Save yourselves, &c.— That is, "See that you lay these things to heart; receiving them with such regard, as the importance of the case requires. Renounce that obstinate unbelief, in which you join with those who crucified Christ, and be ye saved (Σωθητε) from that ruin which will quickly come upon this perverse and depraved generation." See on Acts 2:47.
Verse 40. _SAVE YOURSELVES FROM THIS UNTOWARD GENERATION._] Separate yourselves from them: _be ye saved_, σωθητε: the power is present with you; make a proper use of it, and ye shall be delivered from...
MANY OTHER WORDS - This discourse, though one of the longest in the New Testament, is but an outline. It contains, however, the substance of the plan of salvation, and is admirably arranged to attain...
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 ...
EFFECT OF THE SERMON. A rapid and lively narrative succeeds. The hearers feel the sting of their position, and say (_cf_. Luke 3:10), What shall we do? Peter's requirements are repentance and baptism,...
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...
When they heard this, they were pierced to the heart, and they said to Peter and to the other apostles, "Brethren, what are we to do?" Peter said to them, "Repent, and let each of you be baptized in t...
WITH. by. TESTIFY. earnestly testify. Greek. _diamarturomai._ Occurs fifteen times. Once in Luke 16:28, nine times in Acts, and five times in Paul's Epistles. EXHORT. App-134. FROM. away from. Gree...
_And with many other words did he testify_, &c. Hence we learn that there is no attempt made by the writer of the Acts to produce more than the substance and character of what was here said. And we ma...
EFFECT OF ST PETER’S SERMON...
ἙΤΈΡΟΙΣ ΤΕ ΛΌΓΟΙΣ ΠΛΕΊΟΣΙΝ. This is a very important statement. We learn from it that there is no attempt made by the writer of the Acts to produce more than the substance and character of what was he...
_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...
ΠΛΕΊΟΣΙΝ _dat. pl. сотр. от_ ΠΟΛΎΣ (G4183) многочисленный, многий; _сотр._ намного больше (Barrett). _Instr. dat._ ΔΙΕΜΑΡΤΎΡΑΤΟ _aor. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΔΙΑΜΑΡΤΎΟΜΑΙ (G1263) делать торжественное за...
DISCOURSE: 1740 SEPARATION FROM THE UNGODLY RECOMMENDED Acts 2:40. _And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation_. IT is in many respects...
d. The results of the sermon. Acts 2:37-42. Acts 2:37. Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and the rest of the apostles, Brethren, what shall we do? Act...
40. The historian had now concluded his report of Peter's discourse, but informs us that he has given only an epitome of it. (40) "_And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yo...
And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation. AND WITH MANY OTHER WORDS DID HE TESTIFY AND EXHORT. This shows that we have here not the w...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
WITH MANY OTHER WORDS. — The report breaks off, as if St. Luke’s informant had followed closely up to this point and then lost count of the sequence of thought and words. DID HE TESTIFY — i.e., _cont...
ἑτέροις τε λόγοις πλείοσιν τε (not δὲ), as so frequent in Acts; “inducit quæ similia cognataque sunt, δέ diversa,” Blass, _in loco_, and _Grammatik des N. G._, p. 258. διεμαρτύρατο : the translation “...
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...
The Keys to the Kingdom In Matthew 16:19, Jesus promised Peter, "And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose o...
(9) And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation. (9) He is truly joined to the Church who separates himself from the wicked....
_And with a great many other words did he testify and exhort them. St. Luke only gives an abridgment of those exhortations, which St. Peter, and the apostles frequently gave to all the people. St. Pet...
Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? (38) Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be bapt...
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...
40._And with many _Although in these things which we have had hitherto, Luke did not recite the words of St Peter, but did only briefly touch the chief points; notwithstanding he telleth us again in t...
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...
AND WITH MANY OTHER WORDS DID HE TESTIFY AND EXHORT,.... For Luke does not give the sermons of the apostles at length, but a compendium, or specimen of them, and some of the more remarkable things in...
And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation. Ver. 40. _With many words did he testify_] διεμαρτυρετο, in God's name, for his sake, and b...
_And with many other words_ To the same purpose; _did he testify_ Gospel truths; _and exhort_ To gospel duties. In such an accepted time, when the power of the word is felt, and good impressions appea...
SAVE YOURSELVES; by forsaking your sins and believing on the Messiah, deliver yourselves from the guilt and ruin of this perverse and wicked generation. Matthew 11:16-19; Matthew 12:39; Matthew 16:4;...
AND WITH MANY OTHER WORDS DID HE TESTIFY AND EXHORT, SAYING, SAVE YOURSELVES FROM THIS UNTOWARD GENERATION. Peter had closed his sermon with the words: Both Lord and Christ has God made this Jesus who...
The immediate effect of the sermon:...
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...
AND WITH MANY OTHER WORDS HE TESTIFIED AND EXHORTED THEM, SAYING, " BE SAVED FROM THIS PERVERSE GENERATION. " 1. The invitation did not end the sermon. Much more was said. The sermon was more than th...
And with many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, Save yourselves from this crooked generation. 'WITH MANY OTHER WORDS'-Indicating that Peter continued to preach. 'Showing that Luke...
37-41 From the first delivery of that Divine message, it appeared that there was Divine power going with it; and thousands were brought to the obedience of faith. But neither Peter's words, nor the m...
MANY OTHER WORDS: the sermons of the apostles, or of our Saviour, are not all set down by the holy writers; but only so much as God saw necessary for his church to know and believe. TESTIFY AND EXHORT...
40. The historian had now concluded his report of Peter's discourse, but informs us that he has given only an epitome of it. (40) "_ And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save y...
Acts 2:40 And G5037 many G4119 other G2087 words G3056 testified G1263 (G5711) and G2532 exhorted G3870 ...
‘And with many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation.” ' We are now specifically informed that we have only been given the gist of Peter's...
Acts 2:38-40. The exquisite tact and courtesy so marked in all the early Christian writings, and especially in the apostolic letters and sermons we possess, is very remarkable in this little _resume_...
Acts 2:40. WITH MANY OTHER WORDS. ‘The words cited appear to be the concluding and inclusive summary of St. Peter's many exhortations' (Alford). SAVE YOURSELVES FROM THIS UNTOWARD GENERATION. This sho...
WITH MANY OTHER WORDS (ετεροις λογοις πλειοσιν). Instrumental case. Not necessarily "different" (ετεροις), but "further," showing that Luke does not pretend to give all that Peter said. This idea i...
Acts 2:40 It can scarcely be denied that our age is distinguished by peculiar advantages. If I am asked to name the most prominent feature of our days, I at once single out the enjoyment by every one...
Acts 2:37 The First Christian Baptism I. The double condition of baptism is repentance and faith in Jesus Christ. (1) Repentance, or the resolute turning and changing of the life, to face right round...
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...
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._ The first lesson that we ought to learn from this inspired record of what happened on the day of...
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...
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...
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...
SAVE YOURSELVES. This was why he urged them with many other words. True, they could not EARN their salvation [only Jesus could do that for them], but their faith was to _reach_ our through turning fro...
_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...
_Now when they heard this they were pricked in their heart._ THE EFFECTS OF GOSPEL PREACHING 1. Peter having explained the events of Pentecost, an immediate effect was produced. “They were pricked in...
_Save yourselves from this untoward generation._ MUCH EXHORTATION IS NEEDED Concerning salvation, we need only preach one sermon by way of explanation, but men need _ten_ sermons by way of exhortati...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 2:40 MANY OTHER WORDS. Luke provided only a small portion of Peter’s sermon. ⇐...
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 2:37. WHAT SHALL WE DO?—As in Luke 3:10; Luke 3:12; Luke 3:14. The cry showed how deeply Peter’s words had penetrated....
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 5:12; 1 Thessalonians 2:11; 1 Timothy 4:16; 2 Corinthians 5:20;...
Other [ε τ ε ρ ο ι ς]. And various. Did he testify [δ ι ε μ α ρ τ υ ρ ε τ ο]. The preposition dia gives the force of solemnly, earnestly. Save yourselves [σ ω θ η τ ε]. More strictly, be ye saved....
And with many other words did he testify and exhort — In such an accepted time we should add line upon line, and not leave off, till the thing is done. Save yourselves from this perverse generation —...