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 devotion. But it is evident from the circumstances of the times, that these converts could not communicate or receive the eucharist in the temple: where then could they receive it, but in their own houses? And as the expression from house to house seems to be peculiar, this particularity cannot be accounted for, but upon supposition that the preceding words relate to the eucharist, because if they refer only to a common meal, the peculiarity is lost, and the expression from house to house is superfluous and unnecessary. Dr. Heylin renders the verse thus, being unanimously constant in their daily attendance upon public worship in the temple, and at the breaking of bread at home, they received nourishment with joy and simplicity of heart. "By the breaking of bread (says he) is meant the celebration of the eucharist; and this, with their worship in the temple, being spoken of as the occasions of their nourishment, we conclude that nourishment to be spiritual: as Hebrews 12:14. 1 Corinthians 3:2; 1 Corinthians 3:23."