Acts 2:14-40 ESV

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 2:32-33

“This Jesus did God raise up, of which we all are witnesses. Being therefore by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured forth this, which you see and hear.” Having given his Scriptural proof Peter now applies it powerfully. This Coming King was Jesus, and Him therefore God has raised up, as all His disciples present had witnessed. And having been raised up He has ‘poured forth’ His Holy Spirit. (The Spirit was thought of as... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 2:34-35

“For David ascended not into the heavens: but he says himself, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit you on my right hand, until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet.” He then again contrasts David’s situation with that of Jesus. He had drawn attention to the fact that David was still in his tomb. Now he stresses that, unlike Jesus, David had not ascended into heaven. Here then is One greater than David, great David’s greater son, of whom David had said, “The Lord said to my Lord, Sit you on... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 2:36

“Let all the house of Israel therefore know assuredly, that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.” Peter then brings them to his final conclusion. All the house of Israel, (all those who claimed descent from Jacob), should therefore recognise from a combination of these Scriptures and what has happened here that God has made Jesus, this Jesus Whom they had crucified, both Lord and Christ (Messiah). The crucified Jesus is also He Who has been raised from the dead... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 2:37

The Response of His Hearers (2:37-41). ‘Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brethren, what shall we do?” ’ What they had seen and heard had convinced many of them. Their hearts and consciences were pricked, and they appealed to the group of Apostles as to what they should do. (Matthias now had to stand with the other Apostles in seeking to lead them through to the truth). We may readily trace the cause of the ‘cutting to the... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 2:38

‘And Peter said to them, “Repent you, and be baptised every one of you on the name of Jesus Christ to the remission of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” Peter summarises what they must do. They are to ‘repent’, to have a change of heart and mind about the Lord Jesus Christ, and about their sin, and turn to Him. They are to be baptised ‘on (epi) the name of Jesus Christ’ unto the forgiveness of sins. Then they will receive this same gift of the Holy Spirit as the... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 2:39

“For to you is the promise, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call to him.” Peter then reminds them that what he is declaring is what God had already promised them and speaks in such a way as to remind them of Isaiah’s prophecies. The promise is to them, and to their children, and to all who are afar off. These words echo the prophets (Isaiah 33:13; Isaiah 57:19; Ezekiel 11:6; Joel 3:8; Micah 4:7; Zechariah 6:15 - the Jews scattered... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 2:40

‘And with many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation.” ’ We are now specifically informed that we have only been given the gist of Peter’s message. He spoke many other things, testifying to them and exhorting them, and the continual heart of his plea was that they would save themselves from the twisted and ‘crooked generation’ among whom they found themselves. The Israelites who wandered in the wilderness were also described as a... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 2:14-36

Acts 2:14-Zephaniah : . Peter Explains the Occurrence.— Peter is, as before, the mouthpiece of the community. His speech is not addressed to foreigners but to the people of Jerusalem, and shows us, as his other speeches do, the style of argument used by Christians in their first great controversy, that with their Jewish neighbours. This address falls into three parts: ( a) Acts 2:14-Ecclesiastes :, the phenomena are not due to intoxication but show that prophecy of the Last Things is being... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 2:37-41

Acts 2:37-Mark : . Effect of the Sermon.— A rapid and lively narrative succeeds. The hearers feel the sting of their position, and say ( cf. Luke 3:10-2 Chronicles :), “ What shall we do?” Peter’ s requirements are repentance and baptism, the first being the original requirement of the Gospel ( Mark 1:4; Mark 1:15). The reason is still the same, that the Day of the Lord, with which the Kingdom was to open, is at hand. Baptism (pp. 638 f.) is, as in the Gospels, connected with repentance and... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Acts 2:14

Peter standing up; it speaks his extraordinary courage; after his stumbling and fall, he runs the faster, being recovered; and begins to verify his name which our Lord had given him, showing himself as firm and stedfast as a rock. With the eleven; the other apostles, probably, spake too in divers languages; but by reason of the shortness of St. Luke’s intended narrative, and it being to the same purpose, their sermons are omitted. Men of Judea; such as came from other parts of the country. Ye... read more

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 2:32-33

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 2:34-35

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 2:36

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 2:37

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 2:38

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 2:39

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 2:40

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 2:14-36

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 2:37-41

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Acts 2:14

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