They lifted up their voice. Among the Hebrews, the phrase "to lift up the voice" could denote either an addre to the people ([Reference Ju…

They lifted up their voice to God with one accord. The phrase seems to imply an intonation, or chant, different from that of commo…

How strangely this doctrine of predestination comes in just there! They are singing of the wickedness of men, and the triumph which God gains over …

The church’s response to the apostles’ release was a spontaneous outburst of praise, psalmody, and petition. It begins (v.24) by addressing God as …

This example teaches us what our duty is when our adversaries imperiously threaten us. We must not carelessly laugh in times of danger; instead, th…

And when they heard that
The whole of the report the apostles made; and which they heard with patience, and without …

Christ's followers do best in company, provided it is among themselves. It encourages God's servants, both in doing their work and in enduring suff…