Acts 1:14 (LSB)

Passage

These all with one accord were continually devoting themselves to prayer, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and His brothers.

Nearby Context

Acts 1:12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away.

Acts 1:13 And when they had entered the city, they went up to the upper room where they were staying; that is, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.

Acts 1:14 These all with one accord were continually devoting themselves to prayer, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and His brothers.

Acts 1:15 And in those days, Peter stood up in the midst of the brothers (a crowd of about 120 persons was there together), and said,

Acts 1:16 “Men, brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit foretold by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "accord", "continually", "devoting", "themselves", "prayer", "along", "women", and "mary". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "accord" and "continually", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "And when they had entered the city..." into verse 15's "And in those days Peter stood up...", so "accord" and "continually" 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 "accord" and "continually" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.