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To himτούτῳallπάντεςthe prophetsοἱ προφῆταιtestify,μαρτυροῦσινthat everyoneπάνταwhoτὸνbelievesπιστεύονταinεἰςhimαὐτόνreceivesλαβεῖνforgivenessἄφεσινof sinsἁμαρτιῶνthroughδιὰhis name.”τοῦ ὀνόματος αὐτοῦ
Acts 10:43
Study it in the app“To him all the prophets testify, that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.””
Peter says all the prophets testify: everyone who believes receives forgivenessForgiveness
With the Greek beneath
Acts 10:43, word by word
- the prophetsπροφῆταιprophētai
prophet
Someone who speaks for God.
Where else “prophētai” appears- testifyμαρτυροῦσινmartyrousin
testify
To tell what one knows or has seen.
Where else “martyrousin” appears- believesπιστεύονταpisteuonta
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteuonta” appears- receivesλαβεῖνlabein
receive
To be given something, like the Spirit.
Where else “labein” appears- forgivenessἄφεσινaphesin
forgiveness
God no longer holds your sins against you.
Where else “aphesin” appears- of sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōn
sin
Doing what God does not want, and the guilt it leaves.
Where else “hamartiōn” appears- his nameὀνόματοςonomatos
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onomatos” appears
The context
42And he commanded us to proclaim to the people and to testify solemnly that he is the one appointed by God as judge of the living and the dead.
43 · This verse (above)
44While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all who were hearing the word.
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?