Acts 2:42 (DBY)

Passage

And they persevered in the teaching and fellowship of the apostles, in breaking of bread and prayers.

Nearby Context

Acts 2:40 And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, Be saved from this perverse generation.

Acts 2:41 Those then who had accepted his word were baptised; and there were added in that day about three thousand souls.

Acts 2:42 And they persevered in the teaching and fellowship of the apostles, in breaking of bread and prayers.

Acts 2:43 And fear was upon every soul, and many wonders and signs took place through the apostles' means.

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "persevered", "teaching", "fellowship", "apostles", "breaking", "bread", and "prayers". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "persevered" and "teaching", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 41's "Those then who had accepted his word..." into verse 43's "And fear was upon every soul and...", so "persevered" and "teaching" 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 "persevered" and "teaching" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.