^2:42They were devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship,⁹³ to the breaking of bread and to prayer.⁹⁴^2:43Reverential awe⁹⁵ came over everyone,⁹⁶ and many wonders and miraculous signs⁹⁷ came about by the apostles. ^2:44All who believed were together and held⁹⁸ everything in common, ^2:45and they began selling⁹⁹ their property¹⁰⁰ and possessions and distributing the proceeds¹⁰¹ to everyone, as anyone had need. ^2:46Every day¹⁰² they continued to gather together by common consent in the temple courts,¹⁰³ breaking bread from¹⁰⁴ house to house, sharing their food with glad¹⁰⁵ and humble hearts,¹⁰⁶^2:47praising God and having the good will¹⁰⁷ of all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number every day¹⁰⁸ those who were being saved.

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Footnotes

89 Or “who acknowledged the truth of.”
90 Grk “word.”
91 Grk “souls” (here an idiom for the whole person).
92 Or “were won over.”
93 Fellowship refers here to close association involving mutual involvement and relationships.
94 Grk “prayers.” This word was translated as a collective singular in keeping with English style.
95 Or “Fear.”
96 Grk “on every soul” (here “soul” is an idiom for the whole person).
97 In this context the miraculous nature of these signs is implied. Cf. σημεῖον 2.a.
98 Grk “had.”
99 The imperfect verb has been translated as an ingressive (“began …”). Since in context this is a description of the beginning of the community of believers, it is more likely that these statements refer to the start of various activities and practices that the early church continued for some time.
100 It is possible that the first term for property (κτήματα, ktēmata) refers to real estate (as later usage seems to indicate) while the second term (ὑπάρξεις, huparxeis) refers to possessions in general, but it may also be that the two terms are used together for emphasis, simply indicating that all kinds of possessions were being sold. However, if the first term is more specifically a reference to real estate, it foreshadows the incident with Ananias and Sapphira in Acts 5:1–11.
101 Grk “distributing them” (αὐτά, auta). The referent (the proceeds of the sales) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
102 ἡμέρα 2.c has “every day” for this phrase.
103 Grk “in the temple.” This is actually a reference to the courts surrounding the temple proper, and has been translated accordingly.
104 Here κατά (kata) is used as a distributive ( B.1.d).
105 The term glad (Grk “gladness”) often refers to joy brought about by God’s saving acts (Luke 1:14, 44; also the related verb in 1:47; 10:21).
106 Grk “with gladness and humbleness of hearts.” It is best to understand καρδίας (kardias) as an attributed genitive, with the two nouns it modifies actually listing attributes of the genitive noun which is related to them.
107 Or “the favor.”
108 ἡμέρα 2.c has “every day” for this phrase.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.

And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. And all who believed were together and had all things in common. And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day.

They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

So those who accepted his message were baptized, and that day about three thousand people were added to them. They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to prayer.

Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and signs were being performed through the apostles. Now all the believers were together and held all things in common. They sold their possessions and property and distributed the proceeds to all, as any had need. 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, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. Every day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved.

NLTNew Living Translation

Those who believed what Peter said were baptized and added to the church that day—about 3,000 in all.

All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper), and to prayer.

A deep sense of awe came over them all, and the apostles performed many miraculous signs and wonders. And all the believers met together in one place and shared everything they had. They sold their property and possessions and shared the money with those in need. They worshiped together at the Temple each day, met in homes for the Lord’s Supper, and shared their meals with great joy and generosity—all the while praising God and enjoying the goodwill of all the people. And each day the Lord added to their fellowship those who were being saved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

So those who accepted his message were baptized, and on that day about three thousand souls were added.

And they were devoting themselves to the teaching of the apostles and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayers. And fear came on every soul, and many wonders and signs were being performed by the apostles. And all who believed were in the same place, and had everything in common. And they began selling their possessions and property, and distributing these things to all, to the degree that anyone had need. And every day, devoting themselves to meeting with one purpose in the temple courts and breaking bread from house to house, they were eating their food with joy and simplicity of heart, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding every day to the total of those who were being saved.

KJV 1900King James Version

Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles. And all that believed were together, and had all things common; And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need. 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, Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.

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