Bible Strands
Acts 10:36
He has sent this message to the people of Israel, proclaiming the gospel of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Peter speaks to Cornelius, a Roman centurion, and his household at Caesarea, immediately after the Holy Spirit has fallen on these Gentiles. He is explaining why God sent him across the Jewish-Gentile divide.
The words — εὐαγγελιζόμενος (euangelizomenos), a present participle meaning "preaching the good news," is the verbal root behind the English word "evangelize" and carries the sense of active, ongoing proclamation.
The thread — The title "Lord of all" echoes the universal authority of Christ in Matthew 28:18 and the confession of Acts 2:36, and reaches its eschatological peak in Revelation 17:14 ("Lord of lords").
Why it lands — The gospel is framed as a message sent to Israel, yet its content points to a Christ whose lordship has no ethnic boundary. The reader is asked to hold both truths at once: particularity of the sending and universality of the Lord.
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The Greek words
King James Version
The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)
Cross-references
- Matthew 28:18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
- Acts 2:36 Therefore let all Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ!”
- Revelation 17:14 They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”
- 1 Corinthians 15:27 For “God has put everything under His feet.” Now when it says that everything has been put under Him, this clearly does not include the One who put everything under Him.
- 1 Peter 3:22 who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.
- Revelation 1:18 the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.
- Psalms 2:6 “I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.”
- 2 Corinthians 5:18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:
- Ephesians 1:20 which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,
- Ephesians 2:13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.