God’s Word Translation
Acts 2:46
46The believers had a single purpose and went to the temple every day. They were joyful and humble as they ate at each other’s homes and shared their food.
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
44All the believers kept meeting together, and they shared everything with each other. 45From time to time, they sold their property and other possessions and distributed the money to anyone who needed it. The believers had a single purpose and went to the temple every day. They were joyful and humble as they ate at each other’s homes and shared their food. 47At the same time, they praised God and had the good will of all the people. Every day the Lord saved people, and they were added to the group.
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 1:14The apostles had a single purpose as they devoted themselves to prayer. They were joined by some women, including Mary (the mother of Jesus), and they were joined by his brothers.
- Acts 3:1Peter and John were going to the temple courtyard for the three o’clock prayer.
- Acts 5:42Every day in the temple courtyard and from house to house, they refused to stop teaching and telling the Good News that Jesus is the Messiah.
- Luke 24:53They were always in the temple, where they praised God.
- Acts 2:42The disciples were devoted to the teachings of the apostles, to fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to prayer.
- Acts 20:7On Sunday we met to break bread. Paul was discussing ⌞Scripture⌟ with the people. Since he intended to leave the next day, he kept talking until midnight.
- Acts 1:13When they came into the city, Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James (son of Alphaeus), Simon the Zealot, and Judas (son of James) went to the second-story room where they were staying.
- 1 Corinthians 11:20When you gather in the same place, you can’t possibly be eating the Lord’s Supper.
- Acts 16:34He took Paul and Silas upstairs into his home and gave them something to eat. He and his family were thrilled to be believers in God.
- Deuteronomy 12:7There, in the presence of the Lord your God, you and your families will eat and enjoy everything you’ve worked for, because the Lord your God has blessed you.
- Deuteronomy 16:11Enjoy yourselves in the presence of the Lord your God along with your sons, daughters, male and female slaves, the Levites who live in your cities, the foreigners, orphans, and widows who live among you. Enjoy yourselves at the place the Lord your God will choose for his name to live.
- Nehemiah 8:10Then he told them, “Go, eat rich foods, drink sweet drinks, and send portions to those who cannot provide for themselves. Today is a holy day for the Lord. Don’t be sad because the joy you have in the Lord is your strength.”
- Ecclesiastes 9:7Go, enjoy eating your food, and drink your wine cheerfully, because God has already accepted what you’ve done.
- Luke 11:41Give what is inside as a gift to the poor, and then everything will be clean for you.
- 1 Corinthians 10:30If I give thanks to God for the food I eat, why am I condemned for that?
- Psalms 86:11Teach me your way, O Lord, so that I may live in your truth. Focus my heart on fearing you.
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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