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Acts 2:14-21
The Sermon of Peter and Its Effect.
The introduction of the sermon:
The Sermon of Peter and Its Effect.
The introduction of the sermon:
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 th...
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...
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 ch...
CHAPTER 2 _ 1. The Outpouring of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:1)._ 2. The Immediate Effect of His Presence (Acts 2:5). 3. Peter's Address (Acts 2:14). 4. The Result of the Witness ...
PETER EXPLAINS THE OCCURRENCE. Peter is, as before, the mouthpiece of the community. His speech is not addressed to foreigners but to the people of Jerusalem, and shows us, as his other speeches do, t...
THE DAY OF PENTECOST (Acts 2:1-13) We may never know precisely what happened on the Day of Pentecost but we do know that it was one of the supremely great days of the Christian Church. for on that da...
But Peter stood up with the eleven and raised his voice and said to them, "You who are Jews and you who are staying in Jerusalem, let this be known to you and listen to my words. These men are not, as...
VOICE. Greek. _phone._ See Acts 2:6. SAID. spoke out. Greek. _apophthengomai,_ as in Acts 2:4. This was an utterance in the power of the Holy Spirit. UNTO. to. YE MEN, &C. Literally men, Jews, and d...
St Peter's Sermon. Refutation of the Mockers 14. _But Peter, standing up_, &c. The twelve naturally take the leading place among the disciples, and Peter, who had been spokesman before, begins the gen...
SKETCH OF ST PETER’S SERMON. REFUTATION OF THE MOCKERS...
ΠΈΤΡΟΣ ΣῪΝ ΤΟΙ͂Σ ἝΝΔΕΚΑ. The Twelve naturally take the leading place among the disciples, and Peter, who is usually the spokesman in the Gospels, begins the general address now, directing it principal...
_THE LOST ARE GATHERED ACTS 2:5-15:_ The sound like a rushing mighty wind and the tongues parting asunder like fire resulted in the multitude coming together. "There were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, d...
ΣΤΑΘΕΊΣ _aor. pass. part._ (conytete.) от ΪΣΤΗΜΙ (G2476) вставать, подниматься, ΈΠΉΡΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΈΠΑΊΡΩ (G1869) возвышать. ΆΠΕΦΘΈΓΞΑΤΟ _aor. ind. med. (dep.), см._ Acts 2:4. ΚΆΤΟΙΚΟΫ́ΝΤΕ...
DWELL— _Sojourn._...
c. The sermon of Peter. Acts 2:14-36. Acts 2:14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spake forth unto them, saying, Ye men THE TOMB OF DAVID The whole group of buildin...
14, 15. "_Then Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice and said to them, Men of Judea, and all you who dwell in Jerusalem, be this known to you, and hearken to my words:_ (15) _for the...
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, S...
20 It seems that Judas did not pay for the freehold, but returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests. They had a consultation, and used the money to complete the purchase. The freehold w...
ST. PETER'S SERMON AND ITS EFFECTS. Peter's sermon falls into four divisions: (1) Acts 2:14. Explanation of the phenomenon of speaking with tongues as a manifestation of the outpouring of the Spirit f...
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 the...
GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE ACTS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 2 THE *HOLY SPIRIT COMES AT *PENTECOST, 2:1-4 V1 On the day called *Pentecost, the *disciples were all together, in one place. V2 Immediately,...
BUT PETER, STANDING UP WITH THE ELEVEN,... — We are struck at once with the marvellous change that has come over the character of the Apostle. Timidity has become boldness; for the few hasty words rec...
CHAPTER 6 ST. PETER'S FIRST SERMON. Acts 2:14 THIS verse contains the opening words of St. Peter's address to the multitude who were roused to wonder arid inquiry by the miraculous manifestations of...
σταθεὶς δὲ Πέτρος : St. Chrysostom rightly remarks on the change which had passed over St. Peter. In the place where a few weeks before he had denied with an oath that he knew “the man,” he now stands...
THE OUTPOURED SPIRIT Acts 2:14-24 The exulting joy of these Spirit-anointed people was accounted for by some through charging them with drunkenness. Peter dismissed the charge as absurd, seeing that...
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 Churc...
Spoken By Joel Peter immediately set out to end the wild speculations as to the cause of the apostles being able to speak in languages they had never studied. First, he observed that it was just 9 a.m...
But Peter, standing up with the eleven, (h) 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: (h) The h...
But Peter standing up, &c. A wonderful change which the Holy Ghost, at his coming, in a moment wrought in the apostles, as we see in the person of St. Peter, who before, when questioned by a silly gir...
But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words: (15) For these ar...
First of all we see man in an entirely new place man risen from among the dead and ascending to heaven. The risen ascended man, Christ Jesus, is the new starting-point of the dealings of God. The firs...
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 bet...
Chapter 2 relates the fulfilment of this promise, in answer to the spirit of dependence manifested in their united prayers. The Spirit comes from above, in His own power, to possess and fill the dwel...
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 wit...
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: Ver. 14. _But...
_But Peter, standing up with the eleven_ Who were then in company with him, and who, doubtless, also all, or at least most of them, addressed the people on this occasion, some in one language, and oth...
THE ELEVEN; the eleven apostles....
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 declared...
BUT PETER, STANDING UP WITH THE ELEVEN, RAISED HIS VOICE AND SAID TO THEM, " MEN OF JUDEA AND ALL WHO DWELL IN JERUSALEM, LET THIS BE KNOWN TO YOU, AND HEED MY WORDS. 1. Peter (and the 11 others) sto...
But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spake forth unto them, saying, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and give ear unto my words...
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 mir...
PETER STANDING UP; it speaks his extraordinary courage; after his stumbling and fall, he runs the faster, being recovered; and begins to verify his name which our Lord had given him, showing himself a...
14, 15. "_ Then Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice and said to them, Men of Judea, and all you who dwell in Jerusalem, be this known to you, and hearken to my words:_ (15) for the...
Acts 2:14 But G1161 Peter G4074 up G2476 (G5685) with G4862 eleven G1733 raised G1869 (G5656) his...
‘But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spoke forth to them, saying, “You men of Judaea, and all you who dwell at Jerusalem, be this known to you, and give ear to my words.”...
PETER'S REPLY (2:14-36). In his reply Peter reveals a combination of what he has learned through the ministry of Jesus, and what Jesus had made clear to His disciples over His resurrection appearances...
_St. Peter's First Discourse,_ 14-36. No doubt the few discourses St. Luke has given us in the ‘Acts,' represent faithfully the various characteristic features of early apostolic preaching. They are s...
_First Division of the Discourse, 14-21._ What they heard was no effect of drunkenness, but the long prophesied outpouring of the Spirit. Acts 2:14. BUT PETER, STANDING UP WITH THE ELEVEN, LIFTED UP...
STANDING UP WITH THE ELEVEN (σταθεις συν τοις ενδεκα). Took his stand with the eleven including Matthias, who also rose up with them, and spoke as their spokesman, a formal and impressive beginning....
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 Messiani...
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 God...
Acts 2:14 The first Gospel Sermon There are four links in St. Peter's chain of evidence. The first two, lying within the knowledge of his hearers, are briefly handled; the last two, being facts lyin...
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:_ A g...
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 of...
We cannot too often read the story of that wondrous outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost; and let us never read it without asking the Lord to manifest in our midst the fullness of the...
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 hous...
CONTENTS: Holy Spirit's coming on day of Pentecost. The gospel given to the Jews. Peter's great sermon on the resurrected Christ, and the conviction of the people. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Holy Spirit...
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 the...
THEN PETER STOOD UP. He speaks for the Twelve. He is about to use the "keys" (Matthew 16:19) to open the "door of grace." [He also used these "keys" at the house of Cornelius (_Acts 10),_ and with Sim...
_But Peter standing up with the eleven._ THE SCENE Never was such an audience assembled as that before which this poor fisherman appeared: men of different nations, rapidly and earnestly speaking in...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 2:14 The Witness in Jerusalem. Beginning with Peter’s sermon at Pentecost and continuing through ch. Acts 5:1, the Christians’ witness is limited to the city of Jerus
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 2:14. MEN OF JUDÆA.—Natives of Jerusalem. YE THAT DWELL AT JERUSALEM.—Foreign Jews, sojourners in the city from other parts. Acts 2:15. THESE.—Not the eleven with Peter merely...
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....
Now when the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:1) This would be feast day following the Passover, of which Jesus was crucified. And fifty days after the Passover, the second major Jewish feast, the Feast of Pe...
Acts 1:26; Acts 7:2; Acts 13:16; Acts 2:22; Acts 21:28;...
Standing up [σ τ α θ ε ι ς]. See on Luke 18:11; Luke 19:9. Said [α π ε φ θ ε γ ξ α τ ο]. See on ver. 4 Better, rev., spake forth. "This most solemn, earnest, yet sober speech" (Bengel). Hearken [ε ν...
THE RESULTS OF PENTECOST Acts 2:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Before Christ went away He said unto the disciples, "Behold, I send the promise of My Father upon you: but tarry ye in Jerusalem, until ye be en...
Then Peter standing up — All the gestures, all the words of Peter, show the utmost sobriety; lifted up his voice — With cheerfulness and boldness; and said to them — This discourse has three parts; ea...
Observe here, The holy courage of St. Peter, in defending the innocency of the apostles, and confuting the calumny of drunkenness, which was now cast upon himself and them: THESE MEN ARE NOT DRUNKEN,...