Acts 2:46

Acts 2:46 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,
• New International Version (NIV)Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts,
• New King James Version (NKJV)So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart,

Context of Acts 2:46

44And all those who had believed [in Jesus as Savior] were together and had all things in common [considering their possessions to belong to the group as a whole]. 45And they began selling their property and possessions and were sharing the proceeds with all [the other believers], as anyone had need. Day after day they met in the temple [area] continuing with one mind, and breaking bread in various private homes. They were eating their meals together with joy and generous hearts, 47praising God continually, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord kept adding to their number daily those who were being saved.

Acts 2:46 word by word

καθ᾽ ἡμέραν τε προσκαρτεροῦντες ὁμοθυμαδὸν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ, κλῶντές τε κατ᾽ οἶκον ἄρτον μετελάμβανον τροφῆς ἐν ἀγαλλιάσει καὶ ἀφελότητι καρδίαςRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andτεte · and/bothG5037
• they, continuingπροσκαρτερέωproskartereō · to continue in/withG4342
• dailyκατάkata · according toG2596
• dailyἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• with one accordὁμοθυμαδόνhomothumadon · unitedG3661
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the templeὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the templeἱερόνhieron · templeG2411
• breakingκλάωklaō · to breakG2806
• breadἄρτοςartos · breadG740
• house to houseοἶκοςoikos · house: homeG3624
• did eat theirμεταλαμβάνωmetalambanō · to partakeG3335
• meatτροφήtrophē · foodG5160
• gladnessἀγαλλίασιςagalliasis · joyG20
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• singlenessἀφελότηςaphelotēs · sincerityG858
• of heartκαρδίαkardia · heartG2588

Cross-references for Acts 2:46

• Acts 1:14All these with one mind and one purpose were continually devoting themselves to prayer, [waiting together] along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.
• Acts 3:1Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour (3:00 p.m.),
• Acts 5:42And every single day, in the temple [area] and in homes, they did not stop teaching and telling the good news of Jesus as the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed).
• Luke 24:53and they were continually in the temple blessing and praising God.
• Acts 2:42They were continually and faithfully devoting themselves to the instruction of the apostles, and to fellowship, to eating meals together and to prayers.
• Acts 20:7Now on the first day of the week (Sunday), when we were gathered together to break bread (share communion), Paul began talking with them, intending to leave the next day; and he kept on with his message until midnight.
• Acts 1:13When they had entered the city, they went upstairs to the upper room where they were staying [indefinitely]; that is, Peter, and John and [his brother] James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew (Nathanael) and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas (Thaddaeus) the son of James.
• 1 Corinthians 11:20So when you meet together, it is not to eat the Lord’s Supper,
• Acts 16:34Then he brought them into his house and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly, since he had believed in God with his entire family [accepting with joy what had been made known to them about the Christ].
• Deuteronomy 12:7And there you and your households shall eat before the Lord your God, and rejoice in all to which you put your hand, in which the Lord your God has blessed you.
• Deuteronomy 16:11and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God, you and your son and your daughter and your male and female servants and the Levite who is within your [city] gates, and the stranger and the orphan and the widow who are among you, at the place where the Lord your God chooses to establish His Name (Presence).
• Nehemiah 8:10Then Ezra said to them, “Go [your way], eat the rich festival food, drink the sweet drink, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be worried, for the joy of the Lord is your strength and your stronghold.”
• Ecclesiastes 9:7Go your way, eat your bread with joy and drink your wine with a cheerful heart [if you are righteous, wise, and in the hands of God]; for God has already approved and accepted your works.
• Luke 11:41But give that which is within as charity [that is, acts of mercy and compassion, not as a public display, but as an expression of your faithfulness to God], and then indeed all things are clean for you.
• 1 Corinthians 10:30If I take my share [of food] with thankfulness, why am I accused because of something for which I give thanks?
• Psalms 86:11Teach me Your way, O Lord, I will walk and live in Your truth; Direct my heart to fear Your name [with awe-inspired reverence and submissive wonder].

Commentaries on Acts 2:46

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 46They, continuing daily with one accord in the temple - They were present at all the times of public worship, and joined together in prayers and praises to God; for it in not to be supposed that they continued to offer any of the sacrifices prescribed by the law. Breaking bread from house to house - This may signify, that select companies, who were contiguous to each other, frequently ate together at their respective lodgings on their return from public…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 46With one accord - Compare Acts 1:14; Acts 2:1. In the temple - This was the public place of worship; and the disciples were not disposed to leave the place where their fathers had so long worshipped God. This does not mean that they were constantly in the temple, but only at the customary hours of prayer - at nine o‘clock in the morning, and at three o‘clock in the afternoon. And breaking bread - See the notes on Acts 2:42. From house to house - In the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 42-47Verses 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 holy ordinances, and abounded in piety and devotion; for Christianity, when admitted in the power of it, will dispose the soul to communion with God in all those ways wherein he has appointed us to meet him, and has promised to meet us. The greatness of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 42-47Luke makes a clear connection between personal faith and belonging to the Christian community. Life in this new community included: devotion to the teaching of the apostles from God’s word, fellowship, sharing, joy, and praise. As a result, the Lord continued to add to their number those who were being saved.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 41-4741-47. they that gladly received his word were baptized--"It is difficult to say how three thousand could be baptized in one day, according to the old practice of a complete submersion; and the more as in Jerusalem there was no water at hand except Kidron and a few pools. The difficulty can only be removed by supposing that they already employed sprinkling, or baptized in houses in large vessels. Formal submersion in rivers, or larger quantities of water…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 2:46

• Beneficence
• Fellowship
• Heart
• Joy
• Praise
• Prayer
• Revivals
• Temple
• Thankfulness

In the dictionaries

• Approve
• Confound
• Determinate
• Exhort
• Fellowship
• Gladness
• Glory
• Messiah
• Miracle
• Notable

Commentaries on Acts 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings