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Acts 2:47

King James Version (KJV)

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Acts 2:47

Verse 47 of 47

Scripture focus

Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.

Acts 2:47 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Acts 2:47

Theological / Devotional

Praising God. A phrase often used by Luke (cf. Luke 2:13, 20; 19:37; Acts 3:8, 9). Joy in their new-found faith naturally led them to praise the Father. The true child of God always finds sufficient cause to praise the Lord.

Favour. Jesus had been popular with the people; the church now enjoyed a similar favor, possibly because they praised God and were benevolent.

The Lord. The church recognized that the great accessions to the faith were due to the Lord and not to themselves.

Added. Rather, “was adding,” or “kept adding,” giving the idea of continuity beyond the day of Pentecost. This is strengthened by the use of the word “daily.”

To the church. Textual evidence favors (cf. p. 10) the omission of these words.

Such as should be saved. Gr. hoi sozomenoi, “those that were being saved.” The rendering “should be saved” probably reflected unconsciously the theological belief of the translators, but has no support in the Greek.

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