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Acts 10:34 KJV
Acts · chapter 10 · verse 34
Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:Acts 10:34 · King James Version
Acts 10:34 in context
32Send therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon, whose surname is Peter; he is lodged in the house of one Simon a tanner by the sea side: who, when he cometh, shall speak unto thee.
33Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.
34Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
35But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.
36The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)
Commentary
Cross references
- Romans 2:11
- 2 Chronicles 19:7
- Deuteronomy 10:17
- Colossians 3:25
- Job 34:19
- Ephesians 6:9
- Luke 20:21
- 1 Peter 1:17
Key words (Strong's)
- perceivekatalambanōto lay hold of, to lay hold of so as to make one s own, to obtain, attain to, to make one…G2638 →
- openedanoigōto openG455 →
- PeterpetrosPeter = " a rock or a stone" , one of the twelve disciples of JesusG4074 →
- mouthstomathe mouth, as part of the body of man, of animals, of fish, etc., since thoughts of a man…G4750 →
- truthalētheiaobjectively, what is true in any matter under consideration, truly, in truth, according…G225 →
- saideiponto speak, sayG2036 →
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We have here Peter's sermon preached to Cornelius and his friends: that is, an abstract or summary of it; for we have reason to think that he did with many other words testify and exhort to this purport.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 34-43