Acts 2:46 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread fromc house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, ”

• Acts 2:46 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  With one accord - Compare Acts 1:14 ; Acts 2:1 . In the temple - This was the public place of worship; and the disciples were not disposed to leave the place where their fathers had so long...

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• Acts 2:46 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  (14) And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, (14) The faithful came together at th...

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• Acts 2:46 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  The Religious Life of the Brethren. The four items in Acts 2:42 should be taken in two pairs; ( a) the believers adhered steadfastly to the apostles as their teachers and to their common life wi...

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• Acts 2:46 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  temple . temple courts. Greek. hieron. See note on Matthew 23:16 . from house to house . at home. did eat . were partaking of meat . food. Greek. trophe. nourishment. gladness. Occurs...

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• Acts 2:46 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  46. Continuing in the temple We must note that they did frequent the temple for this cause, because there was more opportunity and occasion offered there to further the gospel. Neither were...

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• Acts 2:46 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

  DISCOURSE: 1741 THE STATE OF THE PRIMITIVE CHRISTIANS Acts 2:44-47 . And all that believed were together, and had all things common; and sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all...

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• Acts 2:46 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, They, continuing daily with one accord in t...

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• Acts 2:46 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  They, continuing daily with one accord— Hitherto none of the Christian converts neglected the Jewish worship, but frequented the courts of the temple daily, at the usual hours of prayer and devotio...

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• Acts 2:46 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, And they, continuing daily with one...

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• Acts 2:46 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Day of Pentecost 1-13. Pentecost. On this day the risen Lord fulfilled His promise to send another Comforter (or Advocate) 'that He may abide with you for ever; even the Spirit of Truth, whom...

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• Acts 2:46 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Continuing daily with one accord in the temple. — At first it would have seemed natural that the followers of a Teacher whom the priests had condemned to death, who had once nearly been stoned, and...

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• Acts 2:46 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Pentecostal Days Acts 2:37-47 There were no exceptions in Peter's great appeal for repentance. Every one of you! he declared. “But I drove the nails into His hands.” Every one of you! he in...

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• Acts 2:46 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  The first paragraph of this chapter records the first page of the history of the Church. It is seen as it began to form. The separated units of the disciples were fused into the new unity of the Chur...

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• Acts 2:46 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. (42) And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellow...

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• Acts 2:46 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And they continued daily with one accord in the temple ,.... Every day they went up to the temple, at the time of prayer, or whenever any religious service was to be performed; this was their consta...

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• Acts 2:46 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, Ver. 46. Breaking bread ] Friendly feed...

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• Acts 2:46 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  And continuing daily with one accord With unanimity and fraternal affection; in the temple At the appointed hours of public service. This was their place of rendezvous: and here they worshipped n...

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• Acts 2:46 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  The feast of Pentecost in Israel looked forward to the very day on which God had decreed that the Spirit of God should come to form and indwell and empower the Church of God, which Christ had declare...

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• Acts 2:46 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Fellowship of the Disciples.       42 And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of brea...

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• Acts 2:46 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  In the temple; in the court and porches of the temple, whither the people did use to resort at the time of the morning and evening sacrifice and prayers, that by means of the great concourse at suc...

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• Acts 2:46 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  The Kingly Rule of God Is Revealed As Present In The Life of the New Congregation of Israel (2:42-47). Now, as a result of Pentecost, we have the beginnings of the Kingly Rule of God manifested on...

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• Acts 2:46 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 2:42 . They continued steadfastly .—Lit. constantly applying themselves unto , or being engaged in . A term characteristic of Luke (see Acts 2:46 ; Acts 6:4 ; Acts 8:1...

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• Acts 2:46 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  Acts 2 We have here the history of the first Christian revival. Let us trace it through, and mark at once its origin and its characteristics. I. It was ushered in by prayer. Like true children of...

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• Acts 2:46 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  Acts 2:1 . And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. The first lesson that we ought to learn from this inspired record of what happened on the day...

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• Acts 2:46 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Acts 2:1 . The day of Pentecost. The fiftieth day after our Lord's resurrection, and the day when the sheaf of the firstfruits was offered. Though the feast of Pentecost was but one day, yet like...

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• Acts 2:46 - The Biblical Illustrator

  All that believed were together, and had all things common. The primitive Christians, as here depicted I. Presented a new social development, marked-- 1. By community of goods. 2. By judi...

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• Acts 2:46 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Acts 2:1 Was now come for was fully come, A.V.; all together for with one accord, A.V. and T.R. When the day of Pentecost was now come ; literally, when the day of Pent...

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• Acts 2:46 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The effect of the sermon in the establishment and progress of the Church:

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• Acts 2:46 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Corinthians 10:30 ; 1 Corinthians 10:31 ; 1 Corinthians 11:20-22 ; 2 Corinthians 1:12 ; 2 Corinthians 11:3 ; Acts 1:13 ; Acts 1:14 ; Acts 16:34 ; Acts 3:1 ; Acts 5:42 ; Acts 2:42 ; Acts...

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• Acts 2:46 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Continuing daily — breaking the bread — in the Lord's Supper, as did many Churches for some ages. They partook of their food with gladness and singleness of heart — They carried the same happy and...

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