Acts 2:46

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,

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	τε te	G5037	both or also (properly · conjunction
continuing	προσκαρτεροῦντες proskarterountes	G4342	to be earnest towards · verb — present active participle, nominative plural masculine
daily	ἡμέραν hēmeran	G2250	day · noun — accusative singular feminine
accord	ὁμοθυμαδὸν homothumadon	G3661	unanimously · adverb
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
temple	ἱερῷ, hi'erō	G2411	a sacred place · noun — dative singular neuter
and	τε te	G5037	both or also (properly · conjunction
breaking	κλῶντές klōntes	G2806	to break (specially · verb — present active participle, nominative plural masculine
bread	ἄρτον arton	G740	bread (as raised) or a loaf · noun — accusative singular masculine
house	οἶκον oikon	G3624	a dwelling (more or less extensive · noun — accusative singular masculine
house	καθ᾽ kath᾽	G2596	(prepositionally) down (in place or time) · preposition
their	μετελάμβανον metelambanon	G3335	to participate · verb — imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural
meat	τροφῆς trophēs	G5160	nourishment (literally or figuratively) · noun — genitive singular feminine
with	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
gladness	ἀγαλλιάσει agalliasei	G20	exultation · noun — dative singular feminine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
singleness	ἀφελότητι aphelotēti	G858	smoothness · noun — dative singular feminine
heart	καρδίας kardias	G2588	the heart · noun — genitive singular feminine

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Cross-references

Acts 5:42 And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.
Acts 2:42 And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
Psalms 86:11 Teach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.
Acts 20:7 And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow;…
2 Corinthians 1:12 For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grac…
Acts 16:34 And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.
Colossians 3:22 Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing G…
Acts 1:13-14 And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Ba…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 2:42–end

We often speak of the primitive church, and appeal to it, and to the history of it; 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. I. They kept close to holy ordinances, and abounded in all instances of piety and devotion, for Christianity, 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 promised to meet us. 1. They were diligent and constant inn their attendance upon the preaching of the word. They continued in the apostles' doctrine, and never disowned nor deserted it; or, as it…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 2:46

daily . . . in the temple--observing the hours of Jewish worship. and breaking bread from house to house--rather, "at home" (Margin), that is, in private, as contrasted with their temple-worship, but in some stated place or places of meeting. eat their meat with gladness--"exultation." and singleness of heart.

Adam Clarke on Acts 2:46

They, continuing daily with one accord in the temple - They were present at all the times of public worship, and joined together in prayers and praises to God; for it in not to be supposed that they continued to offer any of the sacrifices prescribed by the law. Breaking bread from house to house - This may signify, that select companies, who were contiguous to each other, frequently ate together at their respective lodgings on their return from public worship. But κατ' οικον, which we translate from house to house, is repeatedly used by the Greek writers for home, at home, for though they had all things in common, each person lived at his own table. Breaking bread is used to express the act…

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John Gill on Acts 2:46

And they continued daily with one accord in the temple,.... Every day they went up to the temple, at the time of prayer, or whenever any religious service was to be performed; this was their constant practice, and in this they agreed: and breaking bread from house to house; either administering the Lord's supper in private houses, as the Jews kept their passover, sometimes administering it at one house, and sometimes at another; or because their number was so large, that one house could not hold them, they divided themselves into lesser bodies; and some met, and had the ordinance administered to them in one house, and some in another: or this may be understood of their common meals, which t…

The Church Fathers

One who wishes to make a place for the Lord should rejoice not in private joy but in the joy of all (gaudio communi).
— Augustine of Hippo, EXPLANATIONS OF THE PSALMS 131.5

And the phrase "continued daily with one accord" does not mean one day, nor two, but daily, and with one soul. The believers attended in the temple, being more earnest, and having nothing else to be zealous about out of reverence for the place, or for the sanctuary.
— Oecumenius, Commentary on Acts

First of all, because you are gathered together in one that you might live harmoniously (unanimes) and that there be one soul and one heart toward God. And you should not call anything your own, but let all things be common to you and distributed to each one of you according to need.
— Augustine of Hippo, LETTER 211.5

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Dictionary and topics

Apostle — A person sent by another; a messenger; envoy. This word is once used as a descriptive designation of Jesus Christ, the Sent of the Father (Heb. 3:1; John 20:21). It is, however, generally used as…
Fellowship — (1.) With God, consisting in the knowledge of his will (Job 22:21; John 17:3); agreement with his designs (Amos 3:2); mutual affection (Rom. 8: 38, 39); enjoyment of his presence (Ps. 4:6);…
Glory — (Heb. kabhod; Gr. doxa). (1.) Abundance, wealth, treasure, and hence honour (Ps. 49:12); glory (Gen. 31:1; Matt. 4:8; Rev. 21:24, 26). (2.) Honour, dignity (1 Kings 3:13; Heb. 2:7 1 Pet. 1:24); of…
Joel — Jehovah is his God. (1.) The oldest of Samuel’s two sons appointed by him as judges in Beersheba (1 Sam. 8:2). (See VASHNI.) (2.) A descendant of Reuben (1 Chr. 5:4, 8). (3.) One of David’s famous…
Lords Supper — The words which thus describe the great central act of the worship of the Christian Church occur but in a single passage of the New Testament— (1 Corinthians 11:20)
Messiah — (Heb. mashiah), in all the thirty-nine instances of its occurring in the Old Testament, is rendered by the LXX. “Christos.” It means anointed. Thus priests (Ex. 28:41; 40:15; Num. 3:3), prophets (1…
Pentecost — I.e., “fiftieth”, found only in the New Testament (Acts 2:1; 20:16; 1 Cor. 16:8). The festival so named is first spoken of in Ex. 23:16 as “the feast of harvest,” and again in Ex. 34:22 as “the day…
Beneficence · .The first Christians — .The first Christians
Bread · Illustrative: (Partaking of,) of communion of saints — Illustrative: (Partaking of,) of communion of saints
Eucharist (The Lord’s Supper) · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Fellowship

Acts 2:46

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 2:42–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 2:46

Adam Clarke on Acts 2:46

John Gill on Acts 2:46

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Acts 2:46

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 2:42–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 2:46

Adam Clarke on Acts 2:46

John Gill on Acts 2:46

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Acts 2:46–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Acts 2:42-47