Acts 2:40

With many other words he continued to bear testimony, and kept entreating them, saying, "Save yourselves from this perverse generation."

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.

In Context

39"For the promise belongs to you and to your children and to all who are afar off, whomever the Lord may call."

41Then those who welcomed his message were baptized, and in that day about three thousand souls were added to them;

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Cross References

Matthew 12:34"You generation of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. "When the time of fruit drew near, he sent his slaves to the vine-dressers seized to get his fruit.

Matthew 17:17In reply Jesus said. "O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I endure you? Bring him here to me!"

Mark 8:38Whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this unfaithful and wicked generation, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels."

John 21:25But there are also many other things which Jesus did; if every one of them were to be recorded in detail I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would have to be written.

Matthew Henry on Acts 2:38-42

Peter's Sermon at Jerusalem. 37 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? 38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. 39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call. 40 And with many other words did… Read the whole commentary →

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