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.
Parallel translations
- WEB He 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.
- BSB 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.
- ESV And he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one appointed by God to be judge of the living and the dead.
- NKJV And He commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that it is He who was ordained by God to be Judge of the living and the dead.
- NASB And He ordered us to preach to the people, and to testify solemnly that this is the One who has been appointed by God as Judge of the living and the dead.
- NLT And he ordered us to preach everywhere and to testify that Jesus is the one appointed by God to be the judge of all—the living and the dead.
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Jesus commanded the apostles to preach and testify that He is appointed by God as Judge of the living and the dead. The risen Christ is also the coming Judge of all.
Overview
The same Jesus who saves will judge every person, living and dead (2 Timothy 4:1). This sobering truth gives weight to the call to repent and believe. Peter's preaching is not optional advice but a commissioned testimony about the One before whom all must finally stand.
Cross-references & the web
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- 2 Cor 5:10For 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.
- 1 Pet 4:5Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead.
- 2 Tim 4:1I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
- Rom 14:9–10For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.
- Acts 17:31Because 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.
- Matt 28:19–20Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
- Rev 20:11–15And 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.
- Rev 22:12And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
- Mark 16:15–16And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
- Acts 1:2Until 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:
- Acts 4:19–20But 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.
- Matt 25:31–46When 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:
- Rev 1:7Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
- Luke 24:47–48And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
- Acts 5:20Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.
- Acts 1:8But 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 Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
- Acts 5:29–32Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
- 2 Tim 4:8Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
- John 5:22–29For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:
- John 21:21–22Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do?
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