In Acts 2:37, who was asking Peter 'what shall we do?'
The Jews—the nation of Israel—were the ones asking Peter. After hearing the message, they were pricked in their heart and said to Peter and the rest, “Men and brethren, what shall we do?” This was the nation of Israel on trial, not individual Gentiles being addressed.
Les explains that these are Jews asking the question, and Peter has been addressing Jews throughout the whole chapter. When they heard this, they were pricked in their heart and said to Peter and to the rest, “Men and brethren, what shall we do?” Les emphasizes that this is the nation of Israel on trial, so the nation is asking what it must do. He contrasts this with Acts chapter 16, where the setting is Gentile ground and an individual asks, “What must I do?” showing that God does not save people in lumps but saves us one at a time, individually.
Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?
Why were the people in Acts 2 pricked in their heart and ask what to do?
They were pricked in heart because Peter's Pentecost sermon convicted them that they had crucified their promised Messiah, both Lord and Christ. Addressing a great crowd of Jews on covenant ground, Peter accused them of killing and murdering their Messiah, so they asked Peter and the apostles what they should do.
In Acts 2:37, who asked 'what shall we do?' and was this a national or individual question?
In Acts 2:37, Jews addressed as men and brethren asked Peter and the rest, 'what shall we do?' This was a national question, representing the nation of Israel on trial, not an individual asking 'what must I do?' as later in Acts 16.
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What question did the people ask Peter in Acts 2:37?
Upon being convicted, the Jews at Pentecost asked Peter, 'Men and brethren, what shall we do?'
What is the difference between the question asked in Acts 2 and the question asked in Acts 16?
In Acts 2, the question 'what shall we do?' is asked by the Jewish nation of Israel on trial, while Acts 16 is Gentile ground and an individual asks 'what must I do?', and Les says this difference is all the difference in the world.
What did the Jews ask Peter after hearing him in Acts 2?
The Jews responded to Peter's message by crying out: 'Men and brethren, what shall we do?'
What pronoun did the convicted crowd use when asking Peter what to do?
The convicted crowd, speaking to Peter and the rest of the apostles, used the pronoun 'we' in their question, 'What shall we do?'