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.

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

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

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

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

46With 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,

47praising 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

-δὲG1161ConjunctionTheyἮσανG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluraldevoted themselvesπροσκαρτεροῦντεςG4342Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluraltoτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingulartheτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Pluralapostles’ἀποστόλωνG652Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralteachingδιδαχῇG1322Noun - Dative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionto theτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularfellowshipκοινωνίᾳG2842Noun - Dative Feminine Singularto theτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularbreakingκλάσειG2800Noun - Dative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof breadἄρτουG740Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontoταῖςG3588Article - Dative Feminine PluralprayerπροσευχαῖςG4335Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Verse 43

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionA sense of aweφόβοςG5401Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularcame overἘγίνετοG1096Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingulareveryoneπάσῃG3956Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular. . .ψυχῇG5590Noun - Dative Feminine Singularandτε*G5037ConjunctiontheτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralapostlesἀποστόλωνG652Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralperformedἐγίνετοG1096Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular. . .διὰG1223PrepositionmanyπολλάG4183Adjective - Nominative Neuter PluralwondersτέραταG5059Noun - Nominative Neuter PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionsignsσημεῖαG4592Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural

BSB notes

  • Or fear
Verse 44

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionAllΠάντεςG3956Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluraltheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralbelieversπιστεύοντεςG4100Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralwereἦσανG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraltogetherἐπὶG1909Preposition. . .τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singular. . .αὐτὸG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionhadεἶχονG2192Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraleverythingἅπανταG537Adjective - Accusative Neuter Pluralin commonκοινάG2839Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
Verse 45

Original words

-καὶG2532ConjunctionSellingἐπίπρασκονG4097Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural[their]τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralpossessionsκτήματαG2933Noun - Accusative Neuter PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunction-τὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluralgoodsὑπάρξειςG5223Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural-καὶG2532Conjunctionthey shared withδιεμέριζονG1266Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural. . .αὐτὰG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Plural. . .πᾶσινG3956Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural. . .καθότιG2530Adverb. . .ἄνG302ParticleanyoneτιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularwho was inεἶχενG2192Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularneedχρείανG5532Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 46

Original words

-τεG5037ConjunctionWith one accordὁμοθυμαδὸνG3661Adverbthey continued [to meet]προσκαρτεροῦντεςG4342Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralvvvΚαθ’G2596PrepositiondailyἡμέρανG2250Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter Singulartemple [courts]ἱερῷG2411Noun - Dative Neuter SingularandτεG5037Conjunctionto breakκλῶντέςG2806Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralbreadἄρτονG740Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularfromκατ’G2596Prepositionhouse [to house]οἶκονG3624Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularsharingμετελάμβανονG3335Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural[their] mealsτροφῆςG5160Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularwithἐνG1722PrepositiongladnessἀγαλλιάσειG20Noun - Dative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionsincerityἀφελότητιG858Noun - Dative Feminine Singularof heartκαρδίαςG2588Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular

BSB notes

  • Literally the temple
Verse 47

Original words

praisingαἰνοῦντεςG134Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸνG2316Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionenjoyingἔχοντεςG2192Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural[the] favorχάρινG5485Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularofπρὸςG4314PrepositionallὅλονG3650Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingulartheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularpeopleλαόνG2992Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularAndδὲG1161ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularLordΚύριοςG2962Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularaddedπροσετίθειG4369Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartoἐπὶG1909PrepositiontheirτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularnumberαὐτόG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Singularvvvκαθ’G2596PrepositiondailyἡμέρανG2250Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularthose whoτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Pluralwere being savedσῳζομένουςG4982Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural

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