A Textual Commentary On The Greek NT
Acts 2:31
Through an accidental oversight on the part of the scribe, codex Bezae (D* itd) lacks proi?dw.n evla,lhsen peri. th/j.
Through an accidental oversight on the part of the scribe, codex Bezae (D* itd) lacks proi?dw.n evla,lhsen peri. th/j.
Verse 31. _THAT HIS SOUL WAS NOT LEFT IN HELL_] The words η ψυχη αυτου, _his soul_, are omitted by ABCD, _Syriac, Coptic, AEthiopic_, and _Vulgate_. Griesbach has left them out of the text, and Profe...
HE, SEEING THIS BEFORE ... - By the spirit of prophecy. From this it appears that David had distinct views of the great doctrines pertaining to the Messiah. SPAKE ... - See Psalms 16:1. THAT HIS SOUL...
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...
"Men of Israel, listen to these words. Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved by God to you by deeds of power and wonders and signs, which God, among you, did through him, as you yourselves know this man,...
SEEING THIS BEFORE. fore-seeing(it). Greek. _proeidon._ Here and Galatians 1:3; Galatians 1:8. RESURRECTION. Greek. _anastasis._ App-178. CHRIST. the Christ. App-98. HIS SOUL. Texts read "He". LEFT...
_spake of the resurrection of Christ_ Better, of the resurrection OF THE CHRIST, i.e. the Messiah, the anointed of Jehovah. _that his soul was not left in hell_, &c. The words for _his soul_are not fo...
RECITAL OF GOD’S TESTIMONY BY THE RESURRECTION TO THE MESSIAHSHIP OF JESUS...
31. ἡ ψυχὴ αὐτοῦ omitted with אABCD and _Vulg_. They appear to have been added to balance Ἡ ΣᾺΡΞ in the following clause. 31. ΠΕΡῚ ΤΗ͂Σ�, _of the resurrection of the Christ_, i.e. the Messiah, Jehova...
_THE SERMON IS PREACHED ACTS 2:16-39:_ Peter said the events of Pentecost were predicted by the prophet Joel. This is what Joel had predicted. The " last days" refers to the Christian dispensation tha...
ΠΡΟΪΔΏΝ _aor. act. part. от_ ΠΡΟΟΡΆΩ (G4308) предвидеть, _см._ Acts 2:25. _Сопутств._ или причинное _part._ ΈΛΆΛΗΣΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΛΑΛΈΩ (G2980) говорить, ΈΓΚΑΤΕΛΕΊΦΘΗ _aor. ind. pass._, _см._...
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...
See notes on verse 29...
He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption. HE, SEEING THIS BEFORE, SPAKE OF THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST - not...
18 Peter, not Joel, speaks of prophesying. It is an inspired break between that part of Joel's prophecy which was fulfilled at Pentecost and that which is yet future. 22 In the evangel of the kingdom...
2:31 hades (h-19) 'in' ( _ eis_ ) hades. see Note, Matthew 11:23 . Christ, (l-11) Or, 'of Christ. '...
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,...
HE SEEING THIS BEFORE.... — In the vision of the future which St. Peter thus ascribes to David, the king had been led, as he interprets the words, not only or chiefly to speak out his own hopes, but t...
προϊδών, _cf._ Galatians 3:8. The word ascribes prophetic consciousness to David in the composition of the Psalm, but, as we learn from St. Peter himself, that prophetic consciousness did not involve...
DAVID'S LORD AND OURS Acts 2:25-36 When one considers the vast result of this address, one wonders at its simplicity. It is almost entirely a string of apt quotations. But what may not the Word of G...
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...
David's Prophecies Concerning Christ Peter quoted from Psalms 16:8-11, saying that in it David was speaking concerning the Christ. Jesus died and his body was lain in the tomb of Joseph of Arimathea,...
_Foreseeing he (David) spoke of the resurrection of Christ. St. Peter shews them that the prophetical words of the Psalm, agree not to David in person, he being dead, and his body having remained in t...
CHRIST, DAVID'S SUCCESSOR 22-35. We find in these Scriptures that Christ was predestinated to suffer and die to redeem the world. While this is true, it was perfectly optionary with Judas, the Jews an...
HEAVENLY CORONATION 29-35. When I was in Jerusalem and visiting this spot, on which they were praying when the Holy Ghost fell on them, my guide pointed me out David's tomb right there in full view. S...
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...
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...
HE SEEING THIS BEFORE,.... Or by a spirit of prophecy foreseeing it, that according to God's promise and oath, the Messiah would be raised up, and spring from his seed; and also by the same Spirit for...
He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption. Ver. 31. _Neither his flesh_] It was a pious error in those good w...
_Men and brethren_ Thus he addresses himself to them, with a title of respect; _let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David _ Let it be no offence to you, if I tell you that David cannot be un...
David in the Psalms often spoke of himself in language which applied also to Jesus Christ; the Holy Ghost thus spoke by him, and made known what should take place in future times. Psalms 22:1-31; Psal...
The application of the prophecy:...
HE, SEEING THIS BEFORE, SPAKE OF THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST, THAT HIS SOUL WAS NOT LEFT IN HELL, NEITHER HIS FLESH DID SEE CORRUPTION....
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...
HE, FORESEEING THIS, SPOKE CONCERNING THE RESURRECTION OF THE CHRIST, THAT HIS SOUL WAS NOT LEFT IN HADES, NOR DID HIS FLESH SEE CORRUPTION. 1. David spoke about the resurrection of Christ. 2. His ...
he foreseeing this spake of the resurrection of the Christ, that neither was he left unto Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption. 'FORESEEING THIS'-i.e. the fulfillment of God's solemn oath, that on...
22-36 From this gift of the Holy Ghost, Peter preaches unto them Jesus: and here is the history of Christ. Here is an account of his death and sufferings, which they witnessed but a few weeks before....
HE SEEING THIS BEFORE; by a prophetical eye, unto which any thing that was revealed was as certain and manifest, as aught could be to the eye of the body. By the same prophetical Spirit, and with the...
Pseudo-Gregory Thaumaturgus Twelve Topics on the Faith again, His soul shall not be left in Hades, neither shall His flesh see corruption? "[26]...
Acts 2:31 foreseeing G4275 (G5631) spoke G2980 (G5656) concerning G4012 resurrection G386 Christ G5547 that G3754 His...
“Brethren, I may say to you freely of the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath...
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...
Acts 2:31. HE SEEING THIS BEFORE SPAKE OF THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST, THAT HIS SOUL WAS NOT LEFT in HELL, NEITHER DID HIS FLESH SEE CORRUPTION. David as a seer looking (παίδων) into the far future, wr...
_Third Division of St. Peter's Discourse,_ 29-36. The preacher shows that that great Psalm which he has used as a bulwark of his argument respecting Messiah, could not by any possibility refer to Dav...
_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...
FORESEEING (προιδων). Second aorist active participle. Did it as a prophet.OF THE CHRIST (του Χριστου). Of the Messiah. See under verse Acts 2:32. This is a definite statement by Peter that David...
HELL Hades. (_ See Scofield) - (Luke 16:23). _...
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...
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...
SO HE SPOKE ABOUT. THE MESSIAH. Peter again emphasizes that David spoke of the Lord Jesus....
_Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David._ AN ANTI-RATIONALIST ARGUMENT Peter avers-- I. That david could not have said of himself the words here quoted, For this he st...
_Ye men of Israel, hear these words._ PERSONAL PREACHING One of the old English worthies said that a great many sermons were like carefully written letters dropped into the post-office without any a...
_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 2:25 Peter quotes Psalms 16:8 as pointing to Jesus’ resurrection. ⇐...
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 2:22. MIGHTY WORKS, WONDERS, AND SIGNS.—Compare 2 Corinthians 12:12; 2 Thessalonians 2:9; Hebrews 2:
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...
1 Peter 1:11; 1 Peter 1:12; Acts 13:35; Acts 2:27; Psalms 16:10...