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that spoken word you yourselves know, which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;
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A Public, Well-Known Story
Commentators note that Peter begins his sermon by assuming his audience already knew the basic facts about Jesus. The events of Jesus' life and ministry were not secret but were public knowledge, having been "published throughout all Judaea." This highlights the historical, verifiable nature of the gospel message.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
That word. Greek, rhēma—a different word from that in the previous verse. It may be translated thing, as well as wor…
Ye know (υμεις οιδατε). Peter reminds his Gentile audience that the main facts concerning Jesus and the gospel were known to them.…
19th Century
Anglican
That word, I say, you know.—The Greek for “word” differs from that in Acts 10:36, as including more distinctly the subject-matter of the m…
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Peter begins his sermon with a resume of Jesus’ life and work during his earthly ministry. Though Peter assumes that his hearers already know somet…
16th Century
Protestant
You know how the word. This sermon of Peter consists mainly of two parts: in the first, he recounts a history; secondly, he proceeds to th…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The word [I say] you know By common fame and report, which had for some years past been published by John, Christ, a…
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