Acts 10 · Verse 33

Acts 10:33

Immediately 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.
Acts 10:33, King James Version

Acts 10:33 in other translations

BSBSo I sent for you immediately, and you were kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has instructed you to tell us.”
WEBTherefore I sent to you at once, and it was good of you to come. Now therefore we are all here present in the sight of God to hear all things that have been commanded you by God.”
ASVForthwith therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore we are all here present in the sight of God, to hear all things that have been commanded thee of the Lord.
YLTat once, therefore, I sent to thee; thou also didst do well, having come; now, therefore, are we all before God present to hear all things that have been commanded thee by God.'
DARBYImmediately therefore I sent to thee, and thou hast well done in coming. Now therefore we are all present before God to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.
BBESo, straight away, I sent for you; and you have done well to come. And now, we are all present before God, ready to give attention to all the things which the Lord has given you to say.
WebsterImmediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou hast come. Now therefore we are all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee from God.

What does Acts 10:33 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 10:30-33

30-33. Four days ago--the messengers being despatched on the first; on the second reaching Joppa (Ac 10:9); starting for Cæsarea on the third; and on the fourth arriving.

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 33. Thou hast well done. This is an expression of grateful feeling.

Before God. In the presence of God. It is implied that they believed that God saw them, and that they were assembled at his command, and that they were disposed to listen to his instructions.

(i) "Now therefore" De 5:27

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 33 Are we all here present before God - Instead of before God, the Codex Bezae, Syriac, Ethiopic, Armenian, and Vulgate, read before Thee. The people were all waiting for the preacher, and every heart was filled with expectation; they waited as before God, from whose messenger they were about to hear the words of life.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 10:19-33

When we see our call clear to any service, we should not be perplexed with doubts and scruples arising from prejudices or former ideas. Cornelius had called together his friends, to partake with him of the heavenly wisdom he expected from Peter. We should not covet to eat our spiritual morsels alone. It ought to be both given and taken as kindness and respect to our kindred and friends, to invite them to join us in…

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Acts 10:33 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἐξαυτῆςexautēsAt onceG1824
οὖνounthereforeG3767
ἔπεμψαepempsaI sentG3992
πρὸςprostoG4314
σέ,seyou,G4771
σύsuyou yourselfG4771
τεtethenG5037
καλῶςkalōswellG2573
ἐποίησαςepoiēsasdidG4160
παραγενόμενος.paragenomenoshaving come.G3854
νῦνnunNowG3568
οὖνounthereforeG3767
πάντεςpantesallG3956
ἡμεῖςhēmeiswe ourselvesG3165
ἐνώπιονenōpionbeforeG1799
τοῦtou<the>G3588
θεοῦtheouGodG2316
πάρεσμενparesmenare presentG3918
ἀκοῦσαιakousaito hearG191
πάνταpantaallG3956
τὰtathe [things]G3588
προστεταγμέναprostetagmenacommandedG4367
σοιsoiyouG4771
ὑπὸhupobyG5259
τοῦtoutheG3588
κυρίου.¶kuriouLord.G2962

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Acts 10:33

  • Galatians 4:14

    And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.

  • James 1:19

    Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

  • Proverbs 9:9-10

    Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

  • 1 Thessalonians 2:13

    For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.

  • Acts 17:11-12

    These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.

  • Mark 10:15

    Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.

  • 1 Corinthians 3:18

    Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

  • Proverbs 1:5

    A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

  • Acts 28:28

    Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it.

  • 1 Peter 2:1-2

    Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

  • Proverbs 25:12

    As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

  • Deuteronomy 5:25-29

    Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of the Lord our God any more, then we shall die. For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived? Go thou near, and hear all that the Lord our God shall say: and speak thou unto us all that the Lord our God shall speak unto thee; and we will hear it, and do it. And the Lord heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto me; and the Lord said unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they have spoken unto thee: they have well said all that they have spoken. …

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are we.
17:11,12; 28:28; De 5:25-29; 2Ch 30:12; Pr 1:5; 9:9,10; 18:15; 25:12
Mt 18:4; 19:30; Mr 10:15; 1Co 3:18; Ga 4:14; 1Th 2:13; Jas 1:19,21
1Pe 2:1,2

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Context

  • Acts 10:32

    Send 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.

  • Acts 10:33

    Immediately 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.

  • Acts 10:34

    Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:

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Acts 10:33 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Así que, luego envié á ti; y tú has hecho bien en venir. Ahora pues, todos nosotros estamos aquí en la presencia de Dios, para oir todo lo que Dios te ha mandado.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
J’ai donc aussitôt envoyé vers toi, et tu as bien fait de venir. Maintenant donc, nous sommes tous présents devant Dieu, pour entendre tout ce qui t’a été ordonné de Dieu.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Sofort nun sandte ich zu dir, und du hast wohlgetan, daß du gekommen bist. Jetzt sind wir nun alle vor Gott gegenwärtig, um alles zu hören, was dir von Gott befohlen ist.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Confestim ergo misi ad te: et tu benefecisti veniendo. Nunc ergo omnes nos in conspectu tuo adsumus audire omnia quæcumque tibi præcepta sunt a Domino.