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James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Acts 2:1-47

THE FORMATION OF THE CHURCH THE DESCENT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT (Acts 2:1-4 ) The Day of Pentecost alludes to the Levitical feast, with which we became acquainted in the Old Testament. The word is Greek, meaning fifty, the feast occurring fifty days after the offering of the barley sheaf in the Passover feast. It commemorated the wheat harvest and was sometimes called “the Feast of harvest” (Exodus 33:16 ), or “the Feast of Weeks,” (Exodus 34:22 ), or the “Day of the First Fruits” (Numbers... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Acts 2:37-47

Chapter 8 Prayer Almighty God, we stand in thy wisdom and are therefore not afraid. In our hearts is the Spirit of thy grace, and great comfort have they that yield themselves to its sway. We come with open hearts, with mouths filled with prayer and minds aflame with sacred desire. We ask thee to receive our psalm of adoration, to listen to our hymn of praise, and to answer the request which is as a burden upon our souls. How comfortable are thy words, how sweet is every promise of thine,... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Acts 2:37-40

Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? (38) Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized everyone of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. (39) For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call. (40) And with many other words did he... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Acts 2:40

And with a great many other words did he testify and exhort them. St. Luke only gives an abridgment of those exhortations, which St. Peter, and the apostles frequently gave to all the people. St. Peter, as St. John Chrysostom observes, and as we see in these Acts, was the mouth of all the rest. And on this first day of Pentecost, about three thousand were converted. (Witham) read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Acts 2:37-41

37-41 From the first delivery of that Divine message, it appeared that there was Divine power going with it; and thousands were brought to the obedience of faith. But neither Peter's words, nor the miracle they witnessed, could have produced such effects, had not the Holy Spirit been given. Sinners, when their eyes are opened, cannot but be pricked to the heart for sin, cannot but feel an inward uneasiness. The apostle exhorted them to repent of their sins, and openly to avow their belief in... read more

Frank Binford Hole

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Acts 2:1-99

Acts 2 IF WE READ Leviticus 23.0 , we can see that just as the Passover was prophetic of the death of Christ, so Pentecost was prophetic of the coming of the Spirit, in whose power there is presented to God the “new meat offering” consisting of the two loaves of firstfruits an election from both Jew and Gentile, sanctified by the Holy Ghost. Just as that to which the Passover pointed was fulfilled on the Passover day, so that to which Pentecost pointed was fulfilled on the day of Pentecost. On... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Acts 2:37-40

The immediate effect of the sermon: v. 37. Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? v. 38. Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. v. 39. For the promise is unto you and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord, our... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Acts 2:37-41

D.—The effect produced by the addressActs 2:37-41The address, and the exhortations which followed it, resulted in the conversion of three thousand souls, who were added by Baptism to the disciples of Jesus37Now when they heard this, they were pricked [pierced] in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? 38Then [But] Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in [upon, ἐπὶ] the name of Jesus Christ for the remission... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Acts 2:37-41

Acts PETER’S FIRST SERMON Act_2:32 - Act_2:47 . This passage may best be dealt with as divided into three parts: the sharp spear-thrust of Peter’s closing words Act_2:32 - Act_2:36, the wounded and healed hearers Act_2:37 - Act_2:41, and the fair morning dawn of the Church Act_2:42 - Act_2:47. I. Peter’s address begins with pointing out the fulfilment of prophecy in the gift of the Spirit Act_2:14 - Act_2:21. It then declares the Resurrection of Jesus as foretold by prophecy, and... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Acts 2:37-47

Pentecostal Days Acts 2:37-47 There were no exceptions in Peter’s great appeal for repentance. Every one of you! he declared. “But I drove the nails into His hands.” Every one of you! he insists. “But I pierced His side.” Every one! says the Apostle again. And from this motley crowd arose the primitive Church. Notice that those who had gone deep into sin are not required to serve a long novitiate between forgiveness and the gift of Pentecost. In Acts 2:38 the two are combined. Notice also... read more