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The wordτὸν λόγονthatὃνhe sentἀπέστειλενto the sonsτοῖς υἱοῖςof Israel,Ἰσραὴλannouncing the good news ofεὐαγγελιζόμενοςpeaceεἰρήνηνthroughδιὰJesusἸησοῦthe Messiah—ΧριστοῦheοὗτόςisἐστινLordκύριοςof all—πάντων
Acts 10:36
Study it in the app“The word that he sent to the sons of Israel, announcing the good news of peace through Jesus the Messiah— he is Lord of all—”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 10:36, word by word
- The wordλόγονlogon
message
What God says, proclaimed to people.
Where else “logon” appears- he sentἀπέστειλενapesteilen
send
To send someone somewhere on an errand, on behalf of the sender.
Where else “apesteilen” appears- to the sonsυἱοῖςhuiois
descendant
A descendant: "son of David".
Where else “huiois” appears- of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēl
Israel
Israel: the name God gave to Jacob, and the people descended from him.
Where else “Israēl” appears- announcing the good news ofεὐαγγελιζόμενοςeuangelizomenos
proclaim good news
Announce the good news; in the passive, have the good news announced or be announced as good news.
Where else “euangelizomenos” appears- peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēn
peace with God
The calm God gives: being on good terms with him.
Where else “eirēnēn” appears- JesusἸησοῦIēsou
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appears- the Messiah—ΧριστοῦChristou
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- Lordκύριοςkyrios
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyrios” appears
Translation note
The Greek of 10:36-38 is difficult: the sentence breaks off and starts again.
The context
35but in every nation the one who fears him and does righteousness is acceptable to him.
36 · This verse (above)
37you know the thing that happened throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee after the immersion that John proclaimed:
To study Acts 10 in a group
1. What it says
What vision does Cornelius have, and what vision does Peter have? What are they each asked to do? (vv. 3-16)
2. What it means
Peter says God shows no partiality (vv. 34-35). How did what Peter experienced change what he understood?
3. How I live it
Are there people you tend to keep at a distance? What small step could you take toward one of them?