Acts 2:14

But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words: BUT PETER, STANDING UP (ALONG) WITH THE ELEVEN - by which they held themselves forth at once as the responsible representatives of the new Faith, LIFTED UP HIS VOICE, AND SAID, [ apefthengxato (G669)] - 'spake forth,' implying the formality and solemnity of it; UNTO THEM, YE MEN OF JUDEA, AND ALL YE THAT DWELL AT JERUSALEM, BE THIS KNOWN UNTO YOU, AND HEARKEN TO MY WORDS, [ enootisasthe (G1801), only here and Genesis 4:23, Septuagint] - an exordium befitting this high...

14._And Peter, standing _By this word _standing _he did signify, that there was a grave sermon made in the assembly; for they did rise when they spoke unto the people, to the end they might be the better heard. The sum of this sermon is this, he gathereth that Christ is already revealed and given by the gift of the Holy Ghost, which they saw. Yet, first, he refuteth that false opinion, in that they thought that the disciples were drunk. This refutation consisteth upon a probable argument; because men use not to be drunk betimes in the morning. For, as Paul saith, “Those which are drunk are drunk in the night,” (1 Thessalonians 5:7.) For they flee the light for shame. And surely so great is the filthiness of this vice, that for good causes it hateth the light. And yet this argument were not always good; for Esaias d

14-21 Peter's sermon shows that he was thoroughly recovered from his fall, and thoroughly restored to the Divine favour; for he who had denied Christ, now boldly confessed him. His account of the miraculous pouring forth of the Spirit, was designed to awaken the hearers to embrace the faith of Christ, and to join themselves to his church. It was the fulfilling the Scripture, and the fruit of Christ's resurrection and ascension, and proof of both. Though Peter was filled with the Holy Ghost, and spake with tongues as the Spirit gave him utterance, yet he did not think to set aside the Scriptures. Christ's scholars never learn above their Bible; and the Spirit is given, not to do away the Scriptures, but to enable us to understand, approve, and obey them. Assuredly none will escape the condemnation of the great day, except those who call upon the name of the Lord, in and through his Son Je...

Verse Acts 2:14. _PETER, STANDING UP WITH THE ELEVEN_] They probably spoke by turns, not altogether; but Peter began the discourse. _ALL YE THAT DWELL AT JERUSALEM_] οι κατοικουντες would be better translated by the word _sojourn_, because these were not _inhabitants_ of Judea, but the _strangers_ mentioned in Acts 2:9, who had come up to the feast....

BUT PETER - This was in accordance with the natural temperament of Peter. He was bold, forward, ardent; and he rose now to defend the apostles of Jesus Christ, and Christ himself, from an injurious charge. Not daunted by ridicule or opposition, he felt that now was the time for preaching the gospel to the crowd that had been assembled by curiosity. No ridicule should deter Christians from an honest avowal of their opinions, and a defense of the operations of the Holy Spirit. WITH THE ELEVEN - Matthias was now one of the apostles, and now appeared as one of the witnesses for the truth. They probably all arose, and took part in the discourse. Possibly Peter began to discourse, and either all spoke together in different languages, or one succeeded another. YE MEN OF JUDEA - People who are Jews; that is, Jews by birth. The original does not mean that they were per

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 Pentecost_—_i.e._, of the fiftieth day—was in _the course of being completed. _The fiftieth day (reckoned from the end of the 16th of Nisan, on which Jesus was crucified) was actually come, but was not ended (comp. Luke 9:11). ALL TOGETHER; ὁμοῦ for ὁμοθυμαδόν_: _but ὁμοθυμαδόν—a favorite word in the Acts (Acts 4:24, note)—seems preferable to ὁμοῦ, which occurs only in St. John. IN ONE PLACE (see...

BUT PETER STANDING UP WITH THE ELEVEN,.... Apostles; their number being now complete, Matthias being chosen in the room of Judas. These all at once rose up, as abhorring the fact they were charged with, and to show the falsehood of it, and to vindicate themselves; when Peter, as their mouth, stood "in the midst" of them, as the Ethiopic version reads, with great courage, boldness, and intrepidity of mind: and "lift up his voice"; that he might be heard by the whole multitude, that was gathered together, as well as to show his zeal and fervour of spirit, and fortitude of mind; for being endued with the Spirit from on high, he was fearless of men, who but a little while ago was frightened by a servant maid. AND SAID UNTO THEM, YE MEN OF JUDEA, AND ALL YE THAT DWELL AT JERUSALEM; which shows that they were the natives and citizens of Jerusalem that mocked and scoffed; for to these the apos...

Acts 2:1. _And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. «And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans? And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?_ These men, so far from being able to speak man...

SAID UNTO THEM The theme of Peter's sermon at Pentecost is stated in (Acts 2:36). It is, that Jesus is the Messiah. No message could have been more unwelcome to the Jews who had rejected His Messianic claims, and crucified Him. Peter, therefore, does not announce his theme until he has covered every possible Jewish objection. The point of difficulty with the Jews was the apparent failure of the clear and repeated prophetic promise of a regathered Israel established in their own land under their covenanted King (for example, (Isaiah 11:10); (Jeremiah 23:5); (Ezekiel 37:21-18). Instead of explaining, as Rome first t

ACTS 2:14 staqei.j de. o` Pe,troj su.n toi/j e[ndeka Instead of staqei.j de. o` Pe,troj su.n toi/j e[ndeka codex Bezae reads to,te staqei.j de. o` Pe,troj su.n toi/j de,ka avposto,loij, suggesting that the source from which this account came either disregarded or was ignorant of the election of Matthias. Codex Bezae enhances the prominence of Peter by inserting prw/toj after evph/ren (see also the comment on 1.23)....