Acts 2

Acts 2:1

PEntecost was fully come] When the fiftieth day from the Passeover was come. See Deuteronomy 16:9. Leviticus 23:15. Which time God chose to send the holy Ghost; much people being there gathered to Jerusalem, that it might be divulged to the world.

they were all with one accord in one place] The Apostles.

Acts 2:3

tongues] The appearance of tongues, to signifie their gift of tongues, or speaking divers Languages; miraculously infused into them; as a remedy for the confusion of tongues, Genesis 11:7. by which a great part of the world was separated from communion with God and his Church.

of fire] To signifie the admirable force which should be therein, by the Spirit of God.

Acts 2:4

filled with the holy Ghost] With his gifts and graces.

to speak with other tongues] Besides their mother tongues they spake tongues which they never studied, nor understood before that moment. So it was promised, Mark 16:17.

Acts 2:6

when this was noised abroad] Gr. when this voyce was made. How the Apostles spake all Languages on the sudden.

confounded] Or, troubled in mind.

Acts 2:8

how hear we every man] Not that in the sound of one voyce, every man heard his own Language: as if one and the same word spoken by Peter, should sound Greek to the Grecian, Latine to the Romane, Egyptian to the Egyptian; (for so had this been a miraculous gift in the hearers, not in the speakers) but because every Apostle now spake all Languages, as occasion and the auditory served him.

Acts 2:10

proselytes] Gentiles converted to the Israelites Religion.

Acts 2:13

full of new wine] Gr. sweet wine.

Acts 2:15

but the third houre of the day] Meaning but early dayes: the third houre, according to their account, (who reckoned the houres from Sunne rising, and so made them longer in Summer and shorter in winter) might be, as with us, about eight or nine of the clock in the morning.

Acts 2:17

And it shall come to passe] Isaiah 44:3. Joel 2. 28. He acquiteth himself and the rest of the Apostles, by interpreting and applying the Prophecie: and sheweth their impudencie who durst deride the very mercies of God powred out on his Church.

upon all flesh] All sorts of men, Jews and Gentiles.

Acts 2:20

The sunne shall be turned into darknesse] Joel 2. 31. Meaning that God will shew such signes of his truth through all the world, that men shall be no lesse amazed, then if the whole order of Nature were changed.

Acts 2:21

whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord] Romans 10:13. Joel 2. 32.

Acts 2:23

by the determinate counsel] Acts 4:28. Not that the counsell of God herein excused the Jewes, nor Judas wickednesse: seeing he wrought not in them, but by them; making a good use of that they did wickedly.

Acts 2:24

the pains of death] Meaning the bands of the grave, or power of death.

Acts 2:25

I foresaw the Lord] Psalms 16:8.

on my right hand] Or, at. Ready to help me.

Acts 2:26

in hope] Of victory through God by a glorious resurrection.

Acts 2:27

leave my soul in hell] Or, me. Thou wilt not let me lie long in the grave: but wilt raise me the third day, before my body shall corrupt there.

Acts 2:28

the wayes of life] In restoring me from death to life.

Acts 2:29

let me] Or, I may.

of the Patriarch David] 1 Kings 2:10.

Acts 2:30

Therefore being a prophet] And knew by speciall revelation that which was to come concerning Christ.

and knowing that God] Psalms 132:11.

Acts 2:31

that his soul] Psalms 16:10.

soul was not left] As vers 27.

in hell] Or, grave. Gr. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. The word signifieth a lightlesse place; and so is put for the grave here: for the Apostle saith, that David being a Prophet spake concerning the resurrection of Christ: who was not left in the grave, when he rose from the dead.

Acts 2:33

by the right hand of God] By the power of God.

Acts 2:34

The LORD said unto my Lord] Psalms 110:1.

Sit thou on my right hand] Have thou glory and power over all: see Ephes. 4. 9, 10. David speaketh this concerning Christ, not himself: for he concerning whom that was spoken, saw not corruption, which David did: therefore that was spoken concerning another, who saw not corruption. See Acts 13:36-37, Neither is David so ascended into heaven body and soul, as to sit at Gods right hand, and to have power over all creatures: neither can this agree to any but Christ onely.

Acts 2:36

both Lord and Christ] The anointed King: so that the Jews must know that he was called Christ, because he was the Lords anointed. See Ephesians 1:21. & Ephesians 4:10. Phil. 2. 9, 10.

Acts 2:39

the promise is unto you] Christ is promised both to Jews and Gentiles: but the Jews had the first place.

Acts 2:40

untoward generation] This corrupt world: perverse and wicked men.

Acts 2:41

souls] Or, persons.

Acts 2:42

in breaking of bread] This is a terme taken from that which Christ did at his last Supper, Matthew 26. 26. Used to signifie the holy Supper of the Lord, which they used to celebrate when they made their Love-feasts, or feasts of Charitie, Acts 20:7. Jud. 12.

Acts 2:43

And fear came upon every soul] They were all amazed at the new and marvellous state, encrease, gifts, miracles and power of the Church: so that no man durst oppose them.

Acts 2:44

and had all things common] That communitie was not of all the goods, of all the faithfull: but of that part, which every one would consecrate to the publike necessitie, or to the relief of any particular person.

from house to house] Or, at home.