John Bengel Commentary - Acts 2:41 - 2:41

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John Bengel Commentary - Acts 2:41 - 2:41


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Act 2:41. Οἱ) That is, they who did not stop short with mere compunction, but willingly (gladly), and in very deed, were obedient to the exhortation. This was the characteristic feature of the New Testament Pentecost.-ἀποδεξάμενοι) The subject, not a part of the predicate. They receiving the ‘saying,’ or word, “worthy of all acceptation:” 1Ti 1:15.-ἐβαπτίσθησαν, were baptized) Understand, and received the gift of the Holy Spirit, Act 2:38.-καὶ, and) And so.-προσετέθησαν, there were added) Previously there had been only one hundred and twenty names: and yd the souls about three thousand are said to have been added [to the 120, though so much smaller a number], because the former (the 120), few as they were, nevertheless constituted the original head and body of believers. So in Act 2:47, “The Lord added to the Church.”-ὡσεὶ τρισχίλιαι, about three thousand) How marvellous was the efficacy of the Gospel!