Acts 2:40 - Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

Acts 2:40

38 Then Peter said to them, ^a“Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the¹ remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

39 For the promise is to you and ^ato your children, and ^bto all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”

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40 And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, “Be saved from this¹ perverse generation.”

41 Then those who¹ gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.

42 ^aAnd they continued steadfastly in the apostles’¹ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.

43 Then fear came upon every soul, and ^amany wonders and signs were done through the apostles.

44 Now all who believed were together, and ^ahad all things in common,

45 and¹ sold their possessions and goods, and ^adivided them among all, as anyone had need.

46 ^aSo continuing daily with one accord ^bin the temple, and ^cbreaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart,

47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And ^athe Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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Acts 2:40

with many other words did he testify and exhort—Thus we have here but a summary of Peter's discourse; though from the next words it would seem that only the more practical parts, the home appeals, are omitted.

Save yourselves from this untoward generation—as if Peter already foresaw the hopeless impenitence of the nation at large, and would have his hearers hasten in for themselves and secure their own salvation.

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pricked in their hearts—the begun fulfilment of Zechariah 12:10, whose full accomplishment is reserved for the day when "all Israel shall be saved" (see on Romans 11:26).

what shall we do?—This is that beautiful spirit of genuine compunction and childlike docility, which, discovering its whole past career to have been one frightful mistake, seeks only to be set right for the future, be the change involved and the sacrifices required what they may. So Saul of Tarsus (Acts 9:6).

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