Acts 2:42

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And they kept their attention fixed on the Apostles' teaching and were united together in the taking of broken bread and in prayer.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἦσαν δὲ προσκαρτεροῦντες τῇ διδαχῇ τῶν ἀποστόλων καὶ τῇ κοινωνίᾳ, καὶ τῇ κλάσει τοῦ ἄρτου, καὶ ταῖς προσευχαῖς.

Transliteration

Ēsan de proskarterountes to the didachē of the apostolōn and to the koinōnia, and to the klasei of the artou, and to the proseuchais.

Grammar Details

• *Ēsan*: imperfect, 3rd person plural of εἰμί - were [continuous action]
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - and/but/now [continuing narrative]
• *proskarterountes*: present active participle, nominative plural masculine - devoting themselves/continuing steadfastly
• *didachē*: dative, feminine, singular - teaching/instruction
• *apostolōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - apostles/sent ones
• *koinōnia*: dative, feminine, singular - fellowship/communion/participation
• *klasei*: dative, feminine, singular - breaking
• *artou*: genitive, masculine, singular - bread
• *proseuchais*: dative, feminine, plural - prayers

Word Meanings

• *proskarterountes*: persevering in/continuing steadfastly/devoted to/adhering to
• *didachē*: teaching/doctrine/instruction
• *koinōnia*: fellowship/communion/participation/sharing/contribution
• *klasei*: breaking/fracturing
• *proseuchais*: prayers/supplications

Referenced Verses

• Acts 1:14 : 14 And they all with one mind gave themselves up to prayer, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.
• Acts 20:7 : 7 And on the first day of the week, when we had come together for the holy meal, Paul gave them a talk, for it was his purpose to go away on the day after; and he went on talking till after the middle of the night.
• Heb 10:25 : 25 Not giving up our meetings, as is the way of some, but keeping one another strong in faith; and all the more because you see the day coming near.
• Acts 2:46 : 46 And day by day, going in agreement together regularly to the Temple and, taking broken bread together in their houses, they took their food with joy and with true hearts,
• Heb 10:39 : 39 But we are not of those who go back to destruction; but of those who have faith even to the salvation of the soul.
• 1 John 1:3 : 3 We give you word of all we have seen and everything which has come to our ears, so that you may be united with us; and we are united with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ:
• 1 John 1:7 : 7 But if we are walking in the light, as he is in the light, we are all united with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son makes us clean from all sin.
• John 8:31-32 : 31 Then Jesus said to the Jews who had faith in him, If you keep my word, then you are truly my disciples; 32 And you will have knowledge of what is true, and that will make you free.
• Mark 4:16-17 : 16 And in the same way, these are they who are planted on the stones, who, when the word has come to their ears, straight away take it with joy; 17 And they have no root in themselves, but go on for a time; then, when trouble comes or pain, because of the word, they quickly become full of doubts.
• Luke 24:35 : 35 And they gave an account of the things which had taken place on the way, and how, when he gave them bread, they had knowledge of him.
• 1 John 2:19 : 19 They went out from us but they were not of us; if they had been of us they would still be with us: but they went out from us so that it might be made clear that they were not of us.
• Jude 1:20 : 20 But you, my loved ones, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, and making prayers in the Holy Spirit,
• 2 Pet 3:1-2 : 1 My loved ones, this is now my second letter to you, and in this as in the first, I am attempting to keep your true minds awake; 2 So that you may keep in mind the words of the holy prophets in the past, and the law of the Lord and Saviour which was given to you by his Apostles.
• 2 Pet 3:17-18 : 17 For this reason, my loved ones, having knowledge of these things before they take place, take care that you are not turned away by the error of the uncontrolled, so falling from your true faith. 18 But be increased in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. May he have glory now and for ever. So be it.
• Acts 4:23 : 23 And when they had been made free, they came back to their friends, and gave an account of all the things which the chief priests and the authorities had said to them.
• Acts 4:31 : 31 And when their prayer was ended, the place where they were was violently moved, and they all became full of the Holy Spirit, preaching the word of God without fear.
• Acts 5:12-14 : 12 Now a number of signs and wonders were done among the people by the hands of the Apostles; and they were all together in Solomon's covered way. 13 The others, in fear, kept back from joining them: but the people made much of them; 14 And a great number of men and women had faith, and were joined to the Lord;
• Acts 6:4 : 4 Then we will give all our time to prayer and the teaching of the word.
• Acts 11:23 : 23 Who, when he came and saw the grace of God, was glad; and he made clear to them the need of keeping near the Lord with all the strength of their hearts:
• Acts 14:22 : 22 Making strong the souls of the disciples, saying to them that they were to keep the faith, and that we have to go through troubles of all sorts to come into the kingdom of God.
• Acts 20:11 : 11 And when he had gone up, and had taken the broken bread, he went on talking to them for a long time, even till dawn, and then he went away.
• Rom 12:12 : 12 Being glad in hope, quiet in trouble, at all times given to prayer,
• 1 Cor 10:16-17 : 16 The cup of blessing which we take, does it not give us a part in the blood of Christ? and is not the broken bread a taking part in the body of Christ? 17 Because we, being a number of persons, are one bread, we are one body: for we all take part in the one bread.
• 1 Cor 10:21 : 21 It is not possible for you, at the same time, to take the cup of the Lord and the cup of evil spirits; you may not take part in the table of the Lord and the table of evil spirits.
• 1 Cor 11:2 : 2 Now I am pleased to see that you keep me in memory in all things, and that you give attention to the teaching which was handed down from me to you.
• 1 Cor 11:20-26 : 20 But now, when you come together, it is not possible to take the holy meal of the Lord: 21 For when you take your food, everyone takes his meal before the other; and one has not enough food, and another is the worse for drink. 22 What? have you not houses to take your meals in? or have you no respect for the church of God, putting the poor to shame? What am I to say to you? am I to give you praise? certainly not. 23 For it was handed down to me from the Lord, as I gave it to you, that the Lord Jesus, on the night when Judas was false to him, took bread, 24 And when it had been broken with an act of praise, he said, This is my body which is for you: do this in memory of me. 25 In the same way, with the cup, after the meal, he said, This cup is the new testament in my blood: do this, whenever you take it, in memory of me. 26 For whenever you take the bread and the cup you give witness to the Lord's death till he comes.
• Gal 1:6 : 6 I am surprised that you are being so quickly turned away from him whose word came to you in the grace of Christ, to good news of a different sort;
• Eph 2:20 : 20 Resting on the base of the Apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief keystone,
• Eph 6:18 : 18 With prayers and deep desires, making requests at all times in the Spirit, and keeping watch, with strong purpose, in prayer for all the saints,
• Col 1:23 : 23 If you keep yourselves safely based in the faith, not moved from the hope of the good news which came to you, and which was given to every living being under heaven; of which I, Paul, was made a servant.
• Col 4:2 : 2 Give yourselves to prayer at all times, keeping watch with praise;
• 2 Tim 3:14 : 14 But see that you keep to the teaching you have been given and the things of which you are certain, conscious of who has been your teacher;