Acts 2:42

The new believers devote themselves to the apostles' teaching, fellowship, breaking of bread, and prayer. It describes the core practices of the early church.

Cross-references · 32

• Heb 10:25Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
• Acts 1:14These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
• 1 Jn 1:3That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.
• Acts 2:46And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,
• 1 Jn 1:7But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
• Acts 20:7And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.
• Jude 1:20But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
• Col 1:23If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;
• Eph 6:18Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
• Col 4:2Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;
• Eph 2:20And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
• Acts 14:22Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.
• Acts 6:4But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.
• 2 Tim 3:14But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
• Acts 4:31And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.
• Heb 10:39But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.
• Rom 12:12Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
• 1 Cor 10:16–17The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?
• 1 Cor 10:21Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord’s table, and of the table of devils.
• John 8:31–32Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;
• Acts 11:23Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.
• Acts 20:11When he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.
• 1 Cor 11:2Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.
• Gal 1:6I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:
• 2 Pet 3:17–18Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.
• Acts 4:23And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them.
• 2 Pet 3:1–2This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:
• 1 Cor 11:20–26When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord’s supper.
• Acts 5:12–14And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon’s porch.
• Mark 4:16–17And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
• Luke 24:35And they told what things were done in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread.
• 1 Jn 2:19They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.

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