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Text -- Acts 2:35-47 (NET)
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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 |
MESSIAH |
ACTS OF THE APOSTLES, 13-OUTLINE |
Jerusalem |
Word of God |
Apostles |
Peter |
Church |
Revivals |
Preaching |
Orator |
Zeal |
Fellowship |
PETER, SIMON |
David |
Self-defense |
Jesus, The Christ |
DOCTRINE |
SACRAMENTS |
BAPTISM (NON-IMMERSIONIST VIEW) |
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NET Notes -> 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
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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