Acts 2:40

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

"And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation." - Acts 2:40
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What does Acts 2:40 mean?

Acts 2:40 (KJV) says, "And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation." In this passage, Peter is addressing the crowd on the day of Pentecost, just after the Holy Spirit descended upon the disciples. He is urging the…

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Rescue from the Untoward: A Call to Action

In Acts 2:40, we encounter a profound calling from Peter, a cornerstone of the early church, who, during the great Pentecost sermon, boldly proclaimed, "And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation." This verse not…

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A Prayer for Deliverance from a Wicked Generation

O Heavenly Father, In the quiet of this moment, we come before You with hearts heavy and spirits yearning for Your light. We bow in humble adoration, seeking Your grace and mercy as we reflect on the words of the Apostle Peter in Acts 2:40, where he earnestly urged, "Save…

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Acts 2:40 - "And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation."
Acts 13:40 - "Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets;"
Acts 10:40 - "Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly;"
Acts 15:40 - "And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God."
Acts 16:40 - "And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed."
Acts 8:40 - "But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea."
Acts 19:40 - "For we are in danger to be called in question for this day's uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse."
Acts 5:40 - "And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go."
Acts 27:40 - "And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore."
"Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly;" - Acts 10:40
"Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets;" - Acts 13:40
Acts 7:40 - "Saying unto Aaron, Make us gods to go before us: for as for this Moses, which brought us out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him."
"And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God." - Acts 15:40
Acts 21:40 - "And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,"
1 Chronicles 2:40 - "And Eleasah begat Sisamai, and Sisamai begat Shallum,"
Acts 2:2
Acts 2:2
Acts 10:39-40 - "And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree: Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly."
Acts 9:40 - "But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up."
2 Kings 17:40 - "Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner."
Ezra 2:40 - "¶ The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy and four."
Acts 5:40-41 the Sanhedrin ordered the disciples flogged. The picture should be after the flogging when Peter is leaving the Sanhedrin rejoicing because he is worthy of suffer for Jesus
"And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed." - Acts 16:40
"But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea." - Acts 8:40
Acts 2:2-3
Acts 2:2-3
Exodus 40:2 - "On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation."
Luke 2:40 - "And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him."
Acts 2:17