Actes 2:43

43 Et tout le monde avait de la crainte, et il se faisait beaucoup de miracles et de prodiges par les apôtres.

Actes 2:43 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 43 And fear came upon every soul
Upon every inhabitant of Jerusalem, at least upon a great many of them; and upon all, or the greater part of them that saw, and heard these things; that heard the apostles speak with divers tongues, and Peter preach in the awful manner he did, and saw so many thousands at once embrace the Gospel of Christ, and profess his name, when it now, by reason of his crucifixion but a few weeks ago, lay under the greatest reproach and scandal; and such a number baptized in water; and also because of the miracles done by the apostles, after mentioned. The Ethiopic version is very odd, "and all animals feared the apostles": as if the very brute creatures stood in awe of them:

and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles:
the Vulgate Latin, and Syriac versions add, "in Jerusalem"; such as casting out devils, healing the sick, causing the lame to walk which were promised by Christ should be done by them; and which were necessary for the confirmation of the Gospel, and of the apostles' mission to preach it. The Vulgate Latin version adds another clause, much like the first part of the text, "and great fear was upon all": and the Alexandrian copy, and some others, read, "in Jerusalem, there was great fear upon all."

Actes 2:43 In-Context

41 Ceux donc qui reçurent de bon cœur sa parole, furent baptisés; et ce jour-là environ trois mille âmes furent ajoutées aux disciples.
42 Or, ils persévéraient dans la doctrine des apôtres, dans la communion, dans la fraction du pain et dans les prières.
43 Et tout le monde avait de la crainte, et il se faisait beaucoup de miracles et de prodiges par les apôtres.
44 Or, tous ceux qui croyaient étaient dans un même lieu, et avaient toutes choses communes;
45 Ils vendaient leurs possessions et leurs biens, et les distribuaient à tous, selon le besoin que chacun en avait.
The Ostervald translation is in the public domain.