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Acts 10:42

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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.
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  1. 2 Corinthians 5:10Rank 1 from verse 42
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    10For 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. 1 Peter 4:5Rank 2 from verse 42
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    5Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead.

  3. 2 Timothy 4:1Rank 3 from verse 42
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    1I CHARGE thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;

  4. Romans 14:9–10Rank 4 from verse 42
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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.

    10But 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.

  5. Acts 17:31Rank 5 from verse 42
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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.

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Acts 10:42

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us

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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.

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people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

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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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ordained

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Sense 1: Appointed or set apart to an office, work, purpose, or end. Sense 2: Established, decreed, ordered, prescribed, prepared, arranged, or settled.

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

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judge

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Sense 1: A person or authority who hears, discerns, decides, governs, vindicates, condemns, or administers justice. Sense 2: To examine, distinguish, determine, form a verdict, rule, govern, condemn, punish, vindicate, or call to account.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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dead

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Sense 1: Without life; deprived of life. Sense 2: Lifeless, inactive, insensible, or separated from a former state by figure.

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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.

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.

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

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