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Acts 2:1
Acts 2:1
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Acts 2 — OverviewActs 2 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleBetween the promise of the Messiah (even the latest of those promises)
and his coming many ages intervened; but between the promise of the
Spirit and his coming there were but a few days; and during those days…Acts 2 — OverviewActs 2 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeActs 2:1, The apostles, filled with the Holy Ghost, and speaking divers languages, are admired by some, and derided by others; Acts 2:14, whom Peter disproves; Acts 2:37, he baptizes a great number that were converted;…Acts 2:1-4Acts 2:1-4 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleWe have here an account of the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the
disciples of Christ. Observe,
I. When, and where, this was done, which are particularly noted, for
the greater certainty of the thing.
1. It was…Acts 2:1Acts 2:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryWas now come for was fully come, A.V.; all together for with one accord, A.V. and T.R. When the day of Pentecost was now come; literally, when the day of Pentecost—i.e., of the fiftieth day—was in the course of being…Acts 2:1-4Acts 2:1-4 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe epoch of the spiritual dispensation.
I. THE DAY. The fiftieth after the Passover; the beginning of the great festival of harvest. What associations of joy! It was a focus of national life. It was a convenient…Acts 2:1-4Acts 2:1-4 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe day of Pentecost: the manifestation of the Spirit.
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