Acts 2:46 (ASV)

Passage

And day by day, continuing stedfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart,

Nearby Context

Acts 2:44 And all that believed were together, and had all things common;

Acts 2:45 and they sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all, according as any man had need.

Acts 2:46 And day by day, continuing stedfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart,

Acts 2:47 praising God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to them day by day those that were saved.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "continuing", "stedfastly", "accord", "temple", "breaking", "bread", "home", and "took". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "continuing" and "stedfastly", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 45's "and they sold their possessions and goods..." into verse 47's "praising God and having favor with all...", so "continuing" and "stedfastly" belong inside that flow. In Acts context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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