Acts 2:47

“Praising God, etc.] Not only for their temporal mercies and enjoyments of life, which they partook of in so delightful and comfortable a manner; but for their spiritual mercies, that the Lord had been pleased to call them by his grace, and reveal Christ to them, and pardon them who had been such vile sinners, give them a name, and a place in his house, and favour them with the ordinances of it, and such agreeable and delightful company as the saints were, they had fellowship with: having favour with all the people; they not only behaved with such true and sincere love towards one another in their church state, but with so much wisdom, courteousness, and affability towards them that were…”

“Praising God--"Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart, for God now accepteth thy works" (Ecc 9:7, also see on Act 8:39). having favour with all the people--commending themselves by their lovely demeanor to the admiration of all who observed them. And the Lord--that is, JESUS, as the glorified Head and Ruler of the Church. added--kept adding; that is, to the visible community of believers, though the words "to the Church" are wanting in the most ancient manuscripts. such as should be saved--rather, "the saved," or "those who were being saved." "The young Church had but few peculiarities in its outward form, or even in its doctrine: the single discriminating…”

“Praising God - See Luke 24:53. And having favour - See Luke 2:52. With all the people - That is, with the great mass of the people; with the people generally. It does not mean that all the people had become reconciled to Christianity; but their humble, serious, and devoted lives won the favor of the great mass of the community, and silenced opposition and cavil. This was a remarkable effect, but God has power to silence opposition; and there it nothing so well suited to do this as the humble and consistent lives of his friends. And the Lord added - See Acts 5:14; Acts 11:24, etc. It was the Lord who did this. There was no power in man to do it; and the Christian loves to trace all increase…”

“The Lord added daily such as were saved - From their sins: from the guilt and power of them. Next: Acts Chapter 3”

“having: Act 4:21, Act 4:33; Luk 2:52, Luk 19:48; Rom 14:18 the Lord: Act 2:39, Act 5:14, Act 11:24, Act 13:48; Rom 8:30, Rom 9:27, Rom 11:5-7; Tit 3:4, Tit 3:5 Next: Acts Chapter 3”