @evn# th|/ tri,th| h`me,ra| {C} The reading meta. th.n tri,thn h`me,ran (D* itd, l, t) may be either an attempt to harmonize the expression with that of Matthew 27:63, et...
Verse 40. _HIM GOD RAISED UP THE THIRD DAY_] He lay long enough under the power of death to prove that he was dead; and not too long, lest it should be supposed that his disciples had time sufficient...
CHAPTER 10 _ 1. Cornelius of Caesarea and his Preparation (Acts 10:1)._ 2. The Trance-vision of Peter (Acts 10:9). 3. Peter with Cornelius at Caesarea (Acts 10:17). 4. Peter Preaching to the Gentil...
PETER'S SPEECH. Acts 10:34 f. declares that Peter regards the persons before him, though not Jews, as fit to enter the Church and share in the promises. The word for respecter of persons is a new one;...
So Peter opened his mouth and said, "In truth I have come to understand that God has no favourites; but that in every nation he who fears him and acts righteously is acceptable to him. As for the word...
A DEVOUT SOLDIER (Acts 10:1-8)...
HIM. This One. RAISED UP. Greek. _egeiro._ App-178. SHEWED HIM OPENLY. Literally gave Him to become manifest, i.e. to be openly seen. Greek. _emphanes._ Here, Romans 10:20. Compare App-106....
_him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly_( GAVE HIM TO BE MADE MANIFEST)] The literal translation implies more than the A. V. Christ was not openly shewed, but by many proofs it was mad...
ΚΑῚ ἜΔΩΚΕΝ ΑΥ̓ΤῸΝ ἘΜΦΑΝΗ͂ ΓΕΝΈΣΘΑΙ, _and gave Him to be made manifest_. The literal translation implies more than the A.V. Christ was not _openly shewed_, but by many proofs it was made clear to those...
SPEECH OF PETER TO CORNELIUS AND HIS FRIENDS...
_PETER'S SERMON TO THE GENTILES ACTS 10:34-48:_ Peter said that he was certain that God treats all people alike. Everyone that worships God and does His will, can be saved. Peter recognized that God r...
ΤΟΎΤΟΝ _асс. sing. от_ ΤΟΎΤΟ (G3778) этот! эмфатическое; "именно Он!" ΉΓΕΙΡΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΈΓΕΊΡΩ (G1453) поднимать. ΈΔΩΚΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΔΊΔΩΜΙ (G1325) давать; здесь: делать, с _inf._ В...
IN CAESAREA, Acts 10:1-48. a. Cornelius and his vision. Acts 10:1-8. Acts 10:1 Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,...
40, 41. The crowning fact of the gospel comes next in the statement. (40) "_Him God raised up the third day, and showed him openly,_ (41) _not to all the people, to be witnesses chosen by God beforeha...
Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly; HIM GOD RAISED UP THE THIRD DAY, AND SHOWED HIM OPENLY, [ edooken (G1325) auton (G846) emfanee (G1717) genesthai ...
31 The conversion of Cornelius is not in accord with the truth for today. Salvation is not offered to those who have access to God in prayer, for such are already saved. It is for sinners, and the ung...
PETER AND THE GENTILES 1-48. Conversion of Cornelius. The baptism of Cornelius was an event of farreaching importance, and is, therefore, described by St. Luke in great detail. If it was not the first...
GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE ACTS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 10 CORNELIUS THE SOLDIER, 10:1-8 V1 There was a man called Cornelius in Caesarea. He was a captain in the *Roman army. He was the captain of a...
AND SHEWED HIM OPENLY. — Literally, _gave him to be manifest. _...
ἐν τῇ τ. ἡμ.: only alluded to here in Acts, but a positive testimony from St. Peter to the resurrection appearances on the third day, 1 Corinthians 15:4; the expression is specially emphasised by St....
GENTILES RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT Acts 10:34-48 The address with which Peter answered the centurion's inquiry was largely a recapitulation of the great facts of gospel history. The ministry of Jesus i...
The story of Cornelius is remarkable. In himself, as Luke tells us, he was "a devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, who gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway." This m...
Peter Preached to the Assembled Gentiles The beginning of Peter's sermon makes it obvious that he had learned a great new lesson. As Ash said, "Acceptability to God no longer depended on national desc...
Jesus Christ did not announce his resurrection, and other mysteries, to all at once, but to a chose few, who were to be governors of the rest; teaching us thereby, that we have to learn our religion,...
SANCTIFICATION OF CORNELIUS 1-48. Cornelius was a noted Roman officer living at Caesarea, the seat of the imperial government in Judea. The Holy Ghost pronounces him _Eusebees_, _i. e_., godly, and ce...
Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: (35) But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him. (36) Th...
We are now arrived at a turning-point in the history, not merely of the church, but of the unfolding of the truth of God, and the manifestation of His ways. The death of Stephen, therefore, has in var...
The undiminished power of Peter, his apostolic authority, in the midst of which the entrance of Cornelius into the spiritual house of God takes place, in connection with Peter's ministry, and that, af...
HIM GOD RAISED UP THE THIRD DAY,.... According to the Scriptures, particularly Hosea 6:2. The resurrection, of Christ, though it is sometimes ascribed to himself, as God, whereby he was declared to be...
Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly; Ver. 40. _Him God raised_] Christ's death he despatcheth in a word, as a thing well known. His resurrection (because more questioned, and of gr...
_And we_ His apostles, of whom I have the honour and happiness to be one; _are witnesses of all things which he did_ Having been present when he did them; _both in the land of the Jews_ In all parts o...
HIM GOD RAISED UP THE THIRD DAY, AND SHOWED HIM OPENLY,...
The last part of Peter's sermon:...
Gentiles also must now hear the gospel. The heart of Cornelius, a Roman centurion, had been already prepared by God, having a wholesome, genuine fear of God that proved itself in kind works toward the...
HIM GOD RAISED UP ON THE THIRD DAY, AND SHOWED HIM OPENLY, 1. Here is the "heart" of the Gospel message. He died. He was buried. He was raised the third day. 2. Paul calls this the "gospel" in 1 Cor...
"Him God raised up the third day, and gave Him to be made manifest" "Granted that He should become visible" (NASV). Not to all the people, but unto witnesses that were chosen before of God, even to us...
34-43 Acceptance cannot be obtained on any other ground than that of the covenant of mercy, through the atonement of Christ; but wherever true religion is found, God will accept it without regarding...
Lest these Gentiles be deterred from believing in Christ, and take offence at his cross, St. Peter preached unto them the resurrection, which suddenly and powerfully followed. And this he tells them w...
40, 41. The crowning fact of the gospel comes next in the statement. (40) "_ Him God raised up the third day, and showed him openly,_ (41) not to all the people, to be witnesses chosen by God beforeha...
Acts 10:40 Him G5126 God G2316 up G1453 (G5656) third G5154 day G2250 and G2532 showed G1096 ...
“Him God raised up the third day, and gave him to be made openly known, not to all the people, but to witnesses who were chosen beforehand of God, even to us, who ate and drank with him after he rose...
PETER'S SPEECH TO CORNELIUS AND HIS HOUSEHOLD AND FRIENDS (10:34-48)....
Acts 10:40. HIM GOD RAISED UP ON THE THIRD DAY. Here, as everywhere in the Acts of the Apostles, the Resurrection is the culminating point of the apostolic testimony concerning Jesus Christ (see, for...
GAVE HIM TO BE MADE MANIFEST (εδωκεν αυτον εμφανη γενεσθα). Peculiar phrase, here only in the N.T. and in Romans 10:20 (quoted from Isaiah 65:1). Εμφανη, predicate accusative after infinitive γενεσ...
CONTENTS: Peter opens the gospel door to the Gentiles. Cornelius sends for Peter and Peter goes to Caesarea. Peter's sermon to Gentiles in Cornelius' house. Holy Spirit comes upon Gentile believers....
Acts 10:1. _Cornelius, a centurion._ The person to whom St. Peter is sent to preach the gospel is described by name, Cornelius. By his occupation, a soldier. By his religion, a proselyte or converted...
WE ARE WITNESSES. They _saw first hand_ his life and power, and saw him after he had raised from death. NOT TO ALL THE PEOPLE. The reason why he did not show himself to all the unbelievers after his r...
_And we are witnesses of all things which He did._ THE APOSTOLIC TESTIMONY I. Its substance. 1. Christ’s miracles. “All things which He did.” These miracles were-- (1) Declarative of His Divine po...
_And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting._ PETER AT CAESAREA We welcome his revelation that the grace of God has so boundless a reach; that in His government men are accountable not for know...
_There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion._ PETER’S VISION The record of the advance of the young Church gives in quick succession three typical conversions: first, that of t...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 10:34 This message to the Gentiles provides a summary of Jesus’ ministry. The speech may have been a much longer one, which Luke summarizes. ⇐...
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 10:34. The word for RESPECTER OF PERSONS, προσωπολήπτης, is found only here in the N.T., though προσωποληψία occurs in Romans 2:11. Acts 10:35. ACCEPTED WITH HIM.—Better, acce...
EXPOSITION ACTS 10:1 Now _there was _(two last words in italics) for _there was _(in roman), A.V. and T.R.; _Cornelius by name _for _called Cornelius, _A.V. A glance at the map will show that Caesare...
In the first chapter of Acts, Jesus said to His disciples, "But you shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and you shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Ju...
1 Corinthians 15:12; 1 Corinthians 15:3; 1 Corinthians 15:4; 1 Peter 1:21;...
Shewed him openly [ε δ ω κ ε ν α υ τ ο ν ε μ φ α ν η γ ε ν ε σ θ α ι]. Lit., gave him to become manifest. Compare, for the construction, ch. 2 27....
AFTER HIS RESURRECTION Acts 10:38 INTRODUCTORY WORDS As introductory to what shall follow, we wish to call attention to the fact that the early Church gave an unchallenged testimony to the resurrec...
THE STORY OF CORNELIUS Acts 10:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Before the Lord Jesus went up into Heaven, He gave command to the Apostles to disciple all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. In view of the far-flu...