Then he said to them, ‘Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, because the joy of the Lord is your strength.’ ,
Acts 2:46 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Every day they devoted themselves to meeting together in the temple, and broke bread from house to house. They ate their food with joyful and sincere hearts, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And day after day they regularly assembled in the temple with united purpose, and in their homes they broke bread [including the Lord's Supper]. They partook of their food with gladness and simplicity and generous hearts, 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, Common English Bible Every day, they met together in the temple and ate in their homes. They shared food with gladness and simplicity. Catholic Public Domain Version Also, they continued, daily, to be of one accord in the temple and to break bread among the houses; and they took their meals with exultation and simplicity of heart, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they took their meat with gladness and simplicity of heart; |
Then he said to them, ‘Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, because the joy of the Lord is your strength.’ ,
Go, eat your bread with pleasure, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already accepted your works.
‘The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light.
But give from what is within to the poor, , and then everything is clean for you.
It was as he reclined at the table with them that he took the bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them.
He brought them into his house, set a meal before them, and rejoiced because he had come to believe in God with his entire household.
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to prayer.
On the first day of the week, we assembled to break bread. Paul spoke to them, and since he was about to depart the next day, he kept on talking until midnight.
Now Peter and John were going up to the temple for the time of prayer at three in the afternoon.
Hearing this, they entered the temple at daybreak and began to teach. When the high priest and those who were with him arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin #– #the full council of the Israelites #– #and sent orders to the jail to have them brought.
Every day in the temple, and in various homes, they continued teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Messiah.
if exhorting, in exhortation; giving, with generosity; leading, with diligence; showing mercy, with cheerfulness.
The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a sharing in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a sharing in the body of Christ?
Indeed, this is our boast: The testimony of our conscience is that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially towards you, with godly sincerity and purity, not by human wisdom but by God’s grace.
But I fear that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your minds may be seduced from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.
Slaves, obey your human masters with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as you would Christ.
You will rejoice before the Lord your God #– #you, your sons and daughters, your male and female slaves, and the Levite who is within your city gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.
You will eat there in the presence of the Lord your God and rejoice with your household in everything you do, because the Lord your God has blessed you.
Rejoice before the Lord your God in the place where he chooses to have his name dwell #– #you, your son and daughter, your male and female slave, the Levite within your city gates, as well as the resident foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow among you.
Slaves, obey your human masters in everything. Don’t work only while being watched, as people-pleasers, but work wholeheartedly, fearing the Lord.