King James Version
Acts 10:36 in the King James Version says “The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)” — study this verse from Acts chapter 10 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)”
Acts 10:36 · KJV
Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.
The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)
That word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judaea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;
How 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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“The word”
G3056something said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a
“God sent”
G649set apart, i.e., (by implication) to send out (properly, on a mission) literally or figuratively
“unto the children”
G5207a "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship
“of Israel”
G2474israel (i.e., jisrael), the adopted name of jacob, including his descendants (literally or figuratively)
“Jesus”
G2424jesus (i.e., jehoshua), the name of our lord and two (three) other israelites
“Lord”
G2962supreme in authority, i.e., (as noun) controller; by implication, master (as a respectful title)
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