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A Joyful and Immediate 'Yes'
Commentators emphasize that the people 'gladly received' the word. This response was not coerced but was a joyful, willing, and immediate 'yes' to the gospel. This establishes a clear pattern for Christian conversion: hearing the message of Christ, embracing it with a ready heart, and making a prompt public profession of that new faith through baptism.
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Albert Barnes
On Acts 2:41
18th Century
Theologian
They that gladly received. The word rendered gladly means freely, cheerfully, joyfully. It implies that they did it with…
AT Robertson
On Acts 2:41
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…
Charles Ellicott
On Acts 2:41
19th Century
Bishop
They that gladly received his word were baptized.—This was, we must remember, no new emotion. Not four years had passed s…
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Charles Spurgeon
On Acts 2:41
19th Century
Preacher
Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Acts 2:41
Two summary statements conclude Luke’s report of Peter’s Pentecost sermon. (1) Peter spoke earnest, solemn words, connoted by the verbs “warned” an…
John Calvin
On Acts 2:41
16th Century
Theologian
They, therefore, which willingly. Luke shows more plainly how fruitful this one sermon Peter delivered was: namely, that it gained for Chr…
John Gill
On Acts 2:41
17th Century
Pastor
Then they that gladly received his word
The Syriac version adds, "and believed"; what Peter said concerning repentan…
Matthew Henry
On Acts 2:37–41
17th Century
Minister
From the first delivery of that Divine message, it appeared that Divine power accompanied it, and thousands were brought to the obedience of faith.…