Acts 2:46 Parallel Translations

The believers had a single purpose and went to the temple every day. They were joyful and humble as they ate at each other's homes and shared their food.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,

ASV:

And day by day, continuing stedfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart,

BBE:

And day by day, going in agreement together regularly to the Temple and, taking broken bread together in their houses, they took their food with joy and with true hearts,

DBY:

And every day, being constantly in the temple with one accord, and breaking bread in the house, they received their food with gladness and simplicity of heart,

ERV:

And day by day, continuing stedfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they did take their food with gladness and singleness of heart,

WEY:

And, day by day, attending constantly in the Temple with one accord, and breaking bread in private houses, they took their meals with great happiness and single-heartedness,

WBS:

And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, ate their food with gladness and singleness of heart,

WEB:

Day by day, continuing steadfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart,

YLT:

Daily also continuing with one accord in the temple, breaking also at every house bread, they were partaking of food in gladness and simplicity of heart,

Acts 2:46 Cross References

XREF:

Luke 24:30 When He had reclined at the table with them, He took the bread and blessed it, and breaking it, He began giving it to them.

Acts 2:42 They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

Acts 5:42 And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they kept right on teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ.

Acts 20:7 On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul began talking to them, intending to leave the next day, and he prolonged his message until midnight.

1 Corinthians 10:16 Is not the cup of blessing which we bless a sharing in the blood of Christ? Is not the bread which we break a sharing in the body of Christ? (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

2:46 {14} And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,
(14) The faithful came together at the beginning with tremendous results, not only for the hearing of the word, but also to eat.

PNT:

2:46 Continuing daily... in the temple. They gathered there for the purpose of teaching the multitudes.
Breaking bread from house to house. Eating their food from house to house. It may refer to observing the Lord's Supper in private residences.

WES:

2:46 Continuing daily - breaking the bread - in the Lord's Supper, as did many Churches for some ages. They partook of their food with gladness and singleness of heart - They carried the same happy and holy temper through all their common actions: eating and working with the same spirit wherewith they prayed and received the Lord's Supper.

MHC:

2:42-47 In these verses we have the history of the truly primitive church, of the first days of it; its state of infancy indeed, but, like that, the state of its greatest innocence. They kept close to holy ordinances, and abounded in piety and devotion; for Christianity, when admitted in the power of it, will dispose the soul to communion with God in all those ways wherein he has appointed us to meet him, and has promised to meet us. The greatness of the event raised them above the world, and the Holy Ghost filled them with such love, as made every one to be to another as to himself, and so made all things common, not by destroying property, but doing away selfishness, and causing charity. And God who moved them to it, knew that they were quickly to be driven from their possessions in Judea. The Lord, from day to day, inclined the hearts of more to embrace the gospel; not merely professors, but such as were actually brought into a state of acceptance with God, being made partakers of regenerating grace. Those whom God has designed for eternal salvation, shall be effectually brought to Christ, till the earth is filled with the knowledge of his glory.

CONC:

Accord Agreement Ate Attending Bread Breaking Broke Broken Constantly Continuing Courts Daily Eat Generous Glad Gladness Happiness Heart Hearts Home Homes Houses Joy Meals Meat Meet Mind Partaking Partook Private Received Regularly Simplicity Sincere Sincerity Single-heartedness Singleness Steadfastly Stedfastly Taking Temple

Accord Ate Attending Bread Breaking Broke Constantly Continued Continuing Courts Daily Eat Food Generous Glad Gladness Great Happiness Heart Hearts Home Homes House Houses Joy Meals Meat Meet Mind Private Received Regularly Simplicity Sincere Sincerity Singleness Steadfastly Stedfastly Temple Together

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