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Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 2:25

Saith for speaketh, A.V.; he held for foresaw, A.V. The sixteenth psalm is ascribed to David in the title prefixed to it in the Hebrew and the LXX . Without pronouncing the titles to be infallible, we must confess that they carry great weight with them in the absence of any strong internal evidence against them. Meyer speaks of the psalm as "certainly later than David," and Ewald and others ascribe it to the time of the Captivity; but Hitzig thinks the internal evidence is in favor... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 2:25-28

The parable of the Resurrection in David's psalm. The apostle quotes one of the few utterances in the Old Testament which yield with any distinctness the hope of a life after the grave. But, speaking generally, the psalms, as the choicest expressions of the spiritual life of Israel, are "dark sayings" and "parables" of higher relations than those to which they immediately refer. In this psalm we find— I. THE IMMEDIATE SENSE OF THE PRESENCE OF THE LIVING GOD . And... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 2:26

My heart was glad for did my heart rejoice, A.V.; rejoiced for was glad, A.V.; my flesh also for also my flesh, A.V.; dwell for rest, A.V. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 2:27

Hades for hell, A.V. ; give thy Holy One for suffer thine Holy One, A.V. , surely not so good a rendering. Hades . The "hell" of the A.V. is the exact English representative of ᾅδης . The article in the Creed, "He descended into hell," is based upon this text especially, the other two alleged in support of it ( Ephesians 4:9 ; 1 Peter 3:18 , 1 Peter 3:19 ) being less conclusive (see Pearson on the Creed, art. 5.). It is a pity to lose the word "hell" in its true meaning.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 2:28

Madest for hast made, A.V.; unto for to, A.V.; gladness for joy, A.V. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 2:1

And when the day of Pentecost - The word “Pentecost” is a Greek word signifying the 50th part of a thing, or the 50th in order. Among the Jews it was a applied to one of their three great feasts which began on the 50th day after the Passover. This feast was reckoned from the 16th day of the month Abib, or April, or the second day of the Passover. The paschal lamb was slain on the 14th of the month at evening, Leviticus 23:5; on the 15th day of the month was a holy convocation - the proper... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 2:2

And suddenly - It burst upon them at once. Though they were waiting for the descent of the Spirit, yet it is not probable that they expected it in this manner. As this was an important event, and one on which the welfare of the church depended, it was proper that the gift of the Holy Spirit should take place in some striking and sensible manner, so as to convince their own minds that the promise was fulfilled, and so as deeply to impress others with the greatness and importance of the... read more

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 2:3

And there appeared unto them - There were seen by them, or they saw. The fire was first seen by them in the room before it rested in the form of tongues on the heads of the disciples. Perhaps the fire appeared at first as scintillations or coruscations, until it became fixed on their heads.Tongues - γλῶσσαι glōssai. The word “tongue” occurs often in the Scriptures to denote the member which is the instrument of taste and speech, and also to denote “language” or “speech” itself. It is also... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 2:4

Were all filled with the Holy Ghost - Were entirely under his sacred influence and power. See the notes on Luke 1:41, Luke 1:67. To be filled with anything is a phrase denoting that all the faculties are pervaded by it, engaged in it, or under its influence, Acts 3:10, “Were filled with wonder and amazement”; Acts 5:17, “Filled with indignation”; Acts 13:45, “Filled with envy”; Acts 2:4, “Filled with joy and the Holy Spirit.”Began to speak with other tongues - In other languages than their... read more

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 2:5

There were dwelling at Jerusalem - The word rendered “dwelling” - κατοικοῦντες katoikountes - properly means to have a fixed and permanent habitation, in distinction from another word - παροικοῦντες paroikeountes - which means to have a temporary and transient residence in a place. But it is not always confined to this signification; and it is not improbable that many wealthy foreign Jews had a permanent residence in Jerusalem for the convenience of being near the temple. This was the more... read more

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