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Text -- Acts 2:26-47 (NET)
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2:26 Therefore my heart was glad and my tongue rejoiced ; my body also will live in hope ,
2:27 because you will not leave my soul in Hades , nor permit your Holy One to experience decay .
2:28 You have made known to me the paths of life ; you will make me full of joy with your presence .’
2:29 “Brothers , I can speak confidently to you about our forefather David , that he both died and was buried , and his tomb is with us to this day .
2:30 So then, because he was a prophet and knew that God had sworn to him with an oath to seat one of his descendants on his throne ,
2:31 David by foreseeing this spoke about the resurrection of the Christ , that he was neither abandoned to Hades , nor did his body experience decay .
2:32 This Jesus God raised up , and we are all witnesses of it.
2:33 So then , exalted to the right hand of God , and having received the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father , he has poured out what you both see and hear .
2:34 For David did not ascend into heaven , but he himself says , ‘The Lord said to my lord , “Sit at my right hand
2:35 until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet .”’
2:36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know beyond a doubt that God has made this Jesus whom you crucified both Lord and Christ .”
The Response to Peter’s Address
2:37 Now when they heard this, they were acutely distressed and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles , “What should we do , brothers ?”
2:38 Peter said to them , “Repent , and each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins , and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit .
2:39 For the promise is for you and your children , and for all who are far away , as many as the Lord our God will call to himself.”
2:40 With many other words he testified and exhorted them saying , “Save yourselves from this perverse generation !”
2:41 So those who accepted his message were baptized , and that day about three thousand people were added .
The Fellowship of the Early Believers
2:42 They were devoting themselves to the apostles ’ teaching and to fellowship , to the breaking of bread and to prayer .
2:43 Reverential awe came over everyone , and many wonders and miraculous signs came about by the apostles .
2:44 All who believed were together and held everything in common ,
2:45 and they began selling their property and possessions and distributing the proceeds to everyone , as anyone had need .
2:46 Every day they continued to gather together by common consent in the temple courts , breaking bread from house to house , sharing their food with glad and humble hearts ,
2:47 praising God and having the good will of all the people . And the Lord was adding to their number every day those who were being saved .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Pentecost |
Peter |
MESSIAH |
Apostles |
Jerusalem |
ACTS OF THE APOSTLES, 13-OUTLINE |
Word of God |
Revivals |
Orator |
Preaching |
Zeal |
David |
DOCTRINE |
QUOTATIONS IN THE NEW TESTAMENT |
TONGUES, GIFT OF |
Readings, Select |
PETER, SIMON |
JOHN, GOSPEL OF |
Church |
Jesus, The Christ |
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expand allCommentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes
NET Notes -> Act 2:26; Act 2:27; Act 2:27; Act 2:28; Act 2:29; Act 2:29; Act 2:29; Act 2:30; Act 2:30; Act 2:30; Act 2:31; Act 2:31; Act 2:31; Act 2:31; Act 2:31; Act 2:31; Act 2:31; Act 2:32; Act 2:33; Act 2:33; Act 2:33; Act 2:33; Act 2:33; Act 2:34; Act 2:35; Act 2:35; Act 2:36; Act 2:36; Act 2:36; Act 2:36; Act 2:36; Act 2:37; Act 2:37; Act 2:38; Act 2:38; Act 2:38; Act 2:38; Act 2:38; Act 2:39; Act 2:40; Act 2:40; Act 2:41; Act 2:41; Act 2:41; Act 2:41; Act 2:42; Act 2:42; Act 2:43; Act 2:43; Act 2:43; Act 2:44; Act 2:45; Act 2:45; Act 2:45; Act 2:46; Act 2:46; Act 2:46; Act 2:46; Act 2:46; Act 2:47; Act 2:47
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NET Notes: Act 2:27 Grk “to see,” but the literal translation of the phrase “to see decay” could be misunderstood to mean simply “to look at...
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NET Notes: Act 2:30 An allusion to Ps 132:11 and 2 Sam 7:12-13, the promise in the Davidic covenant.
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NET Notes: Act 2:33 The use of the verb poured out looks back to 2:17-18, where the same verb occurs twice.
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NET Notes: Act 2:34 Sit at my right hand. The word “sit” alludes back to the promise of “seating one on his throne” in v. 30.
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NET Notes: Act 2:35 A quotation from Ps 110:1, one of the most often-cited OT passages in the NT, pointing to the exaltation of Jesus.
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NET Notes: Act 2:39 The promise refers to the promise of the Holy Spirit that Jesus received from the Father in 2:33 and which he now pours out on others. The promise con...
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NET Notes: Act 2:42 Grk “prayers.” This word was translated as a collective singular in keeping with English style.
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NET Notes: Act 2:43 In this context the miraculous nature of these signs is implied. Cf. BDAG 920 s.v. σημεῖον 2.a.
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NET Notes: Act 2:45 Grk “distributing them” (αὐτά, auta). The referent (the proceeds of the sales) has been specified in the translation ...
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NET Notes: Act 2:46 Grk “with gladness and humbleness of hearts.” It is best to understand καρδίας (kardias) as an attribut...
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