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 the believers met together in one place and shared everything they had. 45They sold their property and possessions and shared the money with those in need. They worshiped together at the Temple each day, met in homes for the Lord’s Supper, and shared their meals with great joy and generosity— 47all the while praising God and enjoying the goodwill of all the people. And each day the Lord added to their fellowship 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 1:14They all met together and were constantly united in prayer, along with Mary the mother of Jesus, several other women, and the brothers of Jesus.
• Acts 3:1Peter and John went to the Temple one afternoon to take part in the three o’clock prayer service.
• Acts 5:42And every day, in the Temple and from house to house, they continued to teach and preach this message: “Jesus is the Messiah.”
• Luke 24:53And they spent all of their time in the Temple, praising God.
• Acts 2:42All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper), and to prayer.
• Acts 20:7On the first day of the week, we gathered with the local believers to share in the Lord’s Supper. Paul was preaching to them, and since he was leaving the next day, he kept talking until midnight.
• Acts 1:13When they arrived, they went to the upstairs room of the house where they were staying. Here are the names of those who were present: Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James (son of Alphaeus), Simon (the zealot), and Judas (son of James).
• 1 Corinthians 11:20When you meet together, you are not really interested in the Lord’s Supper.
• Acts 16:34He brought them into his house and set a meal before them, and he and his entire household rejoiced because they all believed in God.
• Deuteronomy 12:7There you and your families will feast in the presence of the Lord your God, and you will rejoice in all you have accomplished because the Lord your God has blessed you.
• Deuteronomy 16:11This is a time to celebrate before the Lord your God at the designated place of worship he will choose for his name to be honored. Celebrate with your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, the Levites from your towns, and the foreigners, orphans, and widows who live among you.
• Nehemiah 8:10And Nehemiah continued, “Go and celebrate with a feast of rich foods and sweet drinks, and share gifts of food with people who have nothing prepared. This is a sacred day before our Lord. Don’t be dejected and sad, for the joy of the Lord is your strength!”
• Ecclesiastes 9:7So go ahead. Eat your food with joy, and drink your wine with a happy heart, for God approves of this!
• Luke 11:41So clean the inside by giving gifts to the poor, and you will be clean all over.
• 1 Corinthians 10:30If I can thank God for the food and enjoy it, why should I be condemned for eating it?
• Psalms 86:11Teach me your ways, O Lord, that I may live according to your truth! Grant me purity of heart, so that I may honor 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

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