Not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead.
Not everyone got to see him, just the witnesses God had already picked out, including us who actually ate and drank with him after he came back from the dead.
God chose specific people to be his eyewitnesses, and they shared meals with the resurrected Jesus.
📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Acts, Peter is speaking to Cornelius, a Roman centurion and a Gentile, as part of the early church's expansion to non-Jewish people, explaining that Jesus' resurrection was not shown to everyone but only to specific witnesses chosen by God. This highlights the importance of eyewitness testimony in the apostles' mission to proclaim the gospel. These witnesses, including Peter himself, had direct interactions with the risen Jesus, which served to validate their message and authority.
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