Bible Strands
Acts 10:39
We are witnesses of all that He did, both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. And although they put Him to death by hanging Him on a tree,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Peter addresses Cornelius and his household in Caesarea, concluding his summary of Jesus’ earthly ministry before declaring the resurrection in the following verse.
The words — μάρτυρες (martures) = witnesses, and πάντων (pantōn) = of all things, which together define the exhaustive scope of the apostolic testimony.
The thread — The witness theme runs through Luke 24:48, Acts 1:8, and Acts 10:41, establishing the apostolic commission and specifying the authorized group.
Why it lands — The text requires readers to anchor their faith in the documented deeds and crucifixion of Jesus, relying on firsthand observation rather than speculation.
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The Greek words
King James Version
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:
Cross-references
- Luke 24:48 You are witnesses of these things.
- Acts 1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
- Acts 10:41 not by all the people, but by the witnesses God had chosen beforehand, by us who ate and drank with Him after He rose from the dead.
- Acts 2:32 God has raised this Jesus to life, to which we are all witnesses.
- 1 Peter 2:24 He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”
- Luke 1:2 just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
- John 15:27 And you also must testify, because you have been with Me from the beginning.
- Acts 1:22 beginning from John’s baptism until the day Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”
- Acts 2:23 He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.
- Acts 3:14 You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.