And in these days Peter stood up in the midst of the brethren, and said (and there was. multitude of persons gathered together, about. hundred and twenty),

'IN THESE DAYS'-'at this time'. Since 50 days constituted the time period between Passover and Pentecost. And 40 days have already transpired (Acts 1:3). We know that this event happened at least 10 days before the day of Pentecost.

'PETER STOOD UP'-Peter took the lead, not because he would take Jesus' place. For he often spoke out first, even when Jesus was present (Matthew 16:16). Jesus had made it clear that all the apostles stood on equal ground with each other (Matthew 23:8). Paul agrees (Galatians 2:6). 'Some think that Peter was the oldest of the apostles; hence, he took the lead.' (Boles p. 26) It could also be that during the 40 day period of instruction, Jesus had commanded the apostles to fill the space left vacant by Judas' death.

'ABOUT. HUNDRED AND TWENTY'-We know that at least 500 brethren existed at this time (1 Corinthians 15:6). The 120 may be the brethren that lived in the area of Jerusalem.

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