Acts 10:35

Webster's Bible (1833)

but in every nation he who fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἀλλʼ ἐν παντὶ ἔθνει ὁ φοβούμενος αὐτὸν, καὶ ἐργαζόμενος δικαιοσύνην, δεκτὸς αὐτῷ ἐστιν.

Transliteration

But in panti ethnei the one phoboumenos him, and ergazomenos dikaiosynēn, dektos to him estin.

Grammar Details

• *panti*: dative, neuter, singular - every/all
• *ethnei*: dative, neuter, singular - nation/people
• *phoboumenos*: present middle participle, nominative, masculine, singular - fearing
• *ergazomenos*: present middle participle, nominative, masculine, singular - working/doing
• *dikaiosynēn*: accusative, feminine, singular - righteousness/justice
• *dektos*: nominative, masculine, singular - acceptable/welcome
• *estin*: present active indicative, 3rd singular - is

Word Meanings

• *phoboumenos*: fearing/revering/respecting
• *ergazomenos*: working/doing/practicing
• *dikaiosynēn*: righteousness/justice/right conduct
• *dektos*: acceptable/welcome/received

Referenced Verses

• Acts 10:2 : 2 a devout man, and one who feared God with all his house, who gave gifts for the needy generously to the people, and always prayed to God.
• Acts 15:9 : 9 He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.
• 2 Cor 7:1 : 1 Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
• 1 John 2:29 : 29 If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness is born of him.
• Heb 11:4-6 : 4 By faith, Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he had testimony given to him that he was righteous, God bearing witness with respect to his gifts; and through it he, being dead, still speaks. 5 By faith, Enoch was taken away, so that he wouldn't see death, and he was not found, because God translated him. For he has had testimony given to him that before his translation he had been well pleasing to God. 6 Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.
• Gal 3:28 : 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
• Eph 1:6 : 6 to the praise of the glory of his grace, by which he freely bestowed favor on us in the Beloved,
• Eph 2:13-18 : 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off are made near in the blood of Christ. 14 For he is our peace, who made both one, and broke down the middle wall of partition, 15 having abolished in the flesh the hostility, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man of the two, making peace; 16 and might reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, having killed the hostility thereby. 17 He came and preached peace to you who were far off and to those who were near. 18 For through him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father.
• Eph 3:6-8 : 6 that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, and fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of his promise in Christ Jesus through the Gospel, 7 of which I was made a servant, according to the gift of that grace of God which was given me according to the working of his power. 8 To me, the very least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
• Eph 5:21 : 21 subjecting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ.
• Phil 3:3 : 3 For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh;
• Col 1:6 : 6 which has come to you; even as it is in all the world and is bearing fruit and growing, as it does in you also, since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth;
• Col 1:23-27 : 23 if it is so that you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the Gospel which you heard, which is being proclaimed in all creation under heaven; of which I, Paul, was made a servant. 24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the assembly; 25 of which I was made a servant, according to the stewardship of God which was given me toward you, to fulfill the word of God, 26 the mystery which has been hidden for ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to his saints, 27 to whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory;
• Col 3:11 : 11 where there can't be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondservant, freeman; but Christ is all, and in all.
• Rom 2:13 : 13 For it isn't the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law will be justified
• Rom 2:25-29 : 25 For circumcision indeed profits, if you are a doer of the law, but if you are a transgressor of the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision. 26 If therefore the uncircumcised keep the ordinances of the law, won't his uncircumcision be accounted as circumcision? 27 Won't the uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfills the law, judge you, who with the letter and circumcision are a transgressor of the law? 28 For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh; 29 but he is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit not in the letter; whose praise is not from men, but from God.
• Rom 3:22 : 22 even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ to all and on all those who believe. For there is no distinction,
• Rom 3:29-30 : 29 Or is God the God of Jews only? Isn't he the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also, 30 since indeed there is one God who will justify the circumcised by faith, and the uncircumcised through faith.
• Rom 10:12-13 : 12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, and is rich to all who call on him. 13 For, "Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved."
• 1 Cor 12:13 : 13 For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all given to drink into one Spirit.
• Job 28:28 : 28 To man he said, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom. To depart from evil is understanding.'"
• Ps 19:9 : 9 The fear of Yahweh is clean, enduring forever. Yahweh's ordinances are true, and righteous altogether.
• Ps 85:9 : 9 Surely his salvation is near those who fear him, That glory may dwell in our land.
• Ps 111:10 : 10 The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom. All those who do his work have a good understanding. His praise endures forever!
• Prov 1:7 : 7 The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge; But the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.
• Prov 2:5 : 5 Then you will understand the fear of Yahweh, And find the knowledge of God.
• Prov 3:7 : 7 Don't be wise in your own eyes. Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil.
• Prov 16:6 : 6 By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for. By the fear of Yahweh men depart from evil.
• Eccl 12:13 : 13 This is the end of the matter. All has been heard. Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.
• Isa 56:3-8 : 3 Neither let the foreigner, who has joined himself to Yahweh, speak, saying, Yahweh will surely separate me from his people; neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree. 4 For thus says Yahweh of the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and hold fast my covenant: 5 To them will I give in my house and within my walls a memorial and a name better than of sons and of daughters; I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off. 6 Also the foreigners who join themselves to Yahweh, to minister to him, and to love the name of Yahweh, to be his servants, everyone who keeps the Sabbath from profaning it, and holds fast my covenant; 7 even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted on my altar; for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples. 8 The Lord Yahweh, who gathers the outcasts of Israel, says, Yet will I gather [others] to him, besides his own who are gathered.
• Hos 8:13 : 13 As for the sacrifices of my offerings, they sacrifice flesh and eat it; But Yahweh doesn't accept them. Now he will remember their iniquity, And punish their sins. They will return to Egypt.
• Luke 1:28 : 28 Having come in, the angel said to her, "Rejoice, you highly favored one! The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women!"
• Acts 9:31 : 31 So the assemblies throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, and were built up. They were multiplied, walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit.
• Gen 4:5-7 : 5 but he didn't respect Cain and his offering. Cain was very angry, and the expression on his face fell. 6 Yahweh said to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why has the expression of your face fallen? 7 If you do well, will it not be lifted up? If you don't do well, sin crouches at the door. Its desire is for you, but you are to rule over it."