Acts 2:46

KJV1611 – Modern English

So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart,

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Day by day, they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts,

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And they, continuing daily with one cord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G5037} day{G2596} by day,{G2250} continuing{G4342} stedfastly with one accord{G3661} in{G1722} the temple,{G2411} and{G5037} breaking{G2806} bread{G740} at{G3624} home,{G2596} they took their{G3335} food{G5160} with{G1722} gladness{G20} and{G2532} singleness{G858} of heart,{G2588}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G5037} they, continuing{G4342}{(G5723)} daily{G2596}{G2250} with one accord{G3661} in{G1722} the temple{G2411}, and{G5037} breaking{G2806}{(G5723)} bread{G740} from{G2596} house to house{G3624}, did eat{G3335}{(G5707)} their meat{G5160} with{G1722} gladness{G20} and{G2532} singleness{G858} of heart{G2588},

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And they continued dayly with one acorde in the teple and brake breed in every housse and dyd eate their meate to gedder with gladnes and singlenes of her

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And they contynued daylie with one acorde in the teple, and brake bred in euery house: they toke their meate with ioye & synglenesse of hert,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And they continued dayly with one accord in the Temple, and breaking bread at home, did eate their meate together with gladnesse and singlenesse of heart,

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And they continued dayly with one accorde in the temple, and brake bread from house to house, and dyd eate their meate together, with gladnesse and singlenesse of heart,

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Day by day, continuing steadfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart,

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Daily also continuing with one accord in the temple, breaking also at every house bread, they were partaking of food in gladness and simplicity of heart,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And day by day, continuing stedfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And day by day, continuing stedfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart,

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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,

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Day by day, continuing steadfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart,

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Every day they continued to gather together by common consent in the temple courts, breaking bread from house to house, sharing their food with glad and humble hearts,

Referenced Verses

  • Acts 5:42 : 42 And daily in the temple, and in every house, they did not cease to teach and preach Jesus Christ.
  • Acts 20:7 : 7 Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached to them, ready to depart the next day, and continued his message until midnight.
  • Luke 24:53 : 53 And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.
  • Acts 2:42 : 42 They continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.
  • Acts 3:1 : 1 Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, which was the ninth hour.
  • Acts 1:13-14 : 13 And when they had entered, they went up into the upper room where they were staying: Peter, James, John, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James. 14 These all continued in one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.
  • Acts 16:34 : 34 When he had brought them into his house, he set food before them; and he rejoiced, having believed in God with all his household.
  • Eph 6:5 : 5 Servants, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in sincerity of your heart, as to Christ;
  • Col 3:22 : 22 Servants, obey in all things your earthly masters, not with eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing God.
  • Acts 5:21 : 21 And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning and taught. But the high priest came, and those with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.
  • Rom 12:8 : 8 Or he who exhorts, on exhortation: he who gives, let him do it with simplicity; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
  • 1 Cor 10:30-31 : 30 If I partake with thanks, why am I denounced for what I give thanks for? 31 Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
  • 1 Cor 11:20-22 : 20 When you come together therefore in one place, it is not to eat the Lord's supper. 21 For in eating, each one takes his own supper ahead of others, and one is hungry and another is drunk. 22 What? Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and shame those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I do not praise you.
  • 2 Cor 1:12 : 12 For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you.
  • Deut 12:7 : 7 And there you shall eat before the LORD your God, and rejoice in all to which you put your hand, you and your households, in which the LORD your God has blessed you.
  • Deut 12:12 : 12 And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God, you, your sons, your daughters, your male servants, your female servants, and the Levite who is within your gates, because he has no portion or inheritance with you.
  • Deut 16:11 : 11 And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God, you, and your son, and your daughter, and your manservant, and your maidservant, and the Levite that is within your gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the LORD your God has chosen to place His name there.
  • Neh 8:10 : 10 Then he said to them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared, for this day is holy to our Lord; do not be sad, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.
  • Ps 86:11 : 11 Teach me Your way, O LORD; I will walk in Your truth; unite my heart to fear Your name.
  • Eccl 9:7 : 7 Go your way, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God now accepts your works.
  • Matt 6:22 : 22 The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light.
  • Luke 11:41 : 41 But rather give alms of such things as you have; and behold, all things are clean to you.
  • Luke 24:30 : 30 And it came to pass, as he sat at the table with them, he took bread, blessed it, broke it, and gave it to them.
  • 2 Cor 11:3 : 3 But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve through his craftiness, so your minds might be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

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