Acts 10 · Verse 42

Acts 10:42

And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.
Acts 10:42, King James Version

Acts 10:42 in other translations

BSBAnd He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that He is the One appointed by God to judge the living and the dead.
WEBHe commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that this is he who is appointed by God as the Judge of the living and the dead.
ASVAnd he charged us to preach unto the people, and to testify that this is he who is ordained of God to be the Judge of the living and the dead.
YLTand he commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify fully that it is he who hath been ordained by God judge of living and dead--
DARBYAnd he commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that he it is who was determinately appointed of God to be judge of living and dead.
BBEAnd he gave us orders to give news of this to the people, and to give public witness that this is he whom God has made judge of the living and the dead.
WebsterAnd he commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that it is he who was ordained by God to be the Judge of the living and the dead.

What does Acts 10:42 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 10:39-43

39-43. we are witnesses of all ... he did--not objects of superstitious reverence, but simply witnesses to the great historical facts on which the Gospel is founded. slew and hanged--that is, slew by hanging. on a tree--So Ac 5:30 (and see on Ga 3:13).

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 42. And he commanded us, etc. Mt 28:19,20, Mk 16:15,16.

And to testify. To bear witness.

That it is he, Jn 5:22-27. Compare the references in the margin.

Of quick. The living. The doctrine of the New Testament is, that those who are alive when the Lord Jesus shall return to judge the world, shall be caught up in vast numbers like clouds, to meet him in the air, without seeing death, 1Thes 4:16,17. Yet before this, they shall experience such a change in their bodies as shall fit them for the judgment and for their eternal residence--a change which shall liken them to those who have died, and have been raised from the dead. What this change will be, speculation may fancy, but the Bible has not revealed. See 1Cor 15:52: "The dead shall be raised, and we shall be changed."

(d) "commanded us to preach" Mt 28:19,20 (e) "that it is he" Jn 5:22,27, Acts 17:31, 2Cor 5:10, 1Pet 4:5 (*) "quick" "living"

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 42 And he commanded us to preach - By thus assuring them that Jesus Christ was appointed to judge the world, he at once showed them the necessity of subjection to him, that they might stand in the day of his appearing. The Judge of quick and dead - The word quick we retain from our ancient mother tongue, the Saxon, to live, and from this our quicks, quick-set hedges, fences made of living thorns, etc. By quick and dead we are to understand: 1. All that had lived from the foundation of the world till that time; and all that were then alive. 2. All that should be found alive at the day of judgment, as well as all that had died previously.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 10:34-43

Acceptance cannot be obtained on any other ground than that of the covenant of mercy, through the atonement of Christ; but wherever true religion is found, God will accept it without regarding names or sects. The fear of God and works of righteousness are the substance of true religion, the effects of special grace. Though these are not the cause of a man's acceptance, yet they show it; and whatever may be wanting…

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Acts 10:42 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.

καὶkaiAndG2532
παρήγγειλενparēngeilenHe instructedG3853
ἡμῖνhēminusG3165
κηρύξαιkēruxaito proclaimG2784
τῷtōto theG3588
λαῷlaōpeopleG2992
καὶkaiandG2532
διαμαρτύρασθαιdiamarturasthaito testify fullyG1263
ὅτιhotithatG3754
οὗτόςhoutosHeG3778
ἐστινestinisG1510
ὁhothe [One]G3588
ὡρισμένοςhōrismenosappointedG3724
ὑπὸhupobyG5259
τοῦtou<the>G3588
θεοῦtheouGodG2316
κριτὴςkritēs[as] judgeG2923
ζώντωνzōntōnof livingG2198
καὶkaiandG2532
νεκρῶν.nekrōndead.G3498

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

Cross references for Acts 10:42

  • 2 Corinthians 5:10

    For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

  • 1 Peter 4:5

    Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead.

  • 2 Timothy 4:1

    I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;

  • Romans 14:9-10

    For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living. But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.

  • Acts 17:31

    Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

  • Matthew 28:19-20

    Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

  • Revelation 22:12

    And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.

  • Revelation 20:11-15

    And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. …

  • Mark 16:15-16

    And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

  • Acts 4:19-20

    But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.

  • Acts 1:2

    Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:

  • Matthew 25:31-46

    When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
he commanded.
1:8; 4:19,20; 5:20,29-32; Mt 28:19,20; Mr 16:15,16; Lu 24:47,48
Joh 21:21,22
that it.
17:31; Mt 25:31-46; Joh 5:22-29; Ro 14:9,10; 2Co 5:10; 2Ti 4:1,8
1Pe 4:5; Re 1:7; 20:11-15; 22:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Acts 10:41

    Not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead.

  • Acts 10:42

    And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.

  • Acts 10:43

    To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.

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Acts 10:42 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y nos mandó que predicásemos al pueblo, y testificásemos que él es el que Dios ha puesto por Juez de vivos y muertos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il nous a commandé de prêcher au peuple, et d’attester que c’est lui qui est établi de Dieu juge des vivants et des morts.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er hat uns befohlen, dem Volke zu predigen und ernstlich zu bezeugen, daß er der von Gott verordnete Richter der Lebendigen und der Toten ist.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et præcepit nobis prædicare populo, et testificari, quia ipse est qui constitutus est a Deo judex vivorum et mortuorum.