Jesus got ready to eat with them and took some bread. He gave thanks for the food and divided it. Then he gave it to them.
Acts 2:42 - Easy To Read Version \{The believers continued to meet together.\} They used their time to learn the teaching of the apostles. {\cf2\super [45]} The believers shared with each other. They ate {\cf2\super [46]} together and prayed together. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And they steadfastly persevered, devoting themselves constantly to the instruction and fellowship of the apostles, to the breaking of bread [including the Lord's Supper] and prayers. American Standard Version (1901) And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread and the prayers. Common English Bible The believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, to the community, to their shared meals, and to their prayers. Catholic Public Domain Version Now they were persevering in the doctrine of the Apostles, and in the communion of the breaking of the bread, and in the prayers. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they were persevering in the doctrine of the apostles, and in the communication of the breaking of bread, and in prayers. |
Jesus got ready to eat with them and took some bread. He gave thanks for the food and divided it. Then he gave it to them.
Then the two men told the things that had happened on the road. They talked about how they recognized Jesus when he divided the bread.
The apostles {\cf2\super [9]} were all together. They were constantly praying with the same purpose. Some women, Mary, the mother of Jesus, and his brothers were there with the apostles.
In those cities Paul and Barnabas made the followers \{of Jesus\} stronger. They helped them to stay in the faith. Paul and Barnabas said, “We must suffer many things on our way into God’s kingdom.”
The believers met together in the temple {\cf2\super [48]} yard every day. They all had the same purpose. They ate {\cf2\super [49]} together in their homes. They were happy to share their food and ate with joyful hearts.
Paul went upstairs again. He divided the bread and ate. Paul spoke to them a long time. When he finished talking, it was early morning. Then Paul left.
On Sunday, {\cf2\super [397]} we all met together to eat \{the Lord’s Supper\}. {\cf2\super [398]} Paul talked to the group. He was planning to leave the next day. Paul continued talking until midnight.
Peter and John left the meeting of Jewish leaders and went to their own group. They told the group everything that the leading priests and the older Jewish leaders had said to them.
After the believers prayed, the place where they were meeting shook. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, {\cf2\super [79]} and they continued to speak God’s message {\cf2\super [80]} without fear.
Then we can use all our time to pray and to teach the word \{of God\}.”
Be happy because you have hope. Be patient when you have troubles. Pray all the time.
You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and then go drink a cup with demons. You cannot share \{a meal at\} the Lord’s table and then go share a meal with demons.
I praise you because you remember me in all things. You follow closely the teachings that I gave you.
Brothers and sisters, will it help you if I come to you speaking in \{different\} languages? No! It will help you only if I bring you a new truth or some knowledge, or some prophecy, {\cf2\super [97]} or some teaching.
A short time ago God called you to follow him. He called you through his grace (kindness) that came through Christ. But now I am amazed at you people! You are already turning away and believing something different from the Good News {\cf2\super [3]} \{we told you\}.
You believers are like a building that God owns. That building was built on the foundation that the apostles {\cf2\super [15]} and prophets {\cf2\super [16]} prepared. Christ himself is the most important stone {\cf2\super [17]} in that building.
Pray in the Spirit at all times. Pray with all kinds of prayers, and ask for everything you need. To do this you must always be ready. Never give up. Always pray for all God’s people.
I thank God for the help you gave me while I told people the Good News. {\cf2\super [4]} You helped from the first day you believed until now.
Christ will do this if you continue to believe in the Good News {\cf2\super [7]} you heard. You must continue strong and sure in your faith. You must not be moved away from the hope that Good News gave you. That same Good News has been told to all people in the world. I, Paul, help in telling that Good News.
We should not quit meeting together. That’s what some people are doing. But we should \{meet together and\} encourage each other. You should do this more and more as you see the Day {\cf2\super [135]} coming.
But we are not those people who turn back and are lost. No. We are the people who have faith and are saved.
Now we tell you the things that we have seen and heard. Why? Because we want you to have fellowship {\cf2\super [1]} together with us. The fellowship we share together is with God the Father and his Son Jesus Christ.
God is in the light (goodness). We should live in the light, too. If we live in the light, then we share fellowship with each other. And when we live in the light, the blood (death) of Jesus cleanses us from all sin. (Jesus is God’s Son.)
Those enemies of Christ were in our group. But they left us. They did not really belong with us. If they were really part of our group, then they would have stayed with us. But they left. This shows that none of them really belonged with us.