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.

And {G2532} he commanded {G3853} us {G2254} to preach {G2784} unto the people {G2992}, and {G2532} to testify {G1263} that {G3754} it is {G2076} he {G846} which {G3588} was ordained {G3724} of {G5259} God {G2316} to be the Judge {G2923} of quick {G2198} and {G2532} dead {G3498}.

“Then he commanded us to proclaim and attest to the Jewish people that this man has been appointed by God to judge the living and the dead.

And 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.

And 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.

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Cross-References

  • 2 Corinthians 5:10 (11 votes)

    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.

  • 2 Timothy 4:1 (10 votes)

    ¶ 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;

  • 1 Peter 4:5 (10 votes)

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

  • Romans 14:9 (9 votes)

    For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.

  • Romans 14:10 (9 votes)

    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 (8 votes)

    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 (5 votes)

    Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: