Acts 2:40 - Forerunner Commentary

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.

Verse Comparison: Acts 2:40

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American Standard Version
And with many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, Save yourselves from this crooked generation.

Amplified® Bible
And [Peter] solemnly {and} earnestly witnessed (testified) and admonished (exhorted) with much more continuous speaking {and} warned (reproved, advised, encouraged) them, saying, Be saved from this crooked (perverse, wicked, unjust) generation.

Contemporary English Version
Peter told them many other things as well. Then he said, "I beg you to save yourselves from what will happen to all these evil people."

Darby English Version
And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, Be saved from this perverse generation.

Good News Bible
Peter made his appeal to them and with many other words he urged them, saying, "Save yourselves from the punishment coming on this wicked people!"

International Standard Version
With many more words he continued to testify and to plead with them, saying, "Be saved from this corrupt generation!"

King James Version
And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.

New American Standard Bible
And with many other words he solemnly testified and kept on exhorting them, saying, "Be saved from this perverse generation!"

New International Version
With many other words he warned them; and he pleaded with them, "Save yourselves from this corrupt generation."

New King James Version
And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And with many other words he solemnly testified and kept on exhorting them, saying, " Save yourself from this perverse generation!"

Young's Literal Translation
Also with many more other words he was testifying and exhorting, saying, `Be saved from this perverse generation;'

New English Translation
With many other words he testified¹ and exhorted them saying, “Save yourselves from this perverse² generation!”

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