John Gill Commentary


John Gill Commentary
"not to all the people, but unto witnesses that were chosen before of God, [even] to us, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead." — Acts 10:41 (ASV)
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 at 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 24:42Luke 24:43) (John 21:12John 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.