Cambridge Greek Testament Commentary

Acts 2:47

47. Omit τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ, and add from the commencement of the next chapter ἐπὶ τὸ σὐτό after ἡμέραν, so that chap. 3 will begin Πέτρος δέ. This reading is given by אABCG and is confirmed by the Vulg. and many other versions.

47. χάριν, favour. As it was said of Christ, ‘The common people heard Him gladly’ (Mark 12:37), so it seems to have been with the Apostles. The first attack made on them is (Acts 4:1) by the priests, the Captain of the Temple, and the Sadducees.

τοὺς σωζομένους. For this use of the present participle in relation to a work or condition begun, but only as yet in progress and not complete, cf. LXX. Judges 13:8 (Manoah’s question to the angel), τί ποιήσωμεν τῷ παιδίῳ τικτομένῳ; The child spoken of is not born, but will be, for God has promised it. So here the men were put into the way of salvation, but not yet saved, though made through hope to be heirs of salvation. The rendering of the text is, and the Lord added day by day together such as were in the way of salvation.

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