Discovery BoxActs 2:46 
Context2:46 Every day 1 they continued to gather together by common consent in the temple courts, 2 breaking bread from 3 house to house, sharing their food with glad 4 and humble hearts, 5
Acts 12:3
Context12:3 When he saw that this pleased the Jews, 6 he proceeded to arrest Peter too. (This took place during the feast of Unleavened Bread.) 7
Acts 20:6
Context20:6 We 8 sailed away from Philippi 9 after the days of Unleavened Bread, 10 and within five days 11 we came to the others 12 in Troas, 13 where we stayed for seven days.
Acts 20:11
Context20:11 Then Paul 14 went back upstairs, 15 and after he had broken bread and eaten, he talked with them 16 a long time, until dawn. Then he left.
Acts 27:35
Context27:35 After he said this, Paul 17 took bread 18 and gave thanks to God in front of them all, 19 broke 20 it, and began to eat.
1 tn BDAG 437 s.v. ἡμέρα 2.c has “every day” for this phrase.
2 tn Grk “in the temple.” This is actually a reference to the courts surrounding the temple proper, and has been translated accordingly.
3 tn Here κατά (kata) is used as a distributive (BDAG 512 s.v. B.1.d).
4 sn The term glad (Grk “gladness”) often refers to joy brought about by God’s saving acts (Luke 1:14, 44; also the related verb in 1:47; 10:21).
5 tn Grk “with gladness and humbleness of hearts.” It is best to understand καρδίας (kardias) as an attributed genitive, with the two nouns it modifies actually listing attributes of the genitive noun which is related to them.
6 tn This could be a reference to the Jewish people (so CEV) or to the Jewish leaders (so NLT). The statement in v. 4 that Herod intended to bring Peter “out to the people” (i.e., for a public trial) may suggest the former is somewhat more likely.
7 sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.
8 sn This marks the beginning of another “we” section in Acts. These have been traditionally understood to mean that Luke was in the company of Paul for this part of the journey.
9 map For location see JP1 C1; JP2 C1; JP3 C1; JP4 C1.
10 sn The days of Unleavened Bread refer to the week following Passover. Originally an agricultural festival commemorating the beginning of harvest, it was celebrated for seven days beginning on the fifteenth day of the month Nisan (March-April). It was later combined with Passover (Exod 12:1-20; Ezek 45:21-24; Matt 26:17; Luke 22:1).
11 tn BDAG 160 s.v. ἄχρι 1.a.α has “ἄ. ἡμερῶν πέντε within five days Ac 20:6.”
12 tn Grk “to them”; the referent (the others mentioned in v. 4) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
13 sn Troas was a port city (and surrounding region) on the northwest coast of Asia Minor. From Philippi to Troas was about 125 mi (200 km).
14 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
15 tn Grk “going back upstairs.” The participle ἀναβάς (anabas) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
16 tn Grk “talking with them.” The participle ὁμιλήσας (Jomilhsas) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
17 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
18 tn Grk “taking bread, gave thanks.” The participle λαβών (labwn) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
19 tn Or “before them all,” but here this could be misunderstood to indicate a temporal sequence.
20 tn Grk “and breaking it, he began.” The participle κλάσας (klasas) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
