The Nugget:
Acts 5:42 And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ. (KJV)
Act 5:42 The apostles did not stop teaching the people. They continued to tell the Good News—that Jesus is the Messiah. They did this every day in the Temple area and in people’s homes. (ERV, Easy to Read Version)
Act 5:42 Every day in the temple courtyard and from house to house, they refused to stop teaching and telling the Good News that Jesus is the Messiah. (GW, God’s Word translation)
Act 5:42 and not for a single day did they stop teaching in the temple square and in private houses the good news of Jesus the Christ. (Williams NT)
My Comment:
The Apostles directly disobeyed the authorities who had commanded them:
Act 5:38 And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought:
Act 5:39 But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.
Act 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.
Act 5:41 And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.
I came upon a clipping from an unknown source from a mailing I received in the 1960s that is still worth sharing today:
EVANGELISM IN ACTS 5:42
and daily = Everyday Evangelism
in the temple = Church Evangelism
and in every house = House to House Evangelism
they = Every Believer Evangelism
ceased not = Hot-hearted Evangelism
to teach = Instructional Evangelism
and to preach = Preaching Evangelism
Jesus Christ = Christ-centered Evangelism
Dig deeper into God’s Word on each of these themes by reading the cross references I have collected for Acts 5:42 in The Ultimate Cross Reference Treasury:
Acts 5:42
daily. +Act 5:20; +Act 5:21, Act 2:46; Act 3:1, 2, etc. Luk 21:37; Luk 22:53, *2Ti 4:2.
in. Act 2:46; *Act 20:20.
the temple. Act 5:20, Jer 7:2; Jer 26:2, Luk 24:53.
and in every house. Gr. kai oikon, at home. Act 2:46.
they ceased not. *Act 4:20; *Act 4:29, 2Sa 6:22, Isa 40:9, **Dan 6:10,
Rom 1:15, 16, Gal 6:14, Eph 6:20, 2Ti 2:9.
teach. Act 8:30, 31. 15:35; Act 17:2, 3. 18:26. Act 20:20, 21, 27. Act 28:31, Mat 28:20. Luk 20:1. Eph 4:11. 2 Tim 2:2.
preach. Act 8:4, 5; Act 8:12; Act 8:25; Act 8:35; Act 8:40; Act 9:20; Act 10:36; Act 11:20; Act 13:32; Act 14:7; Act 14:15; Act 14:21; Act 15:35; Act 16:10; Act 17:3; Act 17:18, *1Co 2:2, Gal 1:16, Eph 4:20, 21, Php 1:15, *Col 1:28.
Jesus Christ. The name of Act 5:41 (CB). +Act 18:5.