Hechos 2:38-43 RVA

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 2:41

Acts 2:41. There were added unto them about three thousand souls.— The phrase Προσετεθησαν, rendered there were added, emphatically signifies, "to pass over to a body of men;" and implies that these persons renounced their former religious profession, and embraced that of the apostles. Some render it, There came over, or acceded. Elsner, in his note on this place, has shewn, that souls often signifies persons in the Greek and Latin classics. It is commonly said, that the three thousand... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 2:42

Acts 2:42. And they continued steadfastly, &c.— This may intimate, on the one hand, that many efforts were made to shake their resolution; and, on the other, that, upon fuller inquiry, they found all things as the apostles had represented. Breaking of bread, is a phrase which in the New Testament signifies, both eating common meals and celebrating the Lord's supper. It seems that the Lord's supper was here intended; because it is joined with prayer. They constantly attended upon the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 2:43

Acts 2:43. And fear came upon every soul:— A reverential fear, mixed with admiration and respect. Dr. Heylin reads the verse, And the minds of all men were struck with awe, at the many wonders and miracles which were wrought by the apostles. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 2:38

38. Repent—The word denotes change of mind, and here includes the reception of the Gospel as the proper issue of that revolution of mind which they were then undergoing. baptized . . . for the remission of sins—as the visible seal of that remission. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 2:39

39. For the promise—of the Holy Ghost, through the risen Saviour, as the grand blessing of the new covenant. all afar off—the Gentiles, as in Ephesians 2:17), but "to the Jew first." read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 2:40

40. with many other words did he testify and exhort—Thus we have here but a summary of Peter's discourse; though from the next words it would seem that only the more practical parts, the home appeals, are omitted. Save yourselves from this untoward generation—as if Peter already foresaw the hopeless impenitence of the nation at large, and would have his hearers hasten in for themselves and secure their own salvation. :-. BEAUTIFUL BEGINNINGS OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 2:41

41-47. 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, probably took place only where the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 2:42

42. continued steadfastly in—"attended constantly upon." the apostles' doctrine—"teaching"; giving themselves up to the instructions which, in their raw state, would be indispensable to the consolidation of the immense multitude suddenly admitted to visible discipleship. fellowship—in its largest sense. breaking of bread—not certainly in the Lord's Supper alone, but rather in frugal repasts taken together, with which the Lord's Supper was probably conjoined until abuses and persecution led to... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 2:43

43. fear came upon every soul—A deep awe rested upon the whole community. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 2:1-41

5. The birth of the church 2:1-41The Holy Spirit’s descent on the day of Pentecost inaugurated a new dispensation in God’s administration of the human race. [Note: For more information about the dispensations, see Charles C. Ryrie, Dispensationalism Today, or idem, Dispensationalism.] Luke featured the record of the events of this day to explain the changes in God’s dealings with humankind that followed in the early church and to the present day. This was the birthday of the church. Many... read more

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 2:41

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 2:42

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 2:43

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 2:38

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 2:39

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 2:40

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 2:41

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 2:42

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 2:43

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 2:1-41

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