The book of acts chapter 2 verse 40

This was called the baptism of the holy spirit by peter in acts 11. Now viewing scripture range from the book of acts chapter 2. The most popular bible verses from acts 2 found 47 verses acts 2. Christian life is participation in gods new world acts 2. After they received the word gladly three thousand are baptized acts 2. It records the burial of stephen, the beginnings of christian persecution, and the spread of the gospel of jesus christ to the people of samaria and ethiopia. And the lord added to the church daily such as should be saved. Acts chapter 2 is the beginning of many great things.

Secondly luke at the end of acts luke mentions pauls twoyear imprisonment in rome. Genesis exodus leviticus numbers deuteronomy joshua judges ruth the first book of samuel the second book of samuel the first book of kings the second book of kings the first book of chronicles the second book of chronicles ezra nehemiah esther job book psalms proverbs ecclesiastes song of solomon isaiah jeremiah lamentations ezekiel daniel hosea joel amos obadiah jonah micah. Reuben torrey, in his treasury of scripture knowledge, suggests that this clause i. Im not sure exactly which sunday marching into january, but we will do that. Chapter 2 records the fulfillment of pentecost, peters sermon, and the primary church. The descent of the holy spirit at the day of pentecost. Verses in the book of acts chapter 2 this section of the catholic bible contains the complete content of the book of acts, chapter 2 with numbers and text of individual verses from the douay rheims version of the catholic bible. Your sons and daughters shall prophesy, your young people shall see visions, your old people dream dreams.

It is good to remember that what we have in acts 2 is a small portion of what peter actually said. The gift of tongues is a personal language of prayer given by god, whereby the believer communicates with god beyond the limits of knowledge and understanding 1 corinthians 14. Bible gateway plus advance your knowledge of scripture with this resource library of over 40 reference books, including commentaries and study bible notes. And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith god, i will pour out of my spirit upon all flesh. Iscariot was saul of tarsus, chosen personally by the lord jesus christ galatians 1. Acts 1 in the first book, o theophilus, i have dealt. The book containing this chapter is anonymous, but early christian tradition uniformly affirmed that luke composed this book as well as. An account of persons from various countries who there present, and were astonished to hear the apostles. Some have suggested the book should be called the acts of the spirit, and truly every book of scripture could bear that title. Acts is a fastmoving historical account of the first three decades of the church. Peter replied, repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of jesus christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Acts 3 niv bible one day peter and john were going up to. As with any single verse or passage, we discern what it teaches by first filtering it through what we know the.

A chapterbychapter bible study of the book of acts 2 acts the beautiful, amazing, powerful, weak, dysfunctional church table of contents scripture passage page 1. Acts chapter 2 commentary northwest college of the bible. This filling is different than the inward presence of the holy spirit received by every believer at. The writer of acts introduces saul, later the apostle paul, as an active witness of stephens death in acts 7. And they said, cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth god, and of good report among all the nation of the jews, was warned from god by an holy. Acts 2 niv bible when the day of pentecost came, they. In terms of resultsabout 3,000 got saved that dayit was one of the greatest sermons ever preached. And peter answered them, repent change your views and. The day of pentecost being arrived, and the disciples assembled, the holy spirit descended as a mighty rushing wind, and in the likeness of fiery tongues sat upon them. This versebyverse bible study and commentary of the acts of the apostles the book of acts or simply acts is indepth but uses plain language that everyone can understand, as well as a format that will engage you.

And they said, cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth god, and of good report among all the nation of the jews, was warned from god by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee. It is likely that the narrative telescopes events that took place over a period of. Showing that luke does not pretend to give all that peter said. When the day of pentecost was fully come the feast of pentecost was celebrated fifty days after the passover, and has its name. With many other wordsindicating that peter continued to preach. Acts 8 is the eighth chapter of the acts of the apostles in the new testament of the christian bible. Acts 2 when the day of pentecost arrived, they were all. In the light of the special vision to peter in acts 10.

Like almost all the sermons recorded in the bible, what we have is a holy spirit inspired abridgment of a longer message. Acts of the apostles verse by verse ministry international. Acts 2 indepth verse by verse commentary and bible study of acts chapter 2 in plain english. Previous index next acts of the apostles chapter two objectives in studying this chapter 1 to carefully consider the events surrounding the outpouring of the spirit on the day of pentecost 2 to examine peters first gospel sermon, and the evidence presented in it for the resurrection of jesus christ 3 to observe the response to the sermon, and what people were told to do in order.

Internet verse search commentaries word analysis itl draft. An understandable version of acts translation by william e. Acts 2, new international version niv the bible app. It was to this jewish crowd in the city of jerusalem, where jesus had been killed just over seven weeks ago, that peter delivered the sermon that launched the church. The acts of the apostles is the only narrative found in the new testament apart from the gospels, and it tells the compelling story of how the lord grew and guided the early church. We will after the first of the year actually begin a verse by verse study of the book of acts. This great chapter in the bible is one of the most studied, most taught, and often times the most wrongly taught.

Luke here only gives us the gist of that great sermon 2. What conclusion do you reach about who wrote the book of acts. As you do make a list of major themes that are frequently mentioned in the book. Jerusalem only lasted 40 more years after peters sermon, so these were indeed the last days of jerusalem. First of all luke mentions the fact that acts is the sequel to the gospel of luke written around 5560 ad, and therefore must have been written later. Acts with book summary versebyverse bible commentary.

Acts 3 niv peter heals a lame beggar bible gateway. They were devoting themselves to the apostles teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer acts 2. Acts 3 new international version niv peter heals a lame beggar. Acts 2 niv the holy spirit comes at pentecost bible gateway. This was a wellunderstood figure of speech seen in the story of joseph. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. Acts 2 new king james version nkjv coming of the holy spirit.

Im puzzled why a number of translations have chosen to set aside a literal rendering of verse 42 in chapter 2 in relation to the fourth element of prayer. Acts 2 new international version niv the holy spirit comes at pentecost. Jesus said that he would descend on them in acts 1. Fully come means that this was the fulfillment of the. Acts chapter 2 40 and with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, save yourselves from this untoward generation.

Acts 3 niv peter heals a lame beggar one day bible gateway. The book will therefore have been written only after the end of this time. Acts 2 niv the holy spirit comes at pentecost bible. While baptism is important as the sign that one has been justified by faith and as the public declaration of ones faith in christ and membership in a local body of believers, it is not the means of remission or forgiveness of sins. The reminder that the lord adds to the church acts 2. We hear them speaking in our tongues the wonderful works of god.