Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Acts 2:47
The Lord added daily such as were saved — From their sins: from the guilt and power of them.
The Lord added daily such as were saved — From their sins: from the guilt and power of them.
ACTS 2:45-47 The Bezan text of these verses differs in numerous details from that of the other witnesses; sometimes a reason for the alteration is apparent, but in other cases it is not clear what m...
Verse Acts 2:27. _PRAISING GOD_] As the fountain whence they had derived all their spiritual and temporal blessings; seeing him in all things, and magnifying the work of his mercy. _HAVING FAVOUR WI...
PRAISING GOD - See Luke 24:53. AND HAVING FAVOUR - See Luke 2:52. WITH ALL THE PEOPLE - That is, with the great mass of the people; with the people generally. It does not mean that all the people had...
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 ...
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 with ea...
They persevered in listening to the apostles' teaching, in the fellowship. in the breaking of bread and in prayers. Awe was in every soul; and many signs and wonders were done by the apostles. All the...
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...
PRAISING. Greek. _aieno._ Always used of praising God. Here; Acts 3:8; Acts 3:9; Luke 2:13; Luke 2:20;...
_praising God_ because their hearts were full of thankfulness for the knowledge of Jesus as His Christ. _having favour with all the people_ As it was said of Christ, "the common people heard Him gladl...
THE FIRST CONVERTS AND THEIR BEHAVIOUR...
47. Omit τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ, and add from the commencement of the next chapter ἘΠῚ ΤῸ ΣΥ̓ΤΌ after ἩΜΈΡΑΝ, so that chap. 3 will begin Πέτρος δέ. This reading is given by אABCG and is confirmed by the _Vulg_....
_THE RESULT IS SALVATION ACTS 2:40-47:_ Only those that gladly receive the word can be saved. The one that gladly receives the word will be baptized immediately. They did not eat, sleep nor drink firs...
ΑΊΝΟΫ́ΝΤΕΣ _praes. act. part. от_ ΑΊΝΈΩ (G134) хвалить, ΈΧΟΝΤΕΣ _praes. act. part. от_ ΕΧΩ, _см._ Acts 2:44. Part, являются сопутствующими или должны быть восприняты как перифр. оборот, ΠΡΟΣΕΤΊΘΕΙ...
DISCOURSE: 1741 THE STATE OF THE PRIMITIVE CHRISTIANS Acts 2:44. And all that believed were together, and had all things common; and sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as ev...
AND HAVING FAVOUR WITH ALL THE PEOPLE, &C.— Some would translate the original, _exercising_ or _shewing charity towards all the people;_ which the Greek will certainly bear, and which seems to be favo...
e. The unity of the church. Acts 2:43-47. Acts 2:43 And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles. Acts 2:44 And all that believed were together, and ha...
See notes on verse 46...
Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved. PRAISING GOD, AND HAVING FAVOUR WITH ALL THE PEOPLE - their lovely demeanour at...
38 Repentance and baptism lead to a probationary pardon, which may be withdrawn. This pardon is extended by Christ as the King. Its operation is illustrated by the parable of the ten thousand talent d...
2:47 assembly] (e-16) See Note g, ch. 3.1. saved. (f-23) The remnant of Israel whom God was sparing. The Lord now added these to the Christian assembly. The present participle as here gives the chara...
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...
THE LIFE AND WORSHIP OF THE FIRST CONVERTS. The converts were still earnest Jews, attending the services in the Temple daily (Acts 2:46), but they already formed a Church within a Church: for (1) they...
AND THE LORD] RV 'And the Lord added to them' (RM 'together') 'day by day those that were being saved,' i.e. conscious of sin and seeking salvation. _THE LOVE-FEAST_ It is clear from Acts 2:46, and 1...
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,...
HAVING FAVOUR WITH ALL THE PEOPLE. — The new life of the Apostles, in part probably their liberal almsgiving, had revived the early popularity of their Master with the common people. The Sadducean pri...
αἰνοῦντες τὸν Θεὸν : a favourite expression with St. Luke, _cf._ Gospel Acts 2:13; Acts 2:20; Acts 19:37; Acts 3:8-9, elsewhere only in...
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 insists....
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...
Daily Occurrences In the Early Church Those first converts were in the temple daily, likely for Bible study and worship. They also spent time together on a daily basis, as "breaking bread from house t...
More and more he added daily to the Church, as it is clearly expressed in the Greek, prosetithei te ekklesia, that we may see the visible propagation and increase of the same. We may here, and through...
CHURCH-JOINING 47. _“And the Lord was adding daily unto them those being saved.”_ You all see the R. V., in harmony with the Greek, leaves church out of this passage. Doubtless the word was added by s...
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 fellows...
REFLECTIONS Blessed be God; Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, for all the blessings vouchsafed the Church, in all the Covenant purposes, before all worlds: and for all the mercies in the time-state of the...
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...
47._Having favor. _This is the fruit of an innocent life, to find favor even amongst strangers. And yet we need not to doubt of this, but that they were hated of many. But although he speak generally...
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...
PRAISING GOD,.... Not only for their temporal mercies and enjoyments of life, which they partook of in so delightful and comfortable a manner; but for their spiritual mercies, that the Lord had been p...
Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved. Ver. 47. _Such as should be saved_] Heirs of the kingdom, James 2:5. Heads destina...
_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 no...
FAVOR WITH ALL; general favor. THE CHURCH; the company of believers. SAVED; from eternal ruin, through repentance of sin and faith in Jesus Christ. When Christians manifest that they are sincere and...
PRAISING GOD, AND HAVING FAVOR WITH ALL THE PEOPLE. AND THE LORD ADDED TO THE CHURCH DAILY SUCH AS SHOULD BE SAVED. The Word of God which had been preached with such power and followed up with such ea...
The effect of the sermon in the establishment and progress of the Church:...
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...
PRAISING GOD AND HAVING FAVOR WITH ALL THE PEOPLE. AND THE LORD ADDED TO THE CHURCH DAILY THOSE WHO WERE BEING SAVED. 1. They continually praised God. Their praise of God was more than Sunday for one...
praising God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to them day by day those that were saved. 'PRAISING GOD'-(Acts 3:8). 'continually praising God' (TCNT). In their public and priv...
42-47 In these verses we have the history of the truly primitive church, of the first days of it; its state of infancy indeed, but, like that, the state of its greatest innocence. They kept close to...
OLBGrk; PRAISING GOD; acknowledging him who teacheth one to want, and another to abound. HAVING FAVOUR WITH ALL THE PEOPLE; that is, generally to be understood, amongst them that continued yet without...
Acts 2:47 praising G134 (G5723) God G2316 and G2532 having G2192 (G5723) favor G5485 with G4314 all...
‘And day by day, continuing steadfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart, praising God, and having favour with all...
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 ear...
Acts 2:47. ADDED TO THE CHURCH. The balance of authorities is rather against admitting ‘to the church' in the text. The sense of the passage, if the word be omitted, would remain unaltered. The word ἰ...
_The Church of the First Days in Jerusalem,_ 42-47. St. Luke gives us in these few verses a vivid and a beautiful picture of the beginnings of the faith. The believers were no mere handful of men and...
HAVING FAVOR (εχοντες χαριν). Cf. Luke 2:52 of the Boy Jesus.ADDED (προσετιθε). Imperfect active, kept on adding. If the Lord only always "added" those who join our churches. Note verse Acts 2:41...
SAVED (_ See Scofield) - (Romans 1:16). _...
Acts 2:47 (R.V.) A pure Church an Increasing Church Notice here: I. The profound conception which the writer had of the present action of the ascended Christ. _He_adds to the Church, not _we_not our...
Acts 2:46 The Daily Service a Law in God's Kingdom We have here the very remarkable fact that the Apostles and the whole Church of Christ still continued, after the day of Pentecost, to attend the da...
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...
You know that Peter had been preaching a plain, simple, straightforward sermon upon the death, crucifixion, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. He, who was once such a coward that he trembled b...
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...
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...
THE LORD ADDED TO THEIR GROUP. We commonly use "church" in a specialized sense [Methodist _church;_ Catholic _church,_ etc.]. The ONE CHURCH which Jesus built on the _rock foundation_ of his DIVINITY...
_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 judicious d...
_Praising God, and having favour with all the people._ AT ONCE GODLY AND POPULAR I. Piety. “Praising God.” Behold the natural history of regeneration. Those who are bought with a price are constraine...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 2:47 AND THE LORD ADDED TO THEIR NUMBER. God alone can enable people to repent and believe. ⇐...
_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;...
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 4:21; Acts 4:33; Acts 11:24; Acts 13:48; Acts 2:39;...
Added [π ρ ο σ ε τ ι θ ε ι]. Imperfect : kept adding. Such as should be saved [τ ο υ ς σ ω ζ ο μ ε ν ο υ ς]. Lit., as Rev., those that were being saved. The rendering of the A. V. would require the ve...