Bible Strands
Acts 5:42
Every day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the apostles' actions immediately after they depart the Sanhedrin, following their rejoicing over suffering disgrace for Jesus' name.
The words — πᾶσὴν ἡμέραν (pasēn hēmeran) literally means "every day," and ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ (en tō hierō) translates to "in the temple," establishing the fixed locations of their ministry.
The thread — This pattern of daily public teaching and private house-to-house instruction echoes Acts 2:46, Acts 20:20, and Luke 21:37.
Why it lands — The text reports unceasing proclamation of Jesus as the Christ without commentary, requiring the reader to observe the apostles' disciplined obedience despite prior persecution.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.
Cross-references
- Acts 2:46 With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,
- Acts 20:20 I did not shrink back from declaring anything that was helpful to you as I taught you publicly and from house to house,
- Luke 21:37 Every day Jesus taught at the temple, but every evening He went out to spend the night on the Mount of Olives.
- Acts 8:35 Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.
- Acts 9:20 Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”
- Acts 17:3 explaining and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead. “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ,” he declared.
- 2 Timothy 4:2 Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction.
- Romans 1:15 That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome.
- Ephesians 4:20 But this is not the way you came to know Christ.
- Acts 4:20 For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”