Christian Standard Bible
Acts 2:46
46Every day they devoted themselves to meeting together in the temple, and broke bread from house to house. They ate their food with joyful and sincere hearts,
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
44Now all the believers were together and held all things in common. 45They sold their possessions and property and distributed the proceeds to all, as any had need. Every day they devoted themselves to meeting together in the temple, and broke bread from house to house. They ate their food with joyful and sincere hearts, 47praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. Every day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved.
Read all of Acts 2Acts 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 1:14They all were continually united in prayer, along with the women, including Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.
- Acts 3:1Now Peter and John were going up to the temple for the time of prayer at three in the afternoon.
- Acts 5:42Every day in the temple, and in various homes, they continued teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Messiah.
- Luke 24:53And they were continually in the temple praising God.
- Acts 2:42They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to prayer.
- Acts 20:7On the first day of the week, we assembled to break bread. Paul spoke to them, and since he was about to depart the next day, he kept on talking until midnight.
- Acts 1:13When they arrived, they went to the room upstairs where they were staying: Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.
- 1 Corinthians 11:20When you come together, then, it is not to eat the Lord’s Supper.
- Acts 16:34He brought them into his house, set a meal before them, and rejoiced because he had come to believe in God with his entire household.
- Deuteronomy 12:7You will eat there in the presence of the Lord your God and rejoice with your household in everything you do, because the Lord your God has blessed you.
- Deuteronomy 16:11Rejoice before the Lord your God in the place where he chooses to have his name dwell — you, your son and daughter, your male and female slave, the Levite within your city gates, as well as the resident alien, the fatherless, and the widow among you.
- Nehemiah 8:10Then he said to them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, because the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
- Ecclesiastes 9:7Go, eat your bread with pleasure, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already accepted your works.
- Luke 11:41But give from what is within to the poor, and then everything is clean for you.
- 1 Corinthians 10:30If I partake with thanksgiving, why am I criticized because of something for which I give thanks?
- Psalms 86:11Teach me your way, Lord, and I will live by your truth. Give me an undivided mind to fear your name.
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
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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
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