Sunday, August 7, 2022

ONE accord

 

Acts 2:46

King James Version

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,


What does "one accord" mean?

What does "singleness of heart" mean?

It may all be apparent, but let Scripture speak:


Acts 2:46

Amplified Bible

46 Day after day they met in the temple [area] continuing with one mind, and breaking bread in various private homes. They were eating their meals together with joy and generous hearts,


Acts 2:46

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

46 And day after day they regularly assembled in the temple with united purpose, and in their homes they broke bread [including the Lord’s Supper]. They partook of their food with gladness and simplicity and generous hearts,


Acts 2:46

Christian Standard Bible

46 Every day they devoted themselves to meeting together in the temple, and broke bread from house to house. They ate their food with joyful and sincere hearts,


Acts 2:46

Common English Bible

46 Every day, they met together in the temple and ate in their homes. They shared food with gladness and simplicity.


Acts 2:46

Complete Jewish Bible

46 Continuing faithfully and with singleness of purpose to meet in the Temple courts daily, and breaking bread in their several homes, they shared their food in joy and simplicity of heart,


Acts 2:46

Contemporary English Version

46 Day after day they met together in the temple. They broke bread[a] together in different homes and shared their food happily and freely,


Acts 2:46

Easy-to-Read Version

46 The believers shared a common purpose, and every day they spent much of their time together in the Temple area. They also ate together in their homes. They were happy to share their food and ate with joyful hearts.


Acts 2:46

Evangelical Heritage Version

46 Day after day, with one mind, they were devoted to meeting in the temple area, as they continued to break bread in their homes. They shared their food with glad and sincere hearts,


Acts 2:46

English Standard Version

46 And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts,


Acts 2:46

Expanded Bible

46 The believers met together in the Temple [C not the Temple building where only priests went, but the outer courts] every day. They ate together ·in their homes [or from home to home], sharing their food with joyful and ·sincere [or generous; or humble; or simple] hearts.


Acts 2:46

GOD’S WORD Translation

46 The believers had a single purpose and went to the temple every day. They were joyful and humble as they ate at each other’s homes and shared their food.


Acts 2:46

Good News Translation

46 Day after day they met as a group in the Temple, and they had their meals together in their homes, eating with glad and humble hearts,


Acts 2:46

Holman Christian Standard Bible

46 Every day they devoted themselves to meeting together in the temple complex, and broke bread from house to house. They ate their food with a joyful and humble attitude,


Acts 2:46

International Children’s Bible

46 The believers met together in the Temple every day. They all had the same purpose. They broke bread in their homes, happy to share their food with joyful hearts.


Acts 2:46

International Standard Version

46 United in purpose, they went to the Temple every day, ate at each other’s homes, and shared their food with glad and humble hearts.


Acts 2:46

J.B. Phillips New Testament

Day after day they met by common consent in the Temple; they broke bread together in their homes, sharing meals with simple joy.


Acts 2:46

Living Bible

46 They worshiped together regularly at the Temple each day, met in small groups in homes for Communion, and shared their meals with great joy and thankfulness,


Acts 2:46

The Message

They followed a daily discipline of worship in the Temple followed by meals at home, every meal a celebration, exuberant and joyful, as they praised God.


Acts 2:46

Names of God Bible

46 The believers had a single purpose and went to the temple every day. They were joyful and humble as they ate at each other’s homes and shared their food.


Acts 2:46

New American Bible (Revised Edition)

46 Every day they devoted themselves to meeting together in the temple area and to breaking bread in their homes. They ate their meals with exultation and sincerity of heart,


Acts 2:46

New Catholic Bible

46 Every day, united in spirit, they would assemble together in the temple. They would break bread in their homes and share their food with joyful and generous hearts


Acts 2:46

New Century Version

46 The believers met together in the Temple every day. They ate together in their homes, happy to share their food with joyful hearts.


Acts 2:46

New English Translation

46 Every day[a] they continued to gather together by common consent in the temple courts,[b] breaking bread from[c] house to house, sharing their food with glad[d] and humble hearts,[e]


Acts 2:46

New International Reader's Version

46 Every day they met together in the temple courtyard. They ate meals together in their homes. Their hearts were glad and sincere.


Acts 2:46

New Life Version

46 Day after day they went to the house of God together. In their houses they ate their food together. Their hearts were happy.


Acts 2:46

New Living Translation

46 They worshiped together at the Temple each day, met in homes for the Lord’s Supper, and shared their meals with great joy and generosity


Acts 2:46

New Matthew Bible

46 And they continued daily with one accord in the temple, and broke bread in every house, and ate their food together, with gladness and singleness of heart praising God,


Acts 2:46

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

46 Day by day, as they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at home[a] and ate their food with glad and generous[b] hearts,


Acts 2:46

New Testament for Everyone

46 Day by day they were all together attending the Temple. They broke bread in their various houses, and ate their food with glad and sincere hearts,


Gevurot 2:46

Orthodox Jewish Bible

46 And yom yom, devoting themselves with one mind in the courts of the Beis Hamikdash, and from bais to bais, offering the Betzi’at HaLechem, they were together at tish with single-hearted exultation and hitlahavut.


Acts 2:46

Revised Standard Version

46 And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they partook of food with glad and generous hearts,


Acts 2:46

Tree of Life Version

46 Day by day they continued with one mind, spending time at the Temple and breaking bread from house to house. They were sharing meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,


Acts 2:46

The Voice

46 They were unified as they worshiped at the temple day after day. In homes, they broke bread and shared meals with glad and generous hearts.


Acts 2:46

World English Bible

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


Acts 2:46

Worldwide English (New Testament)

And every day the believers kept on gathering in the temple. They ate bread in each other's homes. They ate their food gladly and with open hearts.


Acts 2:46

Wycliffe Bible

46 And each day they dwelled stably with one will in the temple, and brake bread about houses, and took meat with full out joy and simpleness of heart, [Forsooth day by day they lasting together in the temple, and breaking bread about houses, took meat with gladness and simpleness of heart,]


Acts 2:46

Young's Literal Translation

46 Daily also continuing with one accord in the temple, breaking also at every house bread, they were partaking of food in gladness and simplicity of heart,


In SUMMARY, "one accord" means:

one mind

united purpose

singleness of purpose

common purpose

single purpose

United in purpose

united in spirit

common consent

unified

one will


In SUMMARY, "singleness of heart" means:

generous hearts,

simplicity and generous hearts

sincere hearts

simplicity

simplicity of heart

freely

joyful hearts

sincere [or generous; or humble; or simple] hearts

humble

humble hearts

humble attitude

simple joy

thankfulness

joyful

sincerity of heart

sincere

happy

generosity

single-hearted exultation

open hearts

simplicity of heart


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