Acts 5:42
in Acts 5Every day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And every day, in the temple and at home, they ceased not to teach and to preach Jesus as the Christ.
KJV
And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.
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This verse in Acts 5
Commentary
11 notes on this verseDaily in the temple - That is at the hours of morning and evening prayer; for they felt it their duty to worship God in public, and to help others to make a profitable use of the practice. Every man that professes Christianity should, in this respect also, copy their conduct: nor can any man be considered to have any religion, let his sentiments be what they may, who does not attend on the public worship of his Maker. They ceased not to teach and preach Jesus - Far from desisting, they became more zealous, yea, incessant, in their work.
This site's exposition
They called the apostles in
on Acts 5:40-42
The council has the apostles flogged and orders them not to speak in the name of Jesus. They leave rejoicing, and every day in the temple courts and from house to house they proclaim that Jesus is the Christ.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers3 voices
These [are the] voices of the Church from which every Church had its origin; these are the voices of the metropolis of the citizens of the new covenant; these are the voices of the apostles; these are voices of the disciples of the Lord, the truly perfect, who, after the assumption of the Lord, were perfected by the Spirit, and called upon the God who made heaven, and earth, and the sea,-who was announced by the prophets,-and Jesus Christ His Son, whom God anointed, and who knew no other [God].
"But in the temple," it says, "and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ." And again their teaching became more extended: for they taught at home and in the temple. Such is the nature of wickedness: it attempts even impossibilities. But they once more threaten, knowing indeed that they avail nothing, but doing after their manner.
See also the apostles' devotion to the better cause. For by the afflictions by which they hoped to be subdued, they were the more exercised, so that they might proceed to a more effective and more fearless doctrine, and not in secret, but immediately even …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
The signs and wonders which the apostles wrought were hitherto miracles of mercy; but now comes in a miracle of judgment, and here is an instance of severity following the instances of goodness, that God may be both loved and feared. The sin of Ananias and Sapphira his wife.
And daily in the temple, and in every house,....
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The Nineteenth Century4 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
in every house--in private. (See on Ac 2:46). ceased not to preach Jesus Christ--that is, Jesus (to be the) Christ.
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — starts-lowercase
I DO not know whether there are any persons here present who can contrive to put themselves into my present position, and to feel my present feelings. If they can effect that, they will give me credit for meaning what I say, when I declare that I feel totally unable to preach. And, indeed, I think I shall scarcely attempt a sermon, but rather give a sort of declaration of the truths from which future sermons shall be made. I will give you bullion rather than coin; the block from the quarry, and not the statue from the chisel. It appears that the one subject upon which men preached in the apostolic age was Jesus Christ. The tendency of man, if left alone, is continually to go further and further from God, and the Church of God itself is no exception to the general rule. For the first few years, during and after the apostolic era, Christ Jesus was preached, but gradually the Church departed from the central point, and began rather to preach ceremonials and church offices than the person of their Lord. So has it been in these modern times: we also have fallen into the same error, at least to a degree, and have gone from preaching Christ to preaching doctrines about Christ, inferences which may be drawn from his life, or definitions which may be gathered from his discourses. We are not content to stand like angels in the sun; our fancies disturb our rest and must needs fly on the sunbeams, further and further from the glorious source of light. In the days of Paul it was not difficult at once, in one word, to give the sum and substance of the current theology. It was Christ Jesus.
I DO not know whether there are any persons here present who can contrive to put themselves into my present position, and to feel my present feelings. If they can effect that, they will give me credit for meaning what I say, when I declare that I feel totally unable to preach. And, indeed, I think I shall scarcely attempt a sermon, but rather give a sort of declaration of the truths from which future sermons shall be made. I will give you bullion rather than coin; the block from the quarry, and not the statue from the chisel.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
And daily ... - Compare 2Ti 4:2. See also notes on Act 2:46.
The words behind it
17 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| πᾶσάν | pasan | Every | G3956 → | 1235 times |
| τε | te | then | G5037 → | 213 times |
| ἡμέραν | hemeran | day | G2250 → | 389 times |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → | 2738 times |
| τῷ | to | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἱερῷ | hi'ero | temple | G2411 → | 70 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| κατ᾽ | kat᾽ | in | G2596 → | 468 times |
| οἶκον | oikon | house | G3624 → | 112 times |
| οὐκ | ouk | not | G3756 → | 1664 times |
| ἐπαύοντο | epauonto | they were ceasing | G3973 → | 15 times |
| διδάσκοντες | didaskontes | teaching | G1321 → | 96 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| εὐαγγελιζόμενοι | euangelizomenoi | evangelising [that] | G2097 → | 54 times |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| χριστὸν | christon | Christ | G5547 → | 523 times |
| Ἰησοῦν.¶ | iesoun | [is] Jesus. | G2424 → | 908 times |
πᾶσάνEvery
pasanG3956 →1235 times
τεthen
teG5037 →213 times
ἡμέρανday
hemeranG2250 →389 times
ἐνin
enG1722 →2738 times
τῷthe
toG3588 →19766 times
ἱερῷtemple
hi'eroG2411 →70 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
κατ᾽in
kat᾽G2596 →468 times
οἶκονhouse
oikonG3624 →112 times
οὐκnot
oukG3756 →1664 times
ἐπαύοντοthey were ceasing
epauontoG3973 →15 times
διδάσκοντεςteaching
didaskontesG1321 →96 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
εὐαγγελιζόμενοιevangelising [that]
euangelizomenoiG2097 →54 times
τὸνthe
tonG3588 →19766 times
χριστὸνChrist
christonG5547 →523 times
Ἰησοῦν.¶[is] Jesus.
iesounG2424 →908 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Acts 2:46With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,
it leads to
- Acts 2:42
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
- Acts 20:7
On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Since Paul was ready to leave the next day, he talked to them and kept on speaking until midnight.
- Psalms 86:11
Teach me Your way, O LORD, that I may walk in Your truth. Give me an undivided heart, that I may fear Your name.
- 2 Corinthians 1:12
And this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom,…
- Acts 16:34
Then he brought them into his home and set a meal before them. So he and all his household rejoiced that they had come to believe in God.
- Acts 2:42
Through
Acts 20:20I did not shrink back from declaring anything that was helpful to you as I taught you publicly and from house to house,
it leads to
- Acts 20:27
For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.
- 2 Timothy 4:2
Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction.
- Acts 20:27
Through
Acts 9:20Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”
it leads to
- John 20:28
Thomas replied, “My Lord and my God!”
- John 20:28
Where this verse is studied
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Studies20
- Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5)
- Hanged on a tree
- Holiness and Purity
- Integrity
- Daniel's Open Window
- Rejoice in the Lord Always
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About Acts
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Charles Spurgeon, The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit; Charles Spurgeon, The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 369: “The First Sermon in the Tabernacle” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition); Irenaeus, Against Heresies Book 3.12.5; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Chrysostom, Homily on Acts 14; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Oecumenius, Commentary on Acts.