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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