Answer: The twelve apostles desired to give their
attention to prayer and the ministry of the Word of God, (verses 2
and 4).
MORE INFORMATION AND/OR OTHER SCRIPTURE REFERENCES:
Acts 1:12-14: "Then they returned
to Jerusalem from the hill called the Mount of Olives, a Sabbath
day's walk from the city. When they arrived, they went
upstairs to the room where they were staying. Those present were
Peter, John, James and Andrew; Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and
Matthew; James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son
of James. They all joined together constantly in prayer,
along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His
brothers."
Acts 8:14: "When the apostles in
Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the Word of God, they
sent Peter and John to them."
Acts 11:1: "The apostles and the
brothers throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received
the word of God."
To see what was accomplished by the apostles giving their
attention to prayer and the ministry of the Word of God, see notes
from The Acts of the Apostles From Jerusalem to Rome by
Wayne Jackson in b below.
