Acts 10:41
Good News Translation
not to everyone, but only to the witnesses that God had already chosen, that is, to us who ate and drank with him after he rose from death.

New Revised Standard Version
not to all the people but to us who were chosen by God as witnesses, and who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.

Contemporary English Version
Not everyone saw him. He was seen only by us, who ate and drank with him after he was raised from death. We were the ones God chose to tell others about him.

New American Bible
not to all the people, but to us, the witnesses chosen by God in advance, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Not to all the people, but to witnesses preordained by God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him, after he arose again from the dead.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Not to all the people, but to witnesses preordained by God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him, after he arose again from the dead.

Not.

Acts 10:39 And we are witnesses of all things that he did in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem: whom they killed, hanging him upon a tree.

Acts 1:2,3,22 Until the day on which, giving commandments by the Holy Ghost to the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up. . . .

Acts 13:31 Who was seen for many days by them who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who to this present are his witnesses to the people.

John 14:17,22 The spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, nor knoweth him. But you shall know him; because he shall abide with you and shall be in you. . . .

John 20:1-21:25 And on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalen cometh early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre: and she saw the stone taken away from the sepulchre. . . .

witnesses.

John 15:16 You have not chosen me: but I have chosen you; and have appointed you, that you should go and should bring forth fruit; and your fruit should remain: that whatsoever you shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

even.

Luke 24:30,41-43 And it came to pass, whilst he was at table with them, he took bread and blessed and brake and gave to them. . . .

John 21:13 And Jesus cometh and taketh bread and giveth them: and fish in like manner.

Context
Good News for Gentiles
40Him God raised up the third day and gave him to be made manifest, 41Not to all the people, but to witnesses preordained by God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him, after he arose again from the dead. 42And he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that it is he who was appointed by God to be judge of the living and of the dead.…
Cross References
Luke 24:43
And when he had eaten before them, taking the remains, he gave to them.

Luke 24:48
And you are witnesses of these things.

John 14:19
Yet a little while and the world seeth me no more. But you see me: because I live, and you shall live.

John 14:22
Judas saith to him, not the Iscariot: Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself to us, and not to the world?

John 15:27
And you shall give testimony, because you are with me from the beginning.

Acts 1:2
Until the day on which, giving commandments by the Holy Ghost to the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up.

Acts 1:4
And eating together with them, he commanded them, that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but should wait for the promise of the Father, which you have heard (saith he) by my mouth.

Acts 10:39
And we are witnesses of all things that he did in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem: whom they killed, hanging him upon a tree.

Acts 10:40
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