This translation is from the New American Bible. The bolded hyperlinks will take you to additional translations. The entire chapter is included to provide context.
Information about the meaning the original Hebrew or Greek of what seem to be key words is provided in blue. It is provided beneath the specific reading the words are in.
Hyperlinks to collections or analysis of other scriptures addressing principles similar to those set out in these readings are provided after each reading.
Excerpts collected in yellow at the end of this post tell us something about God’s nature or our relationship to Him.
Excerpts collected in green at the end of this post tell us about something God wants us to do.
Reading I: Acts 10:34a, 37-43
Peter proceeded to speak and said:
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“You know what has happened all over Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached, how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power. He went about doing good and healing all those oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. We are witnesses of all that he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem.
They put him to death by hanging him on a tree. This man God raised on the third day and granted that he be visible, 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.
He commissioned us to preach to the people and testify that he is the one appointed by God as judge of the living and the dead. To him all the prophets bear witness, that everyone who believes in him will receive forgiveness of sins through his name.”
anointed = χρίω = chriō Blue Letter Bible consecrating to office, and furnishing with the necessary powers for its administration; to consecrate to an office or religious service; is used of kings, priests, prophets; to smear or rub with oil; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon to be declared, proclaimed by an oracle; furnish with a thing; experience, suffer, be subject to
power = δύναμις = dynamis Blue Letter Bible ability; force, inherent power, power residing in a thing by virtue of its nature, or which a person or thing exerts and puts forth; moral power and excellence of soul; might; power for performing miracles; R. Trench, New Testament Synonymsoutcomings of that mighty power of God; powers being by Him lent to those who were his witnesses and ambassadors; pointing ... to new and higher forces ... which have entered and are working in this lower world of ours; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon might; strength, power, ability to do anything; influence, authority; faculty, capacity
good = εὐεργετέω = euergeteō Blue Letter Bible to bestow a benefit; to have efficacy, force or value; to be profitable, expedient; bestow benefits; to be philanthropic; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon do good services or show kindness; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon(alternate)beneficent, bountiful
healing = ἰάομαι = iaomai Blue Letter Bible to make whole, wholesome;to cure, heal;to free from errors and sins, to bring about (one's) salvation; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon heal, cure, treat;cure the effects of, counteract; repair; recover
oppressed = καταδυναστεύω = katadynasteuō Blue Letter Bible to exercise harsh control over one, to use one's power against one; to exercise dominion against; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon get control
with = μετά= meta Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon in the midst of, among, between; in common, along with, by aid of; together; in conjunction; in one's dealings; into the middle of, coming into or among; into the midst of; participation; Blue Letter Bible in the midst of; amid, among; with one as leader; into the middle of, into the midst of; association, fellowship, participation
raised = ἐγείρω = egeirō Blue Letter Bibleto arouse, cause to rise; to awake; to raise up, produce, cause to appear; bring before the public; rouse from sleep, from sitting or lying, from disease, from death; raise up one “down” with disease, lying sick; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon awaken, rouse, stir up; prick up; keep awake
visible = ἐμφανής = emphanēs Blue Letter Bible manifest; to show, exhibit; giving proofs; apparent; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon exhibit, display; to be seen; to be manifested; to be exemplified; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon(alternate) visible to the eye, appearing bodily; palpable; without doubt
rose = ἀνίστημι = anistēmi Blue Letter Bible to stand up or to make to stand up; lifted; to cause to rise up, raise up; appear, stand forth; leap up, spring up, start up; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon make to stand up, raise up; rouse to action, stir up; rise up, rear itself; set out
judge = κριτής = kritēs Blue Letter Bible one who passes or arrogates to himself judgment on anything; an arbiter; the leaders or rulers of the Israelites; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon judge, umpire
believes = πιστεύω = pisteuō Blue Letter Bible to be persuaded of, and hence, to place confidence in, to trust, signifies, in this sense of the word, reliance upon, not mere credence; to entrust, commit to; to think to be true, to be persuaded of, to credit, place confidence in; the conviction and trust to which a man is impelled by a certain inner and higher prerogative and law of soul; credit; to have a faith directed unto, believing or in faith to give oneself up to; to commit oneself trustfully;Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicontrust, put faith in, rely on; comply; feel confident that a thing is
receive = λαμβάνω = lambanō Blue Letter Bibleto take with the hand, lay hold of, any person or thing in order to use it;to take up a thing to be carried; to take upon one's self;to take to one's self, lay hold upon, take possession of, i.e. to appropriate to one's self; catch at, reach after, strive to obtain; to receive a person, give him access to one's self; have, hold, obtain, receive; to take with one for future use; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon take hold of, grasp, seize; take by violence, carry off as prize or booty; possess;catch, find out, detect; apprehend by the senses; apprehend with the mind, understand; determine, estimate; take in hand, undertake; have given one, get, receive;receive hospitably; receive as produce, profit; take hold of, lay hold on;seize and keep hold of, obtain possession of
forgiveness = ἄφεσις = aphesis Blue Letter Biblea release, from bondage, imprisonment, etc.; liberation from captivity; dismissal, release; remission; pardon of sins (letting them go as if they had never been committed), remission of the penalty; forgiveness, pardon, of sins (properly, the letting them go, as if they had not been committed); Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon letting go, release; quittance from; discharge from
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23
R This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad.
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his mercy endures forever.
Let the house of Israel say,“His mercy endures forever.”
R This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad.
“The right hand of the LORD has struck with power; the right hand of the LORD is exalted.
I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.”
R This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad.
The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
By the LORD has this been done; it is wonderfulin our eyes.
R This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad.
made, struck = עָשָׂה=ʿāśâ Blue Letter Bible to do, fashion, accomplish, make; work, make, produce; to deal (with); to act, act with effect, effect;to attend to, put in order; to observe, celebrate;accomplish, advance; follow, fulfill;be industrious, labor; yield; produce by labor
rejoice = גִּיל= giyl Blue Letter Bible exult, be glad, delight; be joyful; leap for joy, to spin round
glad = שָׂמַח= śāmaḥ Blue Letter Bible to rejoice, be glad;gladden, make glad;to brighten up; make blithe or gleesome;cheer up; make merry;take pleasure in; joyful or cheerful
give thanks = יָדָה= yāḏâ Blue Letter Bible to throw, shoot, cast; laud, praise; to profess, confess;to use (i.e. hold out) the hand; to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the hands);(make) confess(-ion); praise, celebrate
good =טוֹב= ṭôḇ Blue Letter Bible good, pleasant, agreeable; excellent; rich, valuable in estimation; appropriate, becoming; happy, prosperous, kind, benign; right (ethical); welfare, prosperity, happiness
mercy = חֶסֶד= ḥeseḏ Blue Letter Bible goodness, kindness, faithfulness; favour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-) kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy; kindness (especially as extended to the lowly, needy and miserable), mercy; lovely appearance; of God: kindness, lovingkindness in condescending to the needs of his creatures; redemption from enemies and troubles;in preservation of life from death; in quickening of spiritual life; in redemption from sin; in keeping the covenants; fidelity; abundant, plenteous in kindness (goodness); greatness of thy mercy; everlasting; plural mercies, deeds of kindness, the historic displays of lovingkindness; desire, ardor; zeal; benignity, benevolence, pity, mercy; grace
endures forever = עוֹלָם= ôlām Blue Letter Bible long duration, antiquity, futurity, for ever, ever, everlasting, evermore, perpetual, old, ancient; forever, always; perpetuity; continuous existence, perpetual; everlasting, indefinite or unending future, eternity; time out of mind (past or future); always; unending
say = אָמַר= 'āmar Blue Letter Bible certify; declare; to command, to promise, to intend; to avow, to avouch; bear forth, bring to light; to speak, utter; to say in one's heart, to think
right hand = יָמִין= yāmîn Blue Letter Biblethe stronger and more dexterous; prosperous; the right or south side
struck—see “made” above
power =חַיִל= chayil Blue Letter Bible strength, might, efficiency, wealth; able; virtuous(-ly); worthy(-ily); uprightness, integrity; fitness
exalted =רוּם= rûm Blue Letter Bibleto rise, rise up, be high, be lofty, be exalted; to lift up; exalt; set on high; hold up; raise, rear, cause to grow
declare= סָפַר= caphar Blue Letter Bible recount, relate, to recount (something); take account of, reckon; take account of, carefully observe and consider; rehearse, declare; speak, talk; relate; narrate; celebrate; polish, inscribe
works = מַעֲשֶׂה= maʿăśê Blue Letter Bible deed, thing done, act; work, labour; undertaking, enterprise; achievement; thing made; product
rejected = מָאַס= mā'as Blue Letter Bible to reject, despise, refuse; spurn; disdain, loathe; contemned
cornerstone = רֹאשׁ= rō'š Blue Letter Bible head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning; top, tip; choicest, best; excellent; principal; highest, supreme
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פִּנָּה= pinna Blue Letter Bible a pinnacle; figuratively, a chieftain; bulwark, chief, corner, stay, tower, prince of the people
done = מִן= min Blue Letter Bible from, out of, on account of; through; by; author, efficient cause; instrument; proceeding out of;the material out of which anything is formed, or from which it is derived; source or origin; the ultimate ground on account of which something happens or is done
wonderful = פָּלָא= pala' Blue Letter Bible to be marvelous, be wonderful, be surpassing, be extraordinary, separate by distinguishing action; to be beyond one's power; great; singular, distinguished; to do an extraordinary, hard, difficult, arduous thing; to be distinguished; wondrous
Reading II: Colossians 3:1-4
If then you were raisedwith Christ, seek what is above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Think of what is above, not of what is on earth. For you have died, and your lifeis hidden with Christ in God. When Christ your life appears, then you too will appear with him in glory.
raised = συνεγείρω = synegeirō Blue Letter Bible to raise together; to rouse in company with; to revivify (spiritually) in resemblance to; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott,A Greek-English Lexicon help in raising, stirring up; rising together, reviving
seek = ζητέω = zeteo Blue Letter Bible to seek after, endeavor; inquire for; require, demand; strive after, endeavor, to desire; metaphorically, to "seek" by thinking, to "seek" how to do something; strive after, desire; to seek (i. e. in order to find out) by thinking, meditating, reasoning; to inquire into; to seek in order to find; to crave, demand something from someone; aim at; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon inquire for; search after, search out; inquire into, investigate, examine; require, demand; desire; feel the want of
above = ἄνω = anō Blue Letter Bible in a higher place; on high; upwards, above; inland, up from the coast; brim; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon upwards; the upward road; going up the country (i.e. inland); aloft; on high; in heaven; on the upper side; northward; inward from the coast; higher
right hand = δεξιός = dexios Blue Letter Bible a place of honour or authority; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon on the right hand or side; fortunate; dexterous, ready, skillful, clever; courteous, kindly
Think of = φρονέω = phroneō Blue Letter Bible to direct one's mind to a thing, to seek, to strive for; to exercise the mind, i.e. entertain or have a sentiment or opinion; by implication, to be (mentally) disposed (more or less earnestly in a certain direction); intensively, to interest oneself in (with concern or obedience); set the affection on; regard, savour; think soberly; some habit of thought (expressed by deeds); to have understanding, be wise; to think or judge what one's opinion is; be careful, to be modest, not let one's opinion (though just) of himself exceed the bounds of modesty; to be of the same mind i.e. agreed together, cherish the same views, be harmonious; to direct one's mind to a thing, to seek, to strive for; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon have understanding, be wise, prudent; to be well disposed; think; feel by experience, know full well; to be minded to do; to have certain thoughts for or towards any one, to be so and so minded toward; comprehend; to be in possession of one's senses
earth = γῆ= gē Blue Letter Bible the ground, the earth as a standing place; the inhabited earth, the abode of men and animals; the earth as opposed to the heavens; a country, land enclosed within fixed boundaries, a tract of land, territory, region; arable land; the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe; ground; the earthy material out of which a thing is formed, with the implied idea of frailty and weakness; things and beings that are on the earth, involving a suggestion of mutability, frailty, infirmity, alike in thought and in action; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon earth (including land and sea); land, country; ground as tilled; estate, farm; particular kinds of earth or minerals, e.g. fuller's earth
died = ἀποθνῄσκω = apothnēskō Blue Letter Bible to die off or out; dry up, perish by rotting; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon die; renounce
life = ζωή= zōē Blue Letter Bible the state of one who is possessed of vitality or is animate;of the absolute fulness of life, both essential and ethical; life real and genuine, a life active and vigorous, devoted to God, blessed; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon living, i.e. one's substance, property; way of life
hidden = κρύπτω = kryptō Blue Letter Bible to cover, conceal, keep secret; to hide, conceal, to be hid; escape notice; keep secret; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon secret character, concealed, deep seated
appears, appear = φανερόω = phaneroō Blue Letter Bible to make visible, clear, manifest," known; to uncover, lay bare, reveal; to make manifest or visible or known what has been hidden or unknown, to manifest, whether by words, or deeds, or in any other way; make actual and visible, realized; to become known, to be plainly recognized; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon make manifest; reveal, make clear; have been demonstrated; make known or famous; become so
glory = δόξα = doxa Blue Letter Bible opinion, judgment, view, estimate; splendour, brightness; magnificence, excellence, preeminence, dignity, grace; majesty; most exalted state; honor; absolute perfection; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon the opinion which others have of one, estimation, repute; good repute, honour, glory; glory, splendor, magnificence, celestial beatitude
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Scriptures addressing similar principals are collected at We Grow in Godliness Over Time, Gradually and We Must Make Real Effort/Sacrifice to receive all that God offers, But It Is Well Worth It
Alleluia: Cf. 1 Corinthians 15:7b-8a
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Christ, our paschal lamb, has been sacrificed; let us then feast with joy in the Lord.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Paschal = πάσχα = pascha Blue Letter Bible to pass over by sparing; Passover; Passover sacrifice, the Passover feast
feast = ἑορτάζω = heortazō Blue Letter Bible to keep festival, to keep a feast day, celebrate a feast; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon keep festival or holiday; celebrate as a festival; celebrate by a triumph
Gospel: John 20:1-9
On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them, “They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don’t know where they put him.”
So Peter and the other disciple went out and came to the tomb. They both ran, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter and arrived at the tomb first; he bent down and saw the burial cloths there, but did not go in.
When Simon Peter arrived after him, he went into the tomb and saw the burial cloths there, and the cloth that had covered his head, not with the burial cloths but rolled up in a separate place.
Then the other disciple also went in, the one who had arrived at the tomb first, and he saw and believed. For they did not yet understand the Scripture that he had to rise from the dead.
came = ἔρχομαι = erchomai Blue Letter Bible denoting either "to come, or to go," signifies the act, in contrast with heko, which stresses the arrival; to come from one place to another; to come into being, arise, come forth, show itself, find place or influence; to come to a thing; to go; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon start, set out; come or go; to go a journey; any kind of motion
early = πρωΐ= prōi Blue Letter Bible the fourth watch of the night, from 3 o'clock in the morning until 6 o'clock approximately; the day-break watch; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon early in the day, early, at morn
dark = σκοτία = scotia Blue Letter Bible darkness due to want of light;dimness, obscurity (literally or figuratively; metaph. used of ignorance of divine things; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon darkness, gloom; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon(alternate) in the dark, in secret, secret
ran = τρέχω = trechō Blue Letter Bible of persons in haste; to run or walk hastily; to exert oneself, strive hard; to spend one's strength in performing or attaining something; the exertion of all one's efforts; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon move quickly
went—see “came” above
know = εἴδω = eidō Blue Letter Bible to know by perception; to have knowledge of, get knowledge of, understand, perceive; be aware, behold; to have regard for one, cherish, pay attention to; to perceive, notice, discern, discover; to be skilled in; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon to know; be assured; know how to do; versed in; cunning in
went out = ἐξέρχομαι = exerchomai Blue Letter Bible to go out of an assembly, i.e. forsake it; to go or come forth of; depart; escape; get out; leave a place of their own accord; expelled or cast out; of those who come forth, or are let go, from confinement in which they have been kept; to go forth from one's power, escape from it in safety; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon go or come out of; withdraw from
believed = πιστεύω = pisteuō Blue Letter Bible to be persuaded of, and hence, to place confidence in, to trust, signifies, in this sense of the word, reliance upon, not mere credence; to entrust, commit to; to think to be true, to be persuaded of, to credit, place confidence in; the conviction and trust to which a man is impelled by a certain inner and higher prerogative and law of soul; credit; to have a faith directed unto, believing or in faith to give oneself up to; to commit oneself trustfully;Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicontrust, put faith in, rely on; comply; feel confident that a thing is
understand—see “know” above
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Some of the dynamics described in this and the other accounts of Jesus’ resurrection are considered at Fear does not equal Failure and Doubt does not equal Disqualification
What these readings tell us about God/His ways:
God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power
He went about doing good and healing all those oppressed by the devil
God was with him
They put him to death by hanging him on a tree
This man God raised on the third day
witnesses chosen by God in advance, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead
He commissioned us to preach to the people and testify
he is the one appointed by God as judge of the living and the dead
To him all the prophets bear witness
everyone who believes in him will receive forgiveness of sins through his name
This is the day the Lord has made
he is good
his mercy endures forever
His mercy endures forever
This is the day the Lord has made
the LORD has struck with power
the right hand of the LORD is exalted.
This is the day the Lord has made
The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
By the LORD has this been done
it is wonderful in our eyes
Christ is seated at the right hand of God
your life is hidden with Christ in God.
When Christ your life appears, then you too will appear with him in glory
they did not yet understand the Scripture that he had to rise from the dead.
What these readings tell us to do:
preach to the people
testify
believes in him
rejoice and be glad.
Give thanks to the LORD
say, “His mercy endures forever
rejoice and be glad.
declare the works of the LORD
rejoice and be glad.
rejoice and be glad
seek what is above
Think of what is above
Christ your life
came to the tomb
early in the morning, while it was still dark
went to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them
went out and came to the tomb
believe
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