Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
Parallel translations
- WEB Then those who gladly received his word were baptized. There were added that day about three thousand souls.
- BSB Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.
- NKJV Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.
- NASB So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand souls.
- NLT Those who believed what Peter said were baptized and added to the church that day—about 3,000 in all.
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Quick answer
About three thousand gladly receive the word and are baptized that day. It records the dramatic first ingathering of the church.
Overview
The mass response shows the power of the Spirit through the preached gospel. Those who received the word are baptized, openly joining the community of believers. This great increase marks the church's birth and rapid growth.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 14
- Acts 4:4Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.
- Acts 2:47Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
- Acts 16:31–34And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
- John 14:12Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.
- Acts 2:37Now 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?
- Acts 1:15And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,)
- Acts 13:48And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.
- Acts 8:6–8And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.
- Matt 13:44–46Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
- Luke 5:5–7And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.
- Ps 72:16–17There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.
- Ps 110:3Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.
- 1 Th 1:6And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:
- Gal 4:14–15And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.
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