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Acts 10:39–40

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And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree:
Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly;
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From verse 39

  1. Luke 24:48Rank 1 from verse 39
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    48And ye are witnesses of these things.

  2. Acts 1:8Rank 2 from verse 39
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    8But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

  3. Acts 10:41Rank 3 from verse 39
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    41Not 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.

  4. 1 Peter 2:24Rank 4 from verse 39
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    24Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

  5. Acts 2:32Rank 5 from verse 39
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    32This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.

  6. Acts 1:22Rank 6 from verse 39
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    22Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.

  7. Acts 13:27–29Rank 7 from verse 39
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    27For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.

    28And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.

    29And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre.

  8. Acts 13:31Rank 8 from verse 39
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    31And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people.

  9. Acts 2:23–24Rank 9 from verse 39
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    23Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:

    24Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.

  10. Acts 3:14–15Rank 10 from verse 39
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    14But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;

    15And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.

  11. Acts 4:10Rank 11 from verse 39
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    10Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.

  12. Acts 5:30–32Rank 12 from verse 39
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    30The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.

    31Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.

    32And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.

  13. Acts 7:52Rank 13 from verse 39
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    52Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:

  14. Galatians 3:13Rank 14 from verse 39
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    13Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:

  15. John 15:27Rank 15 from verse 39
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    27And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.

  16. Luke 1:2Rank 16 from verse 39
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    2Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;

From verse 40

  1. 1 Peter 1:21Rank 1 from verse 40
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    21Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.

  2. Acts 13:30–31Rank 2 from verse 40
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    30But God raised him from the dead:

    31And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people.

  3. 1 Corinthians 15:3–4Rank 3 from verse 40
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    3For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

    4And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

  4. 2 Corinthians 4:14Rank 4 from verse 40
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    14Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you.

  5. Acts 2:24Rank 5 from verse 40
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    24Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.

  6. 1 Corinthians 15:12–20Rank 6 from verse 40
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    12Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?

    13But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:

    14And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.

    15Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not.

    16For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:

    17And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.

    18Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.

    19If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.

    20But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.

  7. Acts 17:31Rank 7 from verse 40
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    31Because 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.

  8. Hebrews 13:20Rank 8 from verse 40
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    20Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,

  9. Matthew 28:1–2Rank 9 from verse 40
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    1IN the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.

    2And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.

  10. Romans 1:4Rank 10 from verse 40
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    4And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:

  11. Romans 14:9Rank 11 from verse 40
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    9For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.

  12. Romans 4:24–25Rank 12 from verse 40
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    24But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;

    25Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.

  13. Romans 6:4–11Rank 13 from verse 40
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    4Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

    5For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:

    6Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.

    7For he that is dead is freed from sin.

    8Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:

    9Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.

    10For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.

    11Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.

  14. Romans 8:11Rank 14 from verse 40
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    11But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

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Acts 10:39

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witnesses

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Sense 1: Persons who testify from knowledge. Sense 2: As a verb, attests, testifies, or gives evidence.

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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land

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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.

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whom

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The objective form of who, referring to the person or persons acted upon or related to.

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on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

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Acts 10:40

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raised

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of raise. Sense 1: To rouse; to stir up. Sense 2: To lift or set upright. Sense 3: To exalt. Sense 4: To build or produce. Sense 5: To call forth. Sense 6: To restore to life.

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day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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shewed

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Past-tense or past-participial form of show (to reveal, declare, display, or make known).

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openly

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Publicly, plainly, or without secrecy, concealment, or disguise.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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10:34¶ Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:

10:35But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.

10:36The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)

10:37That word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judæa, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;

10:38How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.

10:39And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree:

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10:40Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly;

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10:41Not 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.

10:42And 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.

10:43To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.

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