Acts 2:47 (KJV)

Passage

Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.

Nearby Context

Acts 2:45 And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.

Acts 2:46 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,

Acts 2:47 Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "saved", "praising", "having", "favour", "people", "lord", "added", and "church". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "saved" and "praising", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "And they continuing daily with one accord...", giving immediate footing for "saved" and "praising". In Acts context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "saved" and "praising" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.