Acts 1:14

These all continued, with one accord, in prayer and supplication,.... For the promise of the Spirit Christ had given them reason to expect; and that they might be preserved from their enemies, and…

These all continued ... - The word “continued” denotes “persevering and constant attention.” The main business was devotion. Act 6:4, “we will give ourselves continually to the ministry of the word.”…

These - continued - in prayer and supplication - Waiting for the promise of the Father, according to the direction of our Lord, Luk 24:49. The words και τῃ δεησει, and in supplication, are omitted by…

We are here told, I. Whence Christ ascended - from the mount of Olives (Act 1:12), from that part of it where the town of Bethany stood, Luk 24:50. There he began his sufferings (Luk 22:39), and…

These all continued, &c. Prayer was the fittest preparation for the gift which they were expecting. The words rendered and supplicationare omitted in the best MSS.

with the women Better, with certain…