Acts 10:34-35
What is written? (ESV)
So Peter opened his mouth and said: Truly I understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.
What does it say?
Peter recognizes that God shows no partiality: in every nation, anyone who fears Him and does what is right is acceptable to Him.
What is its immediate context?
The church has grown among the Jewish community according to the pattern Jesus foretold (“you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Acts 1:8). This pivotal chapter accounts the conversion of the first Gentiles to the Way. Peter goes on to declare that they should be baptized with water (vs 47) to enter into fellowship with them through Christ.
