Acts 10:41

Not 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.

Cross-references

Acts 10:39 Historical context

Acts 10:39 records that these same witnesses saw Jesus' death — their resurrection witness is credible because they saw both.

Acts 13:31 Parallel

Acts 13:31 echoes that Jesus was seen for many days by those who came with him from Galilee, who are his witnesses to the people — same core testimony.

Acts 1:3 Parallel

Acts 1:3 confirms Jesus showed himself alive with many proofs over 40 days to the same witnesses — adding the duration and certainty of the appearances.

Acts 3:15 Parallel

Acts 3:15 echoes the witness claim — 'we are witnesses' of the resurrection — which Acts 10:41 specifies as those who ate and drank with Jesus.

Acts 1:4 Parallel

Acts 1:4 notes Jesus eating with the apostles after his resurrection — directly matching the 'ate and drank' witness role in Acts 10:41.

Acts 1:22 Parallel

Acts 1:22 defines a witness of the resurrection as one who accompanied Jesus from baptism to ascension — specifying the broader qualification for the role mentioned here.

Acts 1:2 Parallel

Acts 1:2 states Jesus gave commands to chosen apostles — here Peter identifies those chosen ones as witnesses of the resurrection.

Acts 2:24 Related theme

Acts 2:24 declares God raised Jesus from death — the same resurrection event that the witnesses in Acts 10:41 ate with him after.

Luke 24:30 Parallel

Luke 24:30 recounts Jesus breaking bread at Emmaus with two disciples — a concrete instance of eating with the risen Lord as mentioned here.

John 21:13 Parallel

John 21:13 gives a specific post-resurrection meal where Jesus served bread and fish to his disciples, directly illustrating the eating/drinking mentioned here.

John 14:22 Parallel

John 14:22 explicitly asks why Jesus reveals himself only to disciples and not to the world — directly parallel to the selective witness here.

Luke 24:41 Parallel

Luke 24:41 shows Jesus asking for food after resurrection, leading to him eating fish — the very action of eating with witnesses that Acts 10:41 references.

John 21:12 Parallel

John 21:12 describes Jesus inviting the disciples to breakfast after the resurrection — the very meal Acts 10:41 refers to as eating and drinking with him.

Luke 24:48 Parallel

Luke 24:48 records Jesus commissioning the disciples as witnesses, directly paralleling Peter's claim that they were chosen as witnesses.

Luke 24:43 Parallel

Luke 24:43 describes Jesus eating fish after resurrection to prove his physicality, exactly the kind of meal Peter refers to here.

1 John 1:2 Parallel

1 John 1:2 declares the apostles saw and testify to the eternal life — directly parallel to the witness role in Acts 10:41 of those who ate with the risen Jesus.

1 Corinthians 15:5 lists Jesus' appearances to the Twelve — the same group of witnesses Acts 10:41 says ate with him after rising.

John 20:25 Related theme

John 20:25 records Thomas' demand to see Jesus' wounds — highlighting the eyewitness role of the resurrection that Acts 10:41 describes.

Luke 22:16 Contrast

Luke 22:16 records Jesus saying he will not eat until the kingdom, contrasting with the post-resurrection meals described here.

John 15:16 Related theme

John 15:16 states Jesus chose his disciples for fruitfulness — similar to the divine choosing in Acts 10:41, but with a different purpose (bearing fruit vs bearing witness).