Focused Passage

Acts 2:42-47

The Spirit Comes and Christ Is Proclaimed

The promised Spirit descends, Peter proclaims the crucified and risen Christ, many repent and are baptized, and the new community takes visible shape.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

43 A sense of awe came over everyone, and the apostles performed many wonders and signs.

44 All the believers were together and had everything in common.

45 Selling their possessions and goods, they shared with anyone who was in need.

46 With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,

47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

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References and Original Words

Verse 42

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction They Ἦσαν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural devoted themselves προσκαρτεροῦντες G4342 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural to τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural apostles’ ἀποστόλων G652 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural teaching διδαχῇ G1322 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction to the τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular fellowship κοινωνίᾳ G2842 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular to the τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular breaking κλάσει G2800 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of bread ἄρτου G740 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction to ταῖς G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Plural prayer προσευχαῖς G4335 Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Verse 43

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction A sense of awe φόβος G5401 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular came over Ἐγίνετο G1096 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular everyone πάσῃ G3956 Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular . . . ψυχῇ G5590 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular and τε* G5037 Conjunction the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural apostles ἀποστόλων G652 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural performed ἐγίνετο G1096 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular . . . διὰ G1223 Preposition many πολλά G4183 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural wonders τέρατα G5059 Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction signs σημεῖα G4592 Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural

BSB notes

  • Or fear
Verse 44

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction All Πάντες G3956 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural the οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural believers πιστεύοντες G4100 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural were ἦσαν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural together ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition . . . τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular . . . αὐτὸ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction had εἶχον G2192 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural everything ἅπαντα G537 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural in common κοινά G2839 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
Verse 45

Original words

- καὶ G2532 Conjunction Selling ἐπίπρασκον G4097 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural [their] τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural possessions κτήματα G2933 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction - τὰς G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Plural goods ὑπάρξεις G5223 Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural - καὶ G2532 Conjunction they shared with διεμέριζον G1266 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural . . . αὐτὰ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Plural . . . πᾶσιν G3956 Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural . . . καθότι G2530 Adverb . . . ἄν G302 Particle anyone τις G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular who was in εἶχεν G2192 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular need χρείαν G5532 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 46

Original words

- τε G5037 Conjunction With one accord ὁμοθυμαδὸν G3661 Adverb they continued [to meet] προσκαρτεροῦντες G4342 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural vvv Καθ’ G2596 Preposition daily ἡμέραν G2250 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition the τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Singular temple [courts] ἱερῷ G2411 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular and τε G5037 Conjunction to break κλῶντές G2806 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural bread ἄρτον G740 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular from κατ’ G2596 Preposition house [to house] οἶκον G3624 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular sharing μετελάμβανον G3335 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural [their] meals τροφῆς G5160 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular with ἐν G1722 Preposition gladness ἀγαλλιάσει G20 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction sincerity ἀφελότητι G858 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular of heart καρδίας G2588 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular

BSB notes

  • Literally the temple
Verse 47

Original words

praising αἰνοῦντες G134 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular God Θεὸν G2316 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction enjoying ἔχοντες G2192 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural [the] favor χάριν G5485 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular of πρὸς G4314 Preposition all ὅλον G3650 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular people λαόν G2992 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular And δὲ G1161 Conjunction the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Lord Κύριος G2962 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular added προσετίθει G4369 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition their τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular number αὐτό G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Singular vvv καθ’ G2596 Preposition daily ἡμέραν G2250 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular those who τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural were being saved σῳζομένους G4982 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural

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