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praisingαἰνοῦντεςGodτὸν θεὸνandκαὶhavingἔχοντεςfavorχάρινwithπρὸςallὅλονthe people.τὸν λαόνAndδὲthe Lordὁ κύριοςwas addingπροσετίθειevery dayκαθ’ ἡμέρανto their numberἐπὶ τὸ αὐτόthose who were being saved.τοὺς σῳζομένους
Acts 2:47
Study it in the app“praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding every day to their number those who were being saved.”
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Acts 2:47, word by word
- praisingαἰνοῦντεςainountes
praise
Praise.
Where else “ainountes” appears- Godθεὸνtheon
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theon” appears- havingἔχοντεςechontes
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echontes” appears- favorχάρινcharin
grace
A kindness God gives that no one earns, above all salvation.
Where else “charin” appears- allὅλονholon
whole, all
Whole, entire, all.
Where else “holon” appears- the peopleλαόνlaon
crowd
The crowd gathered to listen.
Where else “laon” appears- the Lordκύριοςkyrios
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyrios” appears- was addingπροσετίθειprosetithei
add
To join something to what is there.
Where else “prosetithei” appears- every dayἡμέρανhēmeran
day
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmeran” appears- those who were being savedσῳζομένουςsōizomenous
save
To rescue from sin and ruin.
Where else “sōizomenous” appears
The context
46And every day continuing with one mind in the temple and breaking bread at home, they shared food with gladness and simplicity of heart,
47 · This verse (above)
To study Acts 2 in a group
1. What it says
What happened on the day of Pentecost when the disciples were filled with the Holy Spirit, and what did the crowd hear? (vv. 4-8)
2. What it means
Peter explains what happened using the Scriptures and Jesus. What does he want the people to understand about Jesus? (vv. 22-36)
3. How I live it
The first believers shared teaching, meals and possessions (vv. 42-45). What could you share this week with someone close to you?