Acts2:37

Translation

Then, having heard, they were pierced all the way down

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to the heart; then they said to the Peter and to the remaining apostles, “Men, brothers, what shall we do?”

Paraphrase

After hearing what Peter had said, they were deeply pained in their inner beings, and they said specifically to Peter, and to a lesser degree to the rest of the apostles, “You have gained our respect and comradery, now, what should we do about what we have just heard?”

Footnotes

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This is a combination of “pierce” and “down.” It can also mean “deeply stunned, deeply pained.”

A SECOND HINT AT THE THUMMIM

The is the second time the Thummim has been hinted at. The first time they asked, “What is the purpose of what we are witnessing here?” (v 12), and now “What should we do?” The Thummim was directed at obedient action based on the proper beliefs. Peter and the others had informed their belief system, now it was time to act.