Acts 2:42

New American Bible - revised edition

They devoted themselves to the teaching of the apostles and to the communal life, to the breaking of the bread and to the prayers.

Cross References

Luke 24:30

And it happened that, while he was with them at table, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them.

Luke 24:35

Then the two recounted what had taken place on the way and how he was made known to them in the breaking of the bread. The Appearance to the Disciples in Jerusalem.

Acts 1:14

All these devoted themselves with one accord to prayer, together with some women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers. The Choice of Judas’s Successor.

Acts 11:23

When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to remain faithful to the Lord in firmness of heart,

Acts 14:22

They strengthened the spirits of the disciples and exhorted them to persevere in the faith, saying, “It is necessary for us to undergo many hardships to enter the kingdom of God.”

Acts 2:46

Every day they devoted themselves to meeting together in the temple area and to breaking bread in their homes. They ate their meals with exultation and sincerity of heart,

Acts 20:11

Then he returned upstairs, broke the bread, and ate; after a long conversation that lasted until daybreak, he departed.

Acts 20:7

On the first day of the week when we gathered to break bread, Paul spoke to them because he was going to leave on the next day, and he kept on speaking until midnight.

Acts 4:23

After their release they went back to their own people and reported what the chief priests and elders had told them.

Acts 4:31

As they prayed, the place where they were gathered shook, and they were all filled with the holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness. Life in the Christian Community.

Acts 6:4

whereas we shall devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”

Romans 12:12

Rejoice in hope, endure in affliction, persevere in prayer.

1 Corinthians 10:21

You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and also the cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and of the table of demons.

1 Corinthians 11:2

I praise you because you remember me in everything and hold fast to the traditions, just as I handed them on to you. Man and Woman.

1 Corinthians 14:6

Now, brothers, if I should come to you speaking in tongues, what good will I do you if I do not speak to you by way of revelation, or knowledge, or prophecy, or instruction?

Galatians 1:6

I am amazed that you are so quickly forsaking the one who called you by [the] grace [of Christ] for a different gospel

Ephesians 2:20

built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the capstone.

Ephesians 6:18

With all prayer and supplication, pray at every opportunity in the Spirit. To that end, be watchful with all perseverance and supplication for all the holy ones

Philippians 1:5

because of your partnership for the gospel from the first day until now.

Colossians 1:23

provided that you persevere in the faith, firmly grounded, stable, and not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been preached to every creature under heaven, of which I, Paul, am a minister. Christ in Us.

Colossians 4:2

Persevere in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving;

2 Timothy 3:14

But you, remain faithful to what you have learned and believed, because you know from whom you learned it,

Hebrews 10:25

We should not stay away from our assembly, as is the custom of some, but encourage one another, and this all the more as you see the day drawing near.

Hebrews 10:39

We are not among those who draw back and perish, but among those who have faith and will possess life.

1 John 1:3

what we have seen and heard we proclaim now to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; for our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.

1 John 1:7

But if we walk in the light as he is in the light, then we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of his Son Jesus cleanses us from all sin.

1 John 2:19

They went out from us, but they were not really of our number; if they had been, they would have remained with us. Their desertion shows that none of them was of our number.

Jude 1:20

But you, beloved, build yourselves up in your most holy faith; pray in the holy Spirit.