Acts 10:37
35 But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.
36 The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)
That word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judæa, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;
38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
39 And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree:
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- You yourselves know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee with the baptism that John proclaimed:
- KJV
- That word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judæa, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;
- WEB
- you yourselves know what happened, which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;
- ASV
- that saying ye yourselves know, which was published throughout all Judaea, beginning from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;
- DARBY
- *ye* know; the testimony which has spread through the whole of Judaea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism which John preached
- BLB
- You⁺ yourselves know the declaration having come through all Judea, having begun from Galilee, after the baptism that John proclaimed:
- ÅB
- det ord kjenner dere, det som utgikk over hele Judea etter å ha tatt sin begynnelse fra Galilea etter den dåp som Johannes forkynte -
- OTB
- Dere vet hva som har skjedd i hele Judea, begynner i Galilea etter dåpen som Johannes forkynte—
- B1930
- det ord kjenner I, det som utgikk over hele Judea efter å ha tatt sin begynnelse fra Galilea efter den dåp som Johannes forkynte -
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 4:14
And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about.
Read in contextActs 2:22
Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:
Read in contextActs 28:22
But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against.
Read in contextJohn 4:1–3
When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,
Read in contextActs 26:26
For the king knoweth of these things, before whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner.
Read in contextMatthew 3:1–3
In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
Read in contextLuke 23:5
And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place.
Read in contextMark 1:14–15
Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
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