Verse 2.- From heaven a soundfor asound from heaven, A.V.;as of the rushing of aforas of a rushing, A.V.All the house;showing that it was in a private dwelling, not in the temple (as inActs 3:1) that they were assembled (seeActs 2:46). Perhaps the word "church" (ὁ ...
Verse 39. - To you is the promise for the promise is unto you, A.V.; shall call unto him for shall call. To you is the promise (see Acts 1:4; Acts 2:33). There is also a reference to the prophecy in Joel, quoted in vers. 17-21. To all that are afar off; i.e. the ...
Verifying the definitions of words in a verse are critical for an accurate and more complete understanding of the word of God. The definitions for the words Berea/Bereans; noble; receive and pant are detailed in this section. One of the ways the bible interprets itself is to look up words...
God-given perception of the nature and meaning of things, resulting in sound... 8407 confession, of Jesus Christ 8407 confession, of Jesus Christ A public declaration of faith in Jesus Christ, acknowledging... 8410 decision-making, examples of 841...
ELAM (Country), ELAMITES ē’ ləm, ē’ ləmīts (עֵילָ֣ם, LXX Αιλάμ, meaning uncertain; perhaps high... Elder (NT) ELDER IN THE NT (πρεσβύτερος, G4565, lit. older person or old man; sometime...
TXT comments briefly on textual critical issues in the verse. There is little detail given for these notes. In Romans 11:33-36, he merely observes that the place of the doxology appears in different places in different manuscripts. In addition to Bird’s own caveats, let me add two observa...
Livelihood A handful of hay or straw; by extension a quantity of anything (OED); in modern Irish slang, a large quantity; which seems to be closer to the meaning here. A low scoundrel Ritual washing The Sunday after Easter Gained, profited Powerful desire – not necessarily sexual Telling ...
In Acts chapter 11, Peter was questioned concerning his actions by the Jerusalem community. In verse 2-3 we see "And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him, Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them." All ...
Some manuscripts add Ιουδαιους τεκαιΕλληνας and this reading, albeit in all likelihood secondary, captures the sense of this verse well: the “all” whom Paul addressed probably included Jews as well as non-Jews (see also Koet 1987, p. 410; Brawley 1987, p....
五旬节到了,门徒都聚集在一处。忽然,从天上有响声下来,好像一阵大风吹过,充满了他们所坐的屋子,又有舌头如火焰显现出来,分开落在他们各人头上。他们就都被