They then (Hο μεν ουν). A common phrase in Acts either without antithesis as in 1:6; 5:41; 8:4,25; 9:31; 11:19; 16:5; or with it a…

They that gladly received. The word rendered gladly means freely, cheerfully, joyfully. It implies that they did it with…

They that gladly received his word were baptized.—This was, we must remember, no new emotion. Not four years had passed s…

Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. And they continu…

Two summary statements conclude Luke’s report of Peter’s Pentecost sermon. (1) Peter spoke earnest, solemn words, connoted by the verbs “warned” an…

They, therefore, which willingly. Luke shows more plainly how fruitful this one sermon Peter delivered was: namely, that it gained for Chr…

Then they that gladly received his word
The Syriac version adds, "and believed"; what Peter said concerning repentan…

From the first delivery of that Divine message, it appeared that Divine power accompanied it, and thousands were brought to the obedience of faith.…