Those who believed what Peter said were baptized and added to the church that day—about 3,000 in all.
Parallel translations
- WEB Then those who gladly received his word were baptized. There were added that day about three thousand souls.
- KJV Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them 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.
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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.
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- Acts 4:4But many of those who heard the word believed, and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.
- Acts 2:47praising God, and having favor with all the people. The Lord added to the assembly day by day those who were being saved.
- Acts 16:31–34They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.”
- John 14:12Most certainly I tell you, he who believes in me, the works that I do, he will do also; and he will do greater works than these, because I am going to my Father.
- Acts 2:37Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”
- Acts 1:15In these days, Peter stood up in the middle of the disciples (and the number of names was about one hundred twenty), and said,
- Acts 13:48As the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of God. As many as were appointed to eternal life believed.
- Acts 8:6–8The multitudes listened with one accord to the things that were spoken by Philip, when they heard and saw the signs which he did.
- Matt 13:44–46“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found, and hid. In his joy, he goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field.
- Luke 5:5–7Simon answered him, “Master, we worked all night, and took nothing; but at your word I will let down the net.”
- Ps 72:16–17Abundance of grain shall be throughout the land. Its fruit sways like Lebanon. Let it flourish, thriving like the grass of the field.
- Ps 110:3Your people offer themselves willingly in the day of your power, in holy array. Out of the womb of the morning, you have the dew of your youth.
- 1 Th 1:6You became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit,
- Gal 4:14–15That which was a temptation to you in my flesh, you didn’t despise nor reject; but you received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.
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