Hechos 2:19-47 NVI

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 2:39

(39) The promise is unto you, and to your children.—The tendency of sects has always been to claim spiritual gifts and powers as an exclusive privilege limited to a few. It is the essence of St. Peter’s appeal that all to whom he speaks can claim the promise as fully as himself. The phrase “those that are afar off,” was probably wide enough to cover both the Jews of the Dispersion, to whom the Apostle afterwards wrote (1 Peter 1:1-2), and the heathen nations among whom they lived. The use of... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 2:40

(40) With many other words.—The report breaks off, as if St. Luke’s informant had followed closely up to this point and then lost count of the sequence of thought and words.Did he testify—i.e., continued to testify.Save yourselves.—Literally, in the passive, Be ye saved. They were invited to submit to God’s way of salvation, to accept Jesus as their Saviour.From this untoward generation.—Literally, from this crooked generation, as the word is rendered in Luke 3:5; Philippians 2:15. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 2:41

(41) They that gladly received his word were baptized.—This was, we must remember, no new emotion. Not four years had passed since there had been a like eagerness to rush to the baptism of John. (See Notes on Matthew 3:5; Matthew 11:12.)Three thousand souls.—The largeness of the number has been urged as rendering it probable that the baptism was by affusion, not immersion. On the other hand, (1) immersion had clearly been practised by John, and was involved in the original meaning of the word,... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 2:42

(42) And they continued steadfastly.—The one Greek word is expressed by the English verb and adverb. As applied to persons, the New Testament use of the word is characteristic of St. Luke (Acts 2:46; Acts 6:4; Acts 8:13; Acts 10:7), and peculiar to him and St. Paul (Romans 12:12; Romans 13:6; Colossians 4:2).The apostles’ doctrine.—Four elements of the life of the new society are dwelt on. (1) They grew in knowledge of the truth by attending to the teaching of the Apostles. This, and not the... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 2:43

(43) Fear came upon every soul.—The Greek text shows a careful distinction of tenses. Fear—i.e., reverential awe—came specially at that season; the “signs and wonders” were wrought continually. (See Note on Acts 2:19.) read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 2:44

(44) All that believed were together. . . .—The writer dwells with a manifest delight on this picture of what seemed to him the true ideal of a human society. Here there was a literal fulfilment of his Lord’s words (Luke 12:33), a society founded, not on the law of self-interest and competition, but on sympathy and self-denial. They had all things in common, not by a compulsory abolition of the rights of property (see Acts 5:4), but by the spontaneous energy of love. The gift of the Spirit... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 2:45

(45) And sold their possessions and goods.—The verbs throughout this description are in the imperfect tense, as expressing the constant recurrence of the act. The Greek words for “possessions” and “goods” both mean “property,” the former as a thing acquired, the latter as that which belongs to a man for the time being. Custom, however, had introduced a technical distinction, and “possessions” stands for real property, “goods” for personal. So in Acts 5:1; Acts 5:3; Acts 5:8, the former word is... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 2:46

(46) Continuing daily with one accord in the temple.—At first it would have seemed natural that the followers of a Teacher whom the priests had condemned to death, who had once nearly been stoned, and once all but seized in the very courts of the Temple (John 8:59; John 10:31; John 7:45), should keep aloof from the sanctuary that had thus been desecrated. But they remembered that He had claimed it as His Father’s house, that His zeal for that house had been as a consuming passion (John... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 2:47

(47) Having favour with all the people.—The new life of the Apostles, in part probably their liberal almsgiving, had revived the early popularity of their Master with the common people. The Sadducean priests were, probably, the only section that looked on them with a malignant fear.The Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.—Many of the better MSS. omit the words “to the Church,” and connect “together,” which in the Greek is the first word in Acts 3:1, with this verse—The Lord... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Acts 2:1-47

The Lesson of Pentecost Acts 2:1 We must realise what went before the record which begins with this word 'and' because it has in it a lesson that we have need to learn first, of the patience and entire confidence in the fulfilling of the promise of God, and then of 'the prayer and supplication' which penetrated that patience and helped toward the realisation of their hope. I. The lesson needs learning that while the apostolic ministry has its due part and special place, the ministry of the... read more

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 2:39

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 2:40

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 2:41

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 2:42

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 2:43

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 2:44

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 2:45

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 2:46

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 2:47

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Acts 2:1-47

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