Acts 2:43 (LSB)

Passage

And fear came upon every soul; and many wonders and signs were taking place through the apostles.

Nearby Context

Acts 2:41 So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand souls.

Acts 2:42 And they were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to the prayers.

Acts 2:43 And fear came upon every soul; and many wonders and signs were taking place through the apostles.

Acts 2:44 And all those who had believed were together and had all things in common;

Acts 2:45 and they began selling their property and possessions and were dividing them up with all, as anyone might have need.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "fear", "came", "upon", "soul", "wonders", "signs", "taking", and "place". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "fear" and "came", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 42's "And they were continually devoting themselves to..." into verse 44's "And all those who had believed were...", so "fear" and "came" 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 "fear" and "came" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.