Acts 2:43
41 Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.
42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
A sense of awe came over everyone, and the apostles performed many wonders and signs.
44 All the believers were together and had everything in common.
45 Selling their possessions and goods, they shared with anyone who was in need.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- A sense of awe came over everyone, and the apostles performed many wonders and signs.
- KJV
- And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.
- WEB
- Fear came on every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles.
- ASV
- And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles.
- DARBY
- And fear was upon every soul, and many wonders and signs took place through the apostles' means.
- BLB
- And fear was coming upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were taking place through the apostles.
- ÅB
- Og det kom frykt over hver sjel, og mange under og tegn ble gjort ved apostlene.
- OTB
- Alle ble fylt med ærefrykt over de mange under og tegn som ble gjort av apostlene.
- B1930
- Og det kom frykt over hver sjel, og mange under og tegn blev gjort ved apostlene.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 7:16
A sense of awe swept over all of them, and they glorified God. “A great prophet has appeared among us!” they said. “God has visited His people!”
Read in contextJohn 14:12
Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever believes in Me will also do the works that I am doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.
Read in contextLuke 8:37
Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to depart from them, because great fear had taken hold of them. So He got into the boat and started back.
Read in contextMark 16:17
And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
Read in contextJeremiah 33:9
So this city will bring Me renown, joy, praise, and glory before all the nations of the earth, who will hear of all the good I do for it. They will tremble in awe because of all the goodness and prosperity that I will provide for it.
Read in contextEsther 8:17
In every province and every city, wherever the king’s edict and decree reached, there was joy and gladness among the Jews, with feasting and celebrating. And many of the people of the land themselves became Jews, because the fear of the Jews had fallen upon them.
Read in contextHosea 3:5
Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.
Read in contextActs 5:15–16
As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by.
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