Biblia Todo Logo
Cross References

- Advertisements -




Acts 10:34

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Peter began to speak: “I really understand now that God does not consider some people to be better than others.

See the chapter Copy

23 Cross References  

God judges everyone the same. It doesn’t matter who they are.

You must fear the Lord. Protect justice and do what is right because the Lord our God is fair. He does not treat some people as if they are more important than others, and he does not accept bribes to change his judgments.”

The Lord is your God. He is the God of gods and the Lord of lords. He is the great God. He is the amazing and powerful fighter. To him everyone is the same. He does not accept money to change his mind.

Remember that anyone who does wrong will be punished for that wrong. And the Lord treats everyone the same.

He does not respect leaders more than other people. And he does not respect the rich more than the poor. God made everyone.

You pray to God and call him Father, but he will judge everyone the same way—by what they do. So while you are visiting here on earth, you should live with respect for God.

Masters, in the same way, be good to your slaves. Don’t say things to scare them. You know that the one who is your Master and their Master is in heaven, and he treats everyone the same.

So the men said to Jesus, “Teacher, we know that what you say and teach is true. It doesn’t matter who is listening—you teach the same to all people. You always teach the truth about God’s way.

But if you are treating one person as more important than another, you are sinning. You are guilty of breaking God’s law.

In this new life it doesn’t matter if you are a Greek or a Jew, circumcised or not. It doesn’t matter if you speak a different language or even if you are a Scythian. It doesn’t matter if you are a slave or free. Christ is all that matters, and he is in all of you.

Those men who were considered to be important did not change the Good News message I tell people. (It doesn’t matter to me if they were “important” or not. To God everyone is the same.)

Doesn’t this show that you think some people are more important than others? You set yourselves up as judges—judges who make bad decisions.

You must always be fair. You must not favor some people over other people. You must not take money to change your mind in judgment. Money blinds the eyes of wise people and changes what a good person will say.

They sent some men to Jesus. They were some of their own followers and some from the group called Herodians. They said, “Teacher, we know you are an honest man. We know you teach the truth about God’s way. You are not afraid of what others think about you. All people are the same to you.

Then Jesus began teaching the people. He said,

Philip began to speak. He started with this same Scripture and told the man the Good News about Jesus.

You must treat everyone the same when you judge. You must listen carefully to everyone—whether they are important or not. Don’t be afraid of anyone, because your decision is from God. But if there is a case too hard for you to judge, bring it to me and I will judge it.’

So I sent for you immediately. It was very good of you to come here. Now we are all here before God to hear everything the Lord has commanded you to tell us.”

To God, those people are not different from us. When they believed, God made their hearts pure.

God is not only the God of the Jews. He is also the God of those who are not Jews.

My dear brothers and sisters, you are believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ. So don’t treat some people better than others.




Follow us:

Advertisements


Advertisements