Charles Spurgeon Commentary


Charles Spurgeon Commentary
"But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spake forth unto them, [saying], Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and give ear unto my words." — Acts 2:14 (ASV)
But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said to them, You men of Judaea, and all you who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you and listen to my words:
A great crowd had gathered in the street, and the apostles, under divine inspiration, addressed them in different tongues, Peter as the leader coming prominently to the front: Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice. They were twelve witnesses of the resurrection of Christ from the dead, for they had seen him after he had risen, and had eaten with him; they constituted a jury of twelve honest and true men, and Peter as their foreman, standing up with the eleven, gave their verdict!