Acts 10:41

41 not to all the people, but to witnesses, to those having been chosen before by God -- to us who did eat with [him], and did drink with him, after his rising out of the dead;

Acts 10:41 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 10:41

Not to all the people
Of the Jews, who crucified him; nor to the whole body of the Christians, though at one time to a large number, even five hundred brethren at once:

but unto witnesses chosen before of God;
by Christ himself, who is God:

even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the
dead;
namely, to the apostles, with whom he familiarly conversed by times, for the space of forty days after his resurrection; and Beza's most ancient copy; and the Ethiopic version here add, "forty days"; and particularly he did sometimes eat and drink with them; ( Luke 24:42 Luke 24:43 ) ( John 21:12 John 21:15 ) and though drinking is not mentioned, it is included in eating, as in ( Luke 7:36 ) wherefore there is no need to connect the last clause, "after he rose from the dead", with the latter part of the preceding verse, as some do, on that account.

Acts 10:41 In-Context

39 and we -- we are witnesses of all things that he did, both in the country of the Jews, and in Jerusalem, -- whom they did slay, having hanged upon a tree.

40 `This one God did raise up the third day, and gave him to become manifest,

41 not to all the people, but to witnesses, to those having been chosen before by God -- to us who did eat with [him], and did drink with him, after his rising out of the dead;

42 and he commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify fully that it is he who hath been ordained by God judge of living and dead --

43 to this one do all the prophets testify, that through his name every one that is believing in him doth receive remission of sins.'