Acts 2:42

Acts 2:42 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.
• New Living Translation (NLT)All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper), and to prayer.

Context of Acts 2:42

40With many other words he warned them; and he pleaded with them, “Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.” 41Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day. They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. 44All the believers were together and had everything in common.

Acts 2:42 word by word

Ἦσαν δὲ προσκαρτεροῦντες τῇ διδαχῇ τῶν ἀποστόλων καὶ τῇ κοινωνίᾳ, τῇ κλάσει τοῦ ἄρτου καὶ ταῖς προσευχαῖς.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• ·εἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• they continued stedfastlyπροσκαρτερέωproskartereō · to continue in/withG4342
• inὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• inδιδαχήdidachē · teachingG1322
• the apostles’ἀπόστολοςapostolos · apostleG652
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• fellowshipκοινωνίαkoinōnia · participationG2842
• in breakingκλάσιςklasis · breakingG2800
• of breadἄρτοςartos · breadG740
• in prayersπροσευχήproseuchē · prayerG4335

Cross-references for Acts 2:42

• Acts 2:46Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts,
• Acts 11:23When he arrived and saw what the grace of God had done, he was glad and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts.
• Acts 14:22strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith. “We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.
• Mark 4:16Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy.
• John 8:31To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples.
• 1 Corinthians 11:2I praise you for remembering me in everything and for holding to the traditions just as I passed them on to you.
• Galatians 1:6I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—
• Ephesians 2:20built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone.
• Colossians 1:23if you continue in your faith, established and firm, and do not move from the hope held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
• 2 Timothy 3:14But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it,
• Hebrews 10:39But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved.
• 2 Peter 3:1Dear friends, this is now my second letter to you. I have written both of them as reminders to stimulate you to wholesome thinking.
• 1 John 2:19They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us; but their going showed that none of them belonged to us.
• Acts 4:23On their release, Peter and John went back to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them.
• Acts 5:12The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people. And all the believers used to meet together in Solomon’s Colonnade.
• 1 John 1:3We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.

Commentaries on Acts 2:42

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 42They continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine - They received it, retained it, and acted on its principles. And fellowship - ͅ, community; meaning association for religious and spiritual purposes, The community of goods cannot be meant; for this is mentioned Acts 2:44, Acts 2:45, where it is said, they had all things common. And in breaking of bread - Whether this means the holy eucharist, or their common meals, it is difficult to say. The Syriac…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 42And they continued stedfastly - They persevered in, or they adhered to. This is the inspired record of the result. That any of these apostatized is nowhere recorded, and is not to be presumed. Though they had been suddenly converted; though they were suddenly admitted to the church; though they were exposed to much persecution and contempt, and to many trials, yet the record is that they adhered to the doctrines and duties of the Christian religion. 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. 42fellowship: The Greek word koinōnia means a close relationship marked by sharing and participating in life together. and to prayer: At this stage, prayer probably included taking part in the formal prayers of the temple (see 3:1).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 2:42

• Character
• Communion
• Decision
• Fellowship
• Revivals

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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